RUMRA welcomes the adoption of the motion for a resolution addressing the specific needs of Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas, presented by MEP Iskra Mihaylova (ALDE, BG) on behalf of the REGI Committee.
Rural and intermediate areas account for 91% of the EU’s territory, are home to 60% of its population, generate 43% of its gross […]
On 1 June, the RUMRA Intergroup hosted a breakfast briefing to discuss the EU’s need for a rural agenda. Our Chair, MEP Mercedes Bresso, called for more interactions between rural and urban areas and presented a new RUMRA brochure to raise more awareness on this issue.
This event was an incredible opportunity to bring together industry […]
Thursday 1 June 2017
08:00-09:30, European Parliament, Members’ Salon, Brussels
If Europe is to unlock the potential of all its territories while achieving its ambitious targets, a more complete and comprehensive strategy is needed. Join the RUMRA Intergroup as we discuss what lessons rural and urban areas can learn from the past, and how can future policies […]
Thursday 1 June 2017
08:00-09:30, European Parliament, Members’ Salon, Brussels
If Europe is to unlock the potential of all its territories while achieving its ambitious targets, a more complete and comprehensive strategy is needed. Join the RUMRA Intergroup as we discuss what lessons rural and urban areas can learn from the past, and how can future […]
In an interview with FREE, Ms Bresso spoke about the successes and prioritiser of the European Parliament as the end of its first year approaches, her hopes for the RUMRA Intergroup and the challenges facing rural areas. She also discusses specifically the role rural areas have to play in the decarbonisation of Europe.
Q: The European […]
Rural, mountainous and remote areas are home to 300 million people in the European Union: 59% of its population (24% in rural and 35% in intermediate areas). Those areas provide food, raw materials, jobs and a wide range of environmental goods and services, such as cultural and recreational landscapes, biodiversity, water, energy and soils. Yet […]
