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2nd Regional Workshop of the Smart Rural 21 Project – Enabling Future Smart Villages
Hybrid eventRegional Workshop of the Smart Rural 21 Project: Enabling Future Smart Villages The workshop is organised in the framework of the EU-funded 1st Preparatory Action on Smart Rural areas in the 21st Century (shortly called Smart Rural 21) project in cooperation with Stanz im Mürztal (selected Smart Rural 21 village), with the purpose of: Presenting the outcomes […]
Scaling up: Lessons learnt from LEADER and what role can public, private partnerships play in rural development?
ONLINE AL, Belgium30 March, 15:00-16:00, Zoom webinar, debate on rural development hosted by the RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup in the European Parliament SCALING UP: Lessons learnt from LEADER and what role can public, private partnerships play in rural development? Moderator Eddy Wax, Politico’s agriculture evangelist Debaters Dr Manuela Rottmann, Parliamentary State Secretary in […]
THE FUTURE OF EU NUTRITION LABELLING
ONLINE AL, BelgiumThe 'Farm to Fork' strategy - one of the Green Deal’s building blocks - puts forward several actions that cover all steps from food production to consumption. Among others, actions to support food consumption include helping consumers in making informed food choices for healthy and sustainable diets, via labelling rules. In October 2021, the European […]
How can urban-rural partnerships promote Europe’s green transition and territorial agenda?
European Parliament (JAN 6Q1) , BelgiumPlease mark your calendars for a joint meeting of the URBAN and RUMRA Intergroups on urban-rural partnerships: How can urban-rural partnerships promote Europe's green transition and territorial agenda? The event will take place on Thursday 23 June 14:00-16:00 in person in the European Parliament (JAN 6Q1). Detailed agenda will follow soon but those who would like to already […]
Visit of the Aghali Smart Village
South CaucasusIn light of the fast-growing movement related to the development of rural and remote areas and smart villages, a delegation of the RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup in the European Parliament visited the first ever finalised Smart Village in the South Caucasus, on 22 September 2022. In the run up to the visit of the […]
Euromontana commits to making mountains attractive and resilient in the face of social, economic and environmental transitions
Camigliatello Silano , ItalyIn October 2022, more than 150 mountain stakeholders from all over Europe gathered in Camigliatello Silano in Calabria, Italy, to take part in the 12th European Mountain Convention on “Smart mountains: how to make our territories attractive and future oriented”. As a main outcome of the Convention, the Sila Declaration was co-developed to give shape […]
Joint Seminar between Czech EU Presidency, the CoR and our RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup on Community-led Local Development and Smart Villages as Innovative Tools for Effective Development of the Rural Areas
Lednice , Czech RepublicThis seminar will be part of the Presidency of the Czech Republic in the Council of the EU and will be organized jointly by the NAT commission of the CoR and the European Parliament Intergroup RUMRA/Smart Villages. It is closely connected to the Long-term vision for the EU's rural areas, published at the end of […]
Ageing in rural Europe: opportunities for local economies
Brussels , BelgiumHosted by Birgitta Sacrédeus, member of the European Committee of the Regions. By 2070, 30% of Europe's population will be aged 65 and over, which is 10% more than today. Rural and mountainous areas are particularly affected by this demographic change but often lack the goods, services and infrastructure that meet the needs of the […]
ELARD’s General Assembly
Strasbourg , FranceELARD is a European association which gathers and represents nearly 2,800 Local Action Groups from 29 countries, including neighbouring countries of the European Union that have adopted and are implementing the LEADER methodology of local development by local actors. The organisation is actively working to make the LEADER approach better known among European decision-makers in […]
Data-driven Solutions for Sustainable Farming and Smart Villages: New Opportunities for European Farmers, Innovators, and Consumers
European Parliament - Brussels · Room: Spinelli 5E-3 , BelgiumYou can download the invitation here.