How can you help promote rural social innovation in Horizon Europe? [3 / 10 / 2019]
Horizon Europe is the follow-up of the Horizon 2020 research programme for the next European programming period 2021-2027. The European Commission has started to prepare for the programme’s implementation, including through a co-constructed approach. The […]
Revitalising rural areas thanks to villages’ bistros: a practice guide from Massif Central [1 / 10 / 2019]
In rural areas, in particular in the most remote ones, bistros and cafes are places for local communities to meet but most of them also provide services and organise cultural events. The French government announced […]
The UN adopts a report on the sustainable development of mountain areas [27 / 09 / 2019]
Following the adoption in December 2016 of a resolution on sustainable development in mountain areas by the United Nations, a report on the state of play was presented during the UN’s 74th session of the […]
Interview of the month: meeting with Anna Maria Urbaniak-Brekke, from the Western Research Norway Institute (Norway) [24 / 09 / 2019]
The Western Research Norway Institute is an international research foundation created in 1985. Based in Sogndal, it carries out research mainly in the academic fields of social studies, natural sciences, technology and humanities. To better […]
Euromontana supports the creation of the intergroup “SMART Villages for Rural Communities: Sparsely populated, Mountainous And Rural Territories” [23 / 09 / 2019]
Euromontana supports the establishment of a new intergroup at the European Parliament, SMART Villages for Rural Communities: Sparsely populated, Mountainous And Rural Territories. Focused on the rural development of mountainous, rural and sparsely populated territories, […]
Join Euromontana at the 2019 European Rural Parliament for vibrant rural mountainous areas! [18 / 09 / 2019]
Euromontana will participate in the 2019 edition of the European Rural Parliament, organised in the mountainous region of Asturias, Spain, from November 6 to 9. The event will be the opportunity to reflect on the […]
SILVER SMEs organises its second international conference on the Silver Economy! [17 / 09 / 2019]
SILVER SMEs invites you to its second international conference “Business Opportunities linked to Fragile & Vulnerable Ageing Population“, taking place in Zielona Gora, Poland, on October 24 2019! SILVER SMEs is an Interreg Europe project […]
The Desafio programme: a “rural Erasmus” to fight depopulation in rural and mountain areas [12 / 09 / 2019]
Desafio is a rural internship programme aiming at revitalising rural and mountainous areas by improving their attractiveness among students. Created in 2018 by the Chair on Depopulation and Creativity of the University of Zaragoza, Spain, […]
Mountain areas, a chance of innovation for Horizon Europe [11 / 09 / 2019]
Mountain areas are facing different specific issues, from remoteness and accessibility to rapidly changing climate conditions. Mountains are however also offering various innovation opportunities, due to the natural and social specificities of these areas. Mountains […]
Mountain researchers: the Mountain Research Initiative needs you! [10 / 09 / 2019]
The Mountain Research Initiative has developed since 2001 an Expert Database, enabling researchers around the world to connect and come with new valuable research projects for our mountain areas. Considering the past growing research community […]
Read SILVER SMEs’ Summer newsletter! [6 / 09 / 2019]
Did you know that about 75% of interviewees think older adults in our regions are not benefiting enough from innovative products and services? (see SILVER SMEs compiled SWOT analysis) SILVER SMEs partners have already […]
Join us at 2019 the Regions’ Week! [5 / 09 / 2019]
During this year’s edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities, taking place in Brussels, from the 7th to the 10th of October 2019, Euromontana will participate to two workshops to reflect on […]
14th meeting of the subgroup on innovation of the EIP-AGRI [25 / 07 / 2019]
On 14 June 2019, took place in Brussels the 14th meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation of European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability. This subgroup meets three times a year to decide on […]
“We are here to find solutions”: Intergroup on SMART Villages for Rural Communities – Sparsely populated, Mountainous And Rural Territories [25 / 07 / 2019]
Intergroup – A parliamentary tool for the development of mountain areas Intergroups are trans partisan working group of the European Parliament, enabling MEPs from various countries and political groups to discuss current challenges. Although they […]
The importance of social innovation for Smart Villages development in the Alps [24 / 07 / 2019]
On May 23rd and 24th, 2019, the Italian region of Valle d’Aosta hosted a conference on “Smart Villages – a common perspective through different visions” in the Alps. As one of the events organised during […]
