Events

“A European Rural Agenda is urgently needed for rural areas after COVID crisis” 27 November 2020 (9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.) Online webinar An event co-organised by the European Committee of the Regions' NAT commission and the RUMRA and Smart villages Intergroup, with the support of RED and Euromontana Click Here to REGISTER

Ericsson is holding a digital event on Road to recovery: how 5G can power smart rural development on February 25, 2021 at 11:00 CET / 10:00 GMT. Panelists will explore how 5G can drive more sustainable and productive agriculture and strengthen economic and social inclusion in rural areas. The debate takes place as Member States finalise […]

Invitation – 4 March 2021 | 14:00 to 15:00 (CET) –   High-level Webinar – round-table   Rural Areas & Smart Villages 2040: Bridging Europe’s Digital Divide through Mobile Connectivity   The European Parliament Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas & Smart Villages, in partnership with Vantage Towers, invites you to attend a webinar […]

PROMOTING REGIONAL FUNDING – HOW TO MAXIMISE THE USE FOR OUR RURAL REGIONS Wednesday, 2 June 2021 | 14:00H | Register here Hosted by Niklas Nienaß, Vice-Chair of the RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup in the European Parliament. How can we tap the full potential of the variety of our Investment and Structural Funds and simultaneously trigger […]

The FREE Initiative (Future of Rural Energy in Europe) and the RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup are delighted to invite you to the launch of their webinar series Get out of Town – Fill the Rural Energy Gap. These briefing sessions are aimed at MEPs, MEP assistants and members of the Intergroup. They will focus on highlighting key […]

The Long Term Vision: Building the future for Remote Areas!  6 July 2021 at 5:00 PM (CET) on ZOOM REGISTER Rural areas are the fabric of our society and the heartbeat of our economy. They are a core part of our identity and our economic potential. Over a year ago, the President of the European […]

Connectivity to Spark Rural Innovation: Building the Future for Remote Areas! Thursday, 8th July | 10:00 - 11:00 CEST This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances out of our control Rural and remote areas compose roughly 83% of the EU territory and are home to one third of EU citizens. Aside from this, […]

Making Remote Work 14 July at 14:00 REGISTER With 55,000 remote jobs currently open across Europe, the potential for remote work to help to develop communities is immense.  As a result of our experience during the pandemic, the mindset has changed and the move to remote working is now inevitable. Such a seismic change poses […]

SAVE THE DATE: EFF Zoom debate WHAT CAN SMART VILLAGES DO FOR THE FOOD INSDUSTRY, BIO-ECONOMY, AND TO PROMOTE RURAL TOURISM? Tuesday, 7th September 2021, 13:00 to 14:30.   Smart Villages, digitization, precision agriculture, smart food production are fundamental keywords for the future of the sustainable food chain. Furthermore, nutrition and diets have changed for […]

  SAVE THE DATE: International conference SMART VILLAGES FOR A GREEN, DIGITAL AND RESILIENT EUROPE Friday, 1st October 2021, 9:00 to 16:30, Rajhenburg Castle, Cesta izgnancev 3, Brestanica, Slovenia   How to make our rural areas more attractive, vibrant and dynamic? Rural areas provide us with our food, homes, jobs, and essential ecosystem services. But […]