Environmental and social benefits of mountain ecosystems discussed at the Mountains 2016 event [7 / 03 / 2017]
What is the International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions? The International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (ICRSDMR) is a scientific event for sharing and discussing methods, tools, […]
7th Meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation of the EIP-AGRI [2 / 03 / 2017]
The 7th meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI) took place in Brussels on the 16th of February 2017. Euromontana is one of 60 expert […]
CHAFEA Info Day on the Promotion Programme for EU Agricultural Products [1 / 03 / 2017]
Introduction On January 31, 2017, representatives from Euromontana attended the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) Info Day on the Call for Proposals for the 2017 EU Promotion Programme for Agricultural Products. Based on […]
A tool-box to enhance the work within rural innovation networks is launched [1 / 03 / 2017]
Western Norway Research Institute and West Norway University College have done research on the innovation system of the rural and mountainous county Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. A short version of the research is now […]
Experts wanted for EIP-AGRI Focus Groups: deadline 23 March 2017 [24 / 02 / 2017]
The European Commission is launching a call for experts for two new EIP-AGRI Focus Groups. EIP-AGRI Focus Groups are temporary groups of selected experts focusing on a specific subject, sharing knowledge and experience. Each group […]
New European Environmental Agency report: “Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2016” [23 / 02 / 2017]
The 4th edition of the European Environment Agency’s report on “Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe” was published in January 2017. This report, which is published every 4 years, is an indicator-based assessment of […]
Social innovation in mountain territories: insights from the conference “Mountain regions, territories of innovation” [10 / 02 / 2017]
“Mountain regions, territories of innovation” was the title of an international conference held on January 11-13, 2017 in Grenoble, France. The conference was organised by Labex Item, the platform for mountain research and territorial action […]
Euromontana has launched a new Facebook Page for the European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products! [9 / 02 / 2017]
Euromontana is working hard to collect signatures for the European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products. We recently created a Facebook page about the Charter. The page contains a link to sign the Charter and […]
A new platform to invest in broadband infrastructure is launched: the new Connecting Europe Broadband Fund [7 / 02 / 2017]
It has been one year since the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) took the plunge by opening new funding opportunities for digital projects across under-served areas -mostly rural- of the European Union along with […]
Sign the 2016 European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products [7 / 02 / 2017]
The 2016 European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products Euromontana is delighted to present the 2016 European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products. The Charter is the next step in over fifteen years of work by […]
The European Commission publishes first report on the implementation of EU macro-regional strategies [6 / 02 / 2017]
The European Commission has published its first report on the implementation of the EU’s four macro-regional strategies. The report assesses the progress of the implementation of the strategies, presents the main results of the strategies’ […]
Euromontana is looking for a Junior Communication and Information Officer [3 / 02 / 2017]
The Euromontana network seeks to reinforce the monitoring and communication function in order to develop the animation of its network and the audience of its work. For this purpose, we are looking for a Junior […]
Implement the Cork Declaration: Solutions for and from mountain areas [2 / 02 / 2017]
On the 6th September 2016, DG AGRI presented the Cork Declaration “A better life in rural areas”. The discussions organised with the stakeholders during this 2-day conference fed the final declaration in a bottom-up approach. […]
CAP Consultation has just been launched [2 / 02 / 2017]
The CAP consultation has just been launched today. This is the occasion to share our views on agriculture and rural development and explain the contribution of mountain areas. Thus, if you are interested to be […]
The need for a White Paper on Rurality: a new brochure of the CoR has been published [31 / 01 / 2017]
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has published a Brochure entitled “The need for a White Paper on Rurality: from a local and regional perspective, For a European rural Agenda after 2020”. In this […]
