23 / 06 / 2020
The EU Report on the Impact of Demographic Change is out
The European Commission published on June 17, 2020, its Report on the Impact of Demographic Change in the EU. Coordinated by Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography, this report outlines the main challenges […]
Read more...27 / 05 / 2020
Farm to Fork Strategy published
The European Commission published its communication on the Farm to Fork Strategy on May 20, 2020. Initially expected for March 2020, this strategy addressing the issue of sustainability along the food production value chain, was […]
Read more...15 / 05 / 2020
Rørosrein: a taste of tradition and diversification
Around 30.000 wild reindeers can be counted in Norway. The natural surroundings of Røros are the historical area for reindeer breeding. In the middle North part of Norway, between Trondheim and Elga, 26 families are […]
Read more...14 / 05 / 2020
Euromontana shares its long-term vision for mountain rural areas
The European Commission is expected to publish its communication on the “long-term vision for rural areas” during the first semester 2021. The long-term vision for rural areas is coordinated by Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner […]
Read more...29 / 04 / 2020
Interview of the month: meeting with Prof. Radu Rey, Senator of Euromontana
University professor and researcher, Prof Radu Rey played a major part in the development of policies addressing mountain areas in Romania and Europe. He founded in 1989 the Romanian Mountain Area Commission – first Romanian […]
Read more...24 / 04 / 2020
How to demonstrate solidarity in mountain areas during the COVID-19 crisis? Get inspired by some initiatives
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mountain communities face unprecedented challenges due to the lockdown and isolation. The situation brings social difficulties for people, even more those living in remote areas, and financial ones for […]
Read more...16 / 04 / 2020
How to support mountain agriculture during the COVID-19 crisis? Get inspired by some initiatives
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers face various issues to continue feeding people but also to find alternative distribution channels for their products. With the closure of markets in many countries and the […]
Read more...9 / 04 / 2020
CAP ANC payments protect water and biodiversity
On March 27, 2020, the European Commission published two reports (written by Alliance Environnement) analysing the impacts of the 2014-2020 Common Agriculture Policy on water and biodiversity in the European Union. In these reports, a […]
Read more...24 / 03 / 2020
EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies postponed
In the current context due to COVID-19, the European Commission will focus its activities on a limited number of files in the coming weeks. On March 18, 2020, the European Commission published a list of […]
Read more...19 / 03 / 2020
EIP-AGRI Call for interest: show how mountain farming can be carbon neutral
The European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture (EIP-AGRI) is organising a one-and-a-half-day workshop “Towards carbon neutral agriculture” on 09 and 10 September 2020 in Tallinn, Estonia. In view of the event, the EIP-AGRI is looking for […]
Read more...12 / 03 / 2020
2020 work programme of the European Commission: make your voice heard
On January 29, 2020, the new European Commission published its annual work programme, forecasting several communications and new strategies in the coming months of crucial importance for our mountain areas. The new strategies announced will […]
Read more...26 / 02 / 2020
Farm to Fork Strategy: be ready by the end of March
As part of the new European Green Deal, DG SANTE will publish a “Farm to Fork” strategy in spring 2020, in close cooperation with DG AGRI and DG MARE in particular. This article sets out […]
Read more...18 / 02 / 2020
Cuts to rural development budget unacceptable
The Rural Coalition and Coalition of European Agriregions deem the recently proposed cut to rural development funding to be unacceptable and call on the policy-makers to review this approach ahead of the summit on 20th […]
Read more...18 / 02 / 2020
Where do we stand in the adoption of the legislative proposals for the CAP 2021-2027?
Proposed in June 2018 by the European Commission, the legislative proposals for the future CAP for 2021-2027 are still under negotiation. Delayed due to the discussions on the Brexit and the Multiannual Financial Framework, they […]
Read more...7 / 02 / 2020
Rural Europe: which way to go? A call for a European long-term vision for the development of rural areas
In September 2019, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, announced her wish to develop a new long-term vision for rural areas, which will be developed by the Vice-President for Democracy […]
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