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27 / 03 / 2023

Euromontana welcomes the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions on harnessing talent in Europe’s regions

Tailor-made policies are needed to tackle brain drain and depopulation, stressed the European Committee of the Regions in a recent opinion adopted on 16 March. The opinion follows the publication by the European Commission of […]

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14 / 11 / 2022

YESpecialists: boosting entrepreneurship education for youth employment in the mountains

Many rural and mountainous areas face the outmigration of young people, who leave to seek employment in urban areas. In order to face the employment challenge and to improve the image of mountain work, the […]

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7 / 07 / 2022

Training unaccompanied minors to mountain jobs for a future in the Pyrenees

The Pyrenees are experiencing various socio-demographic trends in the mountains, including an ageing population, an exodus of young people and an increase in the number of unaccompanied minors. By offering training in traditional mountain sectors, […]

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28 / 06 / 2022

How can Cohesion Policy help tackling brain drain in rural and mountainous areas?

On 21st June 2022, Euromontana co-organised with the RUMRA & Smart Villages intergroup the event โ€œRural brain drain: How can the Cohesion Policy help reverse the trend?โ€. Hosted by the Member of the European Parliament […]

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23 / 06 / 2022

Euromontana shares recommendations to tackle brain drain in mountain areas

In the framework of the European Year of Youth, the European Commission is currently working on a Communication on brain drain and how to mitigate challenges associated with population decline ย using the tools and funds […]

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17 / 05 / 2022

“Mountain municipality – Youth, our future”: a label to encourage mountain municipalities to act for youth

Youth migration is a major issue for many mountain areas; due to the lack of satisfying socio-economic opportunities or of territorial attractiveness, many villages are faced with the departure of younger generations. This demographic decline […]

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31 / 03 / 2022

Return of Young People to Aragon: supporting access to employment in mountain regions

The lack of qualified and diversified jobs affects the attractiveness of some mountain areas. The recent Euromontana report on mountain youth shows that, on a European scale, access to education and employment are the two […]

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24 / 01 / 2022

Being young in a mountain area: Euromontanaโ€™s report is out!

Euromontana, the European Association of Mountain areas, releases a new European wide report on mountain youth, 10 years after its first survey. Carried out with the support of Euromontana members and in collaboration with Educโ€™Alpes […]

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13 / 01 / 2022

Find out how Cohesion Policy improved the daily life of mountain citizens since 2014

Montana174 is a 12-month large communication campaign on the Cohesion Policy in mountain areas, funded by the European Commission โ€“ DG REGIO, and coordinated by Euromontana. Montana174 explains in simple and concise terms how the […]

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25 / 11 / 2021

Romanian mountains must do their best to remain attractive to young people, says our Vice-President Radu-Adrian Rey

Euromontana’s Vice President, Radu-Adrian Rey, was invited on 12th November 2021 for an interview by the national radio channel Radio Romania Antena Satelor to present some key findings of Euromontanaโ€™s survey on mountain youth. After […]

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18 / 11 / 2021

What sustainable jobs for young people in the mountains?

The Erasmus+ project “Youth4EmblematicMountains”, which follows the Interreg Med project EMbleMatiC, recently organised the ยซ train the trainers ยป series of webinars to reflect on innovative education tools for mountain youth and investigate their aspirations […]

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16 / 11 / 2021

2022 work programme of the European Commission: what policies for the mountains next year?

What European policy action will impact the mountains in 2022? Euromontana analysed the European Commissionโ€™s annual work programme for the year to come. From the European Green Deal to digitalisation of transports, mitigation of the […]

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15 / 11 / 2021

The European Rural Observatory must support the analysis of post-COVID-19 ruralisation trends argues Euromontana

How to encourage generation renewal, young people to stay, newcomers to settle? Which barriers do they face and how policies can help to overcome them? These were the questions raised during the conference of the […]

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10 / 11 / 2021

2022 will be the European Year of Youth

Announced last September by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, the European institutions want to make 2022 the European Year of Youth and the official proposal is published. By doing so, the […]

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8 / 11 / 2021

โ€œStay in the countryside – it pays offโ€: showing young people the opportunities in Polish mountainous regions

Many young people leave mountain regions because they see few opportunities on the labour market and have no prospects for the future. In four Polish mountainous regions, a campaign was conducted to inform young people […]

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๐Ÿ Join us next week for an inspiring online exchange dedicated to revitalizing pastoralism in Europeโ€™s mountain and rural regions, ad part of the LIFE Programme project ShepForBio !This forum "Shepherding Futures: Training, Innovation, and Rural Revival" will bring together pastoral schools, experts, and practitioners to explore new approaches to training, knowledge sharing, and business innovation in extensive livestock systems ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘‰ Discover real-world experiences and case studies that show how shepherdsโ€™ education, ecological stewardship, and rural entrepreneurship can go hand in hand, ensuring a resilient and sustainable future for pastoral communities.๐Ÿ“… 4 December from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.๐Ÿ“ Online www.euromontana.org/third-forum-with-european-pastoral-schools-shepherding-futures/ ... See MoreSee Less
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๐Ÿ‘€๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!Join us in the heart of the Alps for the 14th edition of the European Mountain Convention, organized by SUACI Montagn'Alpes and Euromontana, under the theme of extensive livestock farming and pastoral practices ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”๏ธ Taking place during the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralism 2026, the event will bring together farmers, researchers, policymakers, practitioners and mountain stakeholders from across Europe in the iconic Mont-Blanc region ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ”Ž Over three days, participants will explore the social, environmental, and economic challenges and opportunities of extensive livestock farming in mountain areas. ๐Ÿ‘‰ When? 9, 10 & 11 June 2026๐Ÿ‘‰ Where? Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France ๐Ÿค” Expect study visits, interactive workshops, political plenary sessions and more! Visit the webpage: www.euromontana.org/xiii-european-mountain-convention-home/In the meantime, stay informed! Subscribe to the dedicated EMC 2026 mailing list to make sure you donโ€™t miss any key updates, from programme details to the opening of registrations docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsn28sgP9hVQ4qUO-pu5hwcETjxh5lk6zAqi0PElPJqk-YMQ/viewform?usp=h... #IYRP2026 #EMC2026 ... See MoreSee Less
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In case you missed the news, Euromontana is turning3๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ!We celebrate the signing of the Krakow Declaration, a major milestone in the creation of our network ๐Ÿฅณ To renew its ambitions and reflect on the progress made, our network gathered in early September in Krakow, where it all began โฎ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ To retrace the first steps of our association, Robert Duclos, our first president, joined the celebration with this message. Watch it here (FR, EN) ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23r4KO7V6Ws ... See MoreSee Less
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๐Ÿ“ Live from Krakow, where the Maล‚opolska Region is successfully hosting the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Euromontana network! ๐Ÿฅณ โฎ๏ธ In 1995, Euromontana made a commitment through the Krakow Declaration to protect the communities, landscapes and cultures of these territories, to build cooperation across borders and to demand respect for the specific challenges and contributions of mountain areas. Today, 30 years later, more than 120 stakeholders from all over Europe have gathered in Krakow to renew their commitment to sustainable mountain areas by signing the new Krakow Declaration 2025 โœ’๏ธ Read the full Declaration in French and English here๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.euromontana.org/thirty-years-on-calling-for-a-stronger-european-commitments-to-its-mountains/ ... See MoreSee Less
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