Digital Alps: Partnering with Broadband Competence Offices to build a digital connectivity roadmap for the Alpine Region [6 / 07 / 2021]
By Ashya Lane-Spollen, Digital Communications Manager BCO Network Support Facility Mountain regions have much to gain from digitalisation and broadband connectivity. There is great potential for Smart Villages, SMEs, and access to online services in healthcare, education […]
Agreement reached on post-2022 CAP [2 / 07 / 2021]
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 […]
Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: an achievement for the mountains? [1 / 07 / 2021]
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 […]
New EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: a welcomed political will but timid progress [30 / 06 / 2021]
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 […]
Integrated data to anticipate forest fires in Mediterranean mountains [29 / 06 / 2021]
Fire is the most significant natural threat to forests and wooded areas in Mediterranean mountains. Their natural ecosystems, rich in shrubs, are especially vulnerable to fire and climate change fosters wildfire risks due to the […]
Calls for mountain projects: special edition on the Horizon Europe’s calls [24 / 06 / 2021]
The European Commission recently published the 2021-2022 work programmes of the Horizon Europe, the research and innovation programme of the European Union. The Horizon Europe programme offers funding for international projects on research and innovation […]
Euromontana advocates for mountain products’ sustainability for the future Promotion Policy [23 / 06 / 2021]
Announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy in May 2020, the review of the EU Agricultural Promotion Policy is currently being undertaken by the European Commission. The Promotion Policy provides funding to producers’ organisations to […]
New step towards 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists [22 / 06 / 2021]
The Mongolian government proposed to make of 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) at international level. The proposal is mobilising 18 States and more than 264 supporting organisations in the world and […]
For an EU Action Plan for Pastoralism [16 / 06 / 2021]
On 14 June 2021, the European Committee of the Regions, with the support of Euromontana, the Yolda Initiative and the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) Regional Support Group for Europe, held the conference […]
Sunna Alm: a carbon-neutral mountain restaurant [15 / 06 / 2021]
“Sunna Alm” is a mountain restaurant located in Pitztal, Austria. The restaurant is opened two thirds of the year and has opted for renewable energy to heat its building. Thanks to a combined used of […]
A new monitoring of interesting calls for mountain projects [9 / 06 / 2021]
In this article, you will find the upcoming calls for grants and tenders to develop projects in mountain areas, including the EU funding programmes (e.g. LIFE, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+). The scope of this monitoring is […]
SILVER SMEs’ 11th newsletter is out! [4 / 06 / 2021]
Did you know that SILVER SMEs will soon celebrate its third birthday? Discover our results! Our Interreg Europe project SILVER SMEs will soon celebrate its third year of activity and partners will start implementing regional […]
Being young in a mountain area in 2021 – take the survey! [3 / 06 / 2021]
Are you young? Are you interested in mountain areas? Yes? Then, your opinion matters to us! We need you so that we can better assess the wishes and challenges for young people (18-29 years old) […]
Smart Mountains: Climate Adaptation – What opportunities for mountain businesses? [2 / 06 / 2021]
On 27 May 2021, Euromontana held its third Smart Mountains webinar “Climate Adaptation – What opportunities for mountain businesses?”. This webinar belongs to a series of virtual events that Euromontana is organising to fuel […]
Community-based restoration of mountain terraces [1 / 06 / 2021]
In the Troodos mountains in Cyprus, agriculture is often made possible by the presence of terraces. Yet, their condition is deteriorating due to land abandonment and the rise of temperatures in the region. Mountain communities […]