1 / 03 / 2024
Towards a downgrading of the wolf’s protection status?
The European Union protects a large number of species through its Habitats Directive and by being part of the Bern Convention. Following data collection and the publication of a study on wolf populations, the European […]
Read more...19 / 02 / 2024
Long awaited Rural toolkit launched on 6 February
Conceived as a key component of Europe’s Long Term Vision for Rural Areas, the Rural Toolkit was officially launched on 6 February. The Rural Toolkit was developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, with […]
Read more...29 / 11 / 2023
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 at the Agriculture and Fisheries […]
Read more...24 / 10 / 2023
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, […]
Read more...11 / 10 / 2023
Euromontana Board member Laura Gascón Herrero appointed to the Coordination Group of the Rural Pact
Laura Gascón Herrero, Employment and Local Development Officer of the Provincial Government of Teruel (Spain) and member of the Board of Directors of Euromontana, has recently been nominated as a member of the Coordination Group […]
Read more...13 / 09 / 2023
The European Commission invites stakeholders to share their data on wolves
The European Commission is collecting data on wolves and the impact of predation on livestock farming and on affected areas. The data collected will help the European Commission to formulate a response to the European […]
Read more...31 / 08 / 2023
Viscri 38: when LEADER funds support the creation of a Local Gastronomic Point
In Viscri, a low-mountain village in Brasov County, Romania, LEADER funds have supported the creation of a Local Gastronomic Point. Local Gastronomic Points were created in 2019 by the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural […]
Read more...6 / 07 / 2023
The rural revitalisation platform is out!
The rural revitalisation platform has been launched last week during the Rural Pact Policy Action Lab event on depopulation. It stems from the EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas and its objective to support stronger […]
Read more...20 / 01 / 2023
EU Commission proposes support to regions facing a talent development trap
The European Commission presented its Communication on “Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions”. Released on 17 January, the text proposes measures to address the lack of workforce and skilled employees, a trend that is affecting many […]
Read more...15 / 12 / 2022
The European Union launches its Rural Observatory
Announced in 2021 as one of the components of the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, the European Rural Observatory was launched on 8 December. The creation of this observatory aims to centralise data on rural […]
Read more...1 / 12 / 2022
Mountain grasslands’ conservation status is not set in stone, states Euromontana at Oreka Mendian Final Seminar
75% of Europe’s grasslands are in an unfavourable conservation status. This is the observation shared by Euromontana during Oreka Mendian’s final seminar in Arantzazu (Spain) last 15 October. Grasslands are the third most important habitat […]
Read more...19 / 10 / 2022
Launch of the new CAP network: what’s new?
With the start of a new programming period for the Common Agricultural Policy funds, the CAP networks at European and national levels are being redesigned. The new CAP network merges existing rural networks at European […]
Read more...11 / 10 / 2022
RUSTIK kick-off meeting: Enabling rural communities’ actors and policy makers to design strategies for resilient rural areas
On the 4th and 5th October 2022, Euromontana participated to the kick-off meeting of the Horizon Europe project RUSTIK in Frankfurt (Germany). RUSTIK is a four-year transdisciplinary research project that aims to enable rural communities’ actors […]
Read more...19 / 09 / 2022
The European Rural Pact: what is it and how to get the mountains on board?
The creation of a Rural Pact was announced in June 2021 in the EU’s Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas. The Rural Pact is designed to involve all levels, including national, regional, and local authorities. It aims […]
Read more...13 / 07 / 2022
Euromontana commits to the Rural Pact Community
Euromontana can help delivering on the Rural Pact. This was the message from our President Juanan Gutierrez at the Rural Pact conference in Brussels last 15 and 16 June. The Rural Pact is one of […]
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