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 […]
Read more...29 / 03 / 2022
Euromontana welcomes the designation of 2026 as International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
The United Nations adopted on 15 March 2022 the resolution proclaiming 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. The text highlights the connections between pastoralism and diverse ecosystems, cultures, and traditional knowledge of coexistence […]
Read more...11 / 03 / 2022
What European policy frameworks to support pastoralism?
Over the past decades, the abandonment of mountainous areas has largely been due to the reduction in the number of pastoral farms and shepherds. In the last months, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the […]
Read more...6 / 01 / 2022
EU Rural Pact launched: authorities invited to join the community!
In December 2021, the European Commission officially launched the EU Rural Pact of the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, an initiative whose purpose is to mobilise rural stakeholders, facilitate the exchange of experiences and boost […]
Read more...16 / 11 / 2021
2022 work programme of the European Commission: what policies for the mountains next year?
What European policy action will impact the mountains in 2022? Euromontana analysed the European Commission’s annual work programme for the year to come. From the European Green Deal to digitalisation of transports, mitigation of the […]
Read more...15 / 11 / 2021
The European Rural Observatory must support the analysis of post-COVID-19 ruralisation trends argues Euromontana
How to encourage generation renewal, young people to stay, newcomers to settle? Which barriers do they face and how policies can help to overcome them? These were the questions raised during the conference of the […]
Read more...8 / 11 / 2021
“Stay in the countryside – it pays off”: showing young people the opportunities in Polish mountainous regions
Many young people leave mountain regions because they see few opportunities on the labour market and have no prospects for the future. In four Polish mountainous regions, a campaign was conducted to inform young people […]
Read more...27 / 10 / 2021
Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: Euromontana auditioned by the French Senate
Marie Clotteau, Director of Euromontana was auditioned on 14 October 2021 by the members of the Socialist, Ecologist and Republican Group of the French Senate on the recent Communication of the European Commission on the […]
Read more...18 / 10 / 2021
Euromontana presents recommendations to preserve mountain grasslands and pastoralism
On 7th October 2021, Euromontana participated to the virtual event “From transhumance to shepherd schools: environmental, cultural and economic value of pastoralism” organised in the framework of the Interreg Italy-France Maritime Cambio Via project. This […]
Read more...6 / 10 / 2021
Mountain grasslands: OREKA MENDIAN’s report and recommendations out!
In October 2021, the EU LIFE project OREKA MENDIAN published its final report “An overview of sustainable practices for the management of mountain grasslands in Europe”. Opened by Herbert Dorfmann, Member of the European Parliament, […]
Read more...2 / 07 / 2021
Agreement reached on post-2022 CAP
Last 25th June 2021, negotiators finally came with a deal on the post-2022 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), which was then endorsed by the Agriculture Council on Monday 28th. Key elements of the deal One […]
Read more...1 / 07 / 2021
Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: an achievement for the mountains?
The European Commission published its Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas on 30th June 2021. Announced in September 2019 by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Vision is the new flagship […]
Read more...30 / 06 / 2021
New EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: a welcomed political will but timid progress
Today, the European Commission published its Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas . Euromontana has been advocating for a long time for a European Rural Agenda that would take into consideration the specificities of the different […]
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