13 / 09 / 2023
The European Commission invites stakeholders to share their data on wolves
The European Commission is collecting data on wolves and the impact of predation on livestock farming and on affected areas. The data collected will help the European Commission to formulate a response to the European […]
Read more...31 / 08 / 2023
Viscri 38: when LEADER funds support the creation of a Local Gastronomic Point
In Viscri, a low-mountain village in Brasov County, Romania, LEADER funds have supported the creation of a Local Gastronomic Point. Local Gastronomic Points were created in 2019 by the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural […]
Read more...6 / 07 / 2023
The rural revitalisation platform is out!
The rural revitalisation platform has been launched last week during the Rural Pact Policy Action Lab event on depopulation. It stems from the EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas and its objective to support stronger […]
Read more...20 / 01 / 2023
EU Commission proposes support to regions facing a talent development trap
The European Commission presented its Communication on “Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions”. Released on 17 January, the text proposes measures to address the lack of workforce and skilled employees, a trend that is affecting many […]
Read more...15 / 12 / 2022
The European Union launches its Rural Observatory
Announced in 2021 as one of the components of the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, the European Rural Observatory was launched on 8 December. The creation of this observatory aims to centralise data on rural […]
Read more...1 / 12 / 2022
Mountain grasslands’ conservation status is not set in stone, states Euromontana at Oreka Mendian Final Seminar
75% of Europe’s grasslands are in an unfavourable conservation status. This is the observation shared by Euromontana during Oreka Mendian’s final seminar in Arantzazu (Spain) last 15 October. Grasslands are the third most important habitat […]
Read more...19 / 10 / 2022
Launch of the new CAP network: what’s new?
With the start of a new programming period for the Common Agricultural Policy funds, the CAP networks at European and national levels are being redesigned. The new CAP network merges existing rural networks at European […]
Read more...11 / 10 / 2022
RUSTIK kick-off meeting: Enabling rural communities’ actors and policy makers to design strategies for resilient rural areas
On the 4th and 5th October 2022, Euromontana participated to the kick-off meeting of the Horizon Europe project RUSTIK in Frankfurt (Germany). RUSTIK is a four-year transdisciplinary research project that aims to enable rural communities’ actors […]
Read more...19 / 09 / 2022
The European Rural Pact: what is it and how to get the mountains on board?
The creation of a Rural Pact was announced in June 2021 in the EU’s Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas. The Rural Pact is designed to involve all levels, including national, regional, and local authorities. It aims […]
Read more...13 / 07 / 2022
Euromontana commits to the Rural Pact Community
Euromontana can help delivering on the Rural Pact. This was the message from our President Juanan Gutierrez at the Rural Pact conference in Brussels last 15 and 16 June. The Rural Pact is one of […]
Read more...6 / 07 / 2022
The EIP-AGRI is looking for experts on land abandonment, biodiversity, and social farming!
The agricultural European Innovation Partnership (EIP-AGRI) launched a call for 3 new Focus Groups: Enhancing the biodiversity on farmland through high-diversity landscape features: the Focus Group should contribute to reaching at least 10% of agricultural […]
Read more...30 / 06 / 2022
Rural development does not sufficiently foster economic diversification, says European Court of Auditors
The Common Agriculture Policy does not contribute enough to diversifying the rural economy, recently concluded the European Court of Auditors in its special report on Durability in rural development. Through its Pilar 2, the CAP […]
Read more...9 / 06 / 2022
Mountain farming most at risk of decline, finds a European Parliament study
Almost all EU regions are experiencing a long-term structural change in farming, with an increase in average farm sizes and a concentration of production on fewer and larger farms, according to a recent study commissioned […]
Read more...14 / 04 / 2022
GORTA: when social innovation helps revitalise abandoned land
The abandonment of agricultural land in the Rioja Valley, Spain, is a growing problem with consequences for the attractiveness and competitiveness of the region, but also for the maintenance of landscapes and local biodiversity. Existing […]
Read more...30 / 03 / 2022
Euromontana launches a Discussion Forum for pastoral schools across Europe
In June 2022, Euromontana will launch a Discussion Forum among different pastoral schools across Europe. Organised in the frame of the LIFE ShepForBio project, this Discussion Forum aims to create a common space where pastoral […]
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