Co-organised with the European Parliament's RUMRA intergroup, this European Year of Youth event aims to explore the factors behind the brain drain and how the Cohesion Policy
Territorial cohesion
Ageing in rural Europe: opportunities for local economies
Organised in the framework of the SILVER SMEs project, this event aims to explore the challenges of ageing in rural and mountainous areas and to discover how partners have successfully boosted the development of the Silver Economy in response to these challenges.
The rural revitalisation platform is out!
The platform gathers information and resources for rural communities facing population loss, ageing and demographic decline. A wide range of stakeholders are invited to use the platform, from regional and local authorities to Local Action Groups, national CAP networks and any rural stakeholders working to revitalise their territory.
Opti’soins: a mobile maternity unit for mountain women
The “Opti’soins” initiative aims to address these inequalities and better identify the need for mobile care. 110 pregnant women in 4 mountain areas benefit from this new medical assistance.
Funding mobile services in ageing villages to improve quality of life for older adults
To encourage companies in engaging in the Silver Economy sector in ageing mountain villages, a call was launched to support the development of new mobile goods and services useful for senior citizens in the market.
Rural Europe can become more resilient to demographic change say EU and regional representatives at SILVER SMEs closing conference
Rural and mountain areas can find solutions to demographic change and ageing. This was the main message of the final conference of the SILVER SMEs project, held in Brussels on 21 February.
The European Parliament calls for an earmarking of funds for mountain areas
The European Parliament welcomes the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas developed by the European Commission since 2021 but suggests going further. This is the message sent by MEPs in the report adopted in plenary session in December 2022 on “a long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas – Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040”.
Mountains still on the sidelines in policies, says the European Committee of the Regions
Mountain areas do not receive sufficient specific consideration, concludes the European Committee of the Regions in its recently adopted opinion.
Training unaccompanied minors to mountain jobs for a future in the Pyrenees
The AVENIR project has developed a global approach to the integration of unaccompanied minors, focusing on vocational training but also on their social, cultural, and linguistic integration.