Get ready for the 2019 promotion policy calls! [21 / 02 / 2019]
On February 7th, 2019, the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) held an Info Day on the Call for Proposals for the 2019 EU Promotion Programme for Agricultural Products. The deadline for applications submission […]
Enhancing the cultural heritage of mountain areas: a new booklet of good practices [19 / 02 / 2019]
Inspired by the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the Schignano Workshop (Province of Como, Italy) and from the XI European Mountain Convention, ERSAF (the Lombardy regional body for agricultural and forestry services) published a […]
A new video to explain the Oreka Mendian project! [18 / 02 / 2019]
An informative video of the LIFE Oreka Mendian project is now available. The video provides general information about the project and about the actions that are implemented in the mountain pastures of 15 protected areas […]
Romania has established a national logo for the optional quality term ”Mountain Product” [15 / 02 / 2019]
On February 5th 2019, Romania announced the creation of a specific logo for the quality term “mountain product” in the Official Journal of Romania. The Order of the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development no. […]
SIMRA participated in the debate on “Smart villages: Integrated strategic approaches to innovation in rural areas” [14 / 02 / 2019]
On 29th January 2019, Marie Clotteau, Director of Euromontana, presented SIMRA to the NAT (Commission for Natural Resources) members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) during a debate on “Smart Villages: integrated strategic […]
How can the Pyrenees tackle climate change? [13 / 02 / 2019]
The Pyrenees Climate Change Observatory (OPCC) published its new report “Climate change in the Pyrenees: impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation”. Its production gathered more than 100 experts from Aragon, Navarre, Catalonia, Basque Country, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie and […]
Good practices of rural sustainable mobility presented during SMARTA workshop [12 / 02 / 2019]
Started in May 2018, SMARTA – Sustainable shared mobility interconnected with public transport in European rural areas (developing the concept of ‘smart rural transport areas’) – is a two-year European-funded project which aims to understand […]
SILVER SMEs meets entrepreneurs and policy-makers at AgeingFit 2019 [7 / 02 / 2019]
SILVER SMEs partners met in Lille and attended AgeingFit, a European event dedicated to innovation partnerships in the healthy ageing sector, which was organised in Lille (France), on 29 & 30 January 2019. Silver Health […]
Advanced International Course on Social Innovation in Rural Areas [6 / 02 / 2019]
A one-week training course will be organised in the framework of the H2020 EU-funded project Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ-CIHEAM) on 18-22 November 2019 to […]
How is the LEADER approach applied in the Western Balkan countries? [6 / 02 / 2019]
Find out how the LEADER approach is applied in Western Balkan countries in a recent publication produced by the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe (SWG): “From a local initiative to […]
Implementation of the EU optional quality term “mountain product”: where do we stand in the different Member States? [5 / 02 / 2019]
Rewarding 15 years of Euromontana commitment to the topic of mountain products, the use of the optional quality term (OQT) “mountain product” was protected in November 2012 by the European Union with the (EU) regulation […]
Take part in the European survey on the Sustainable Development Goals! [24 / 01 / 2019]
Since the adoption in 2015 of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 193 signatory countries are expected to report regularly on the implementation of […]
Pyrénées Création: restoring the nobility of wool [22 / 01 / 2019]
The revalorisation of a traditional sector Pyrénées Création is a small company from the French Pyrenees that has succeeded, with modern design and innovative creations (slippers, bags, plaids and rugs) to bring the wool of […]
URBACT: an Opportunity for Cities in Mountain Areas? [17 / 01 / 2019]
URBACT’s last call for Action Planning networks is now open. The URBACT III Programme is looking for up to 23 new Action Planning networks. Action Planning networks aim to help cities in Europe find solutions […]
New SILVER SMEs project brochure just out [16 / 01 / 2019]
The SILVER SMEs Interreg Europe project has just released its project brochure, describing the key objectives and activities of the project, as well as ways to get involved in the project. You can find out […]