Conceived as a key component of Europe’s Long Term Vision for Rural Areas, the Rural Toolkit was officially launched on 6 February.
Rural developement
RUSTIK
RUSTIK aims to enable rural communities' actors and policy makers to design better policies fostering sustainability transitions of rural areas.
The Council of the EU provides long-term support for the Rural Vision
The EU’s rural policy should be maintained and strengthened, says the Council of the EU (EU 27 agriculture ministers) in its conclusions on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, adopted on 20 November 2023.
Smart mountains: making our territories more attractive and resilient in the face of social, economic and environmental transitions
The XII European Mountain Convention concluded with the adoption of the Sila Declaration, which sets out Euromontana's approach and vision of smart mountain areas towards 2050
IV European Mountain Convention – Rural development
The IV European Mountain Convention will explore major current changes, such as the reform of rural development and enlargement, and their impact on mountain areas
III European Mountain Convention – Rural development
The III European Mountain Convention aims to build a vision for mountain areas to unlock their potential and overcome their natural handicaps so that their unique assets can be safeguarded for the benefit of Europe.
II European Mountain Convention – Quality products
The II European Mountain Convention aims to reflect on the impact of the WTO negotiations and the CAP reform to anticipate impacts on mountain areas and find a strategy to promote quality
I European Mountain Convention – Employment
The I European Mountain Convention aims to bring together mountain stakeholders from all over Europe to reflect on the major challenges for the EU and how they will affect employment and sustainable development.
Designing rural policies to meet the transition challenges, RUSTIK project meeting
RUSTIK partners gathered in Parma (Italy) from 16th to 19th of October 2023 for a productive annual project meeting hosted by CREA, the Council for Agricultural Research. One year after the start of the project, the partners had the opportunity to present and reflect on the progress made in all the Work Packages and to plan the next steps for the coming year.