26 / 02 / 2021
CAP negotiations and Long Term Vision: feedback from the last expert group on rural development
The last Civil Dialogue Group on Rural Development, chaired by Dominique Fayel from Euromontana, was organised on 11th February 2021. During this meeting, the current state of play of the CAP negotiations, such as the […]
Read more...23 / 02 / 2021
Key P-IRIS’ messages about rural innovation networks
By Lars Hustveit, Vestland County Municipality The Interreg Europe P-IRIS project, focused on policies to improve the efficiency of innovation networks in rural areas, held its final conference on February 11, 2021 to present the […]
Read more...10 / 02 / 2021
Low-carbon dairy farm: reducing the climate impact of milk production in the mountains
« Ferme laitière bas carbone », literally Low Carbon Dairy Farm aims to promote agricultural practices and actions to reduce by 20% the carbon footprint of milk production by 2025. This French approach is led by the […]
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Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: where do we stand?
The Communication of the Commission on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas (LTVRA) is planned for June 2021. To prepare this Communication, a roadmap and a public consultation were open in the Autumn 2020. Mario […]
Read more...22 / 01 / 2021
Policy recommendations to drive Alpine villages on the road to smartness
The Alpine Space SMARTVillages project published its policy recommendations to support the development of Smart Villages in the alpine area. Discussed during the project’s international conference in November 2020, these recommendations will be handed out […]
Read more...21 / 01 / 2021
Post-2020 CAP: eco-schemes should support mountain farming
Eco-schemes are a new tool under pilar 1 of the post-2020 CAP; aiming at greening the CAP, they are compulsory for Member States in their Strategic Plans but not mandatory for farmers. Member States are […]
Read more...17 / 12 / 2020
Results-based agri-environment payment schemes to protect mountain grasslands
In the Târnava Mare and Pogányhavas regions, Romania, mountain grasslands’ species are endangered due to the deterioration of habitats. To protect the biodiversity of these mountain areas, the Fundatia ADEPT worked with the Romanian government […]
Read more...16 / 12 / 2020
Cooperation agreed between Euromontana and the Carpathian Convention
Euromontana is pleased to have endorsed in December 2020 a Memorandum of Understanding with the Carpathian Convention in December 2020. Euromontana and the Carpathian Convention will further collaborate in the future to exchange knowledge and […]
Read more...14 / 12 / 2020
Join OREKA MENDIAN’s online training on mountain grasslands’ conservation!
On 17 December, as part of the LIFE project OREKA MENDIAN, will be held online a course on “Biodiversity of mountain grasslands and extensive livestock farming”. This training aims to enhance the importance of protected […]
Read more...8 / 12 / 2020
Organise your workshop to contribute to the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas!
The European Commission should present its Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas in June 2021. Before doing so, the EU Commission wants to encourage rural stakeholders to share their own vision of vibrant rural areas in […]
Read more...3 / 12 / 2020
Can the EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas result in a real European Rural Agenda?
More than 140 rural development stakeholders gathered on November 27, 2020, in the online conference “A European Rural Agenda is urgently needed for rural areas after COVID crisis”. Co-organised by the RUMRA & Smart Villages […]
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A rural agenda is urgently needed for rural areas after COVID crisis
Press release of the European Committee of the Regions The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Parliament Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas (RUMRA)&smart villages at the European Parliament with the supports […]
Read more...30 / 11 / 2020
Where do we stand in the CAP negotiations?
The last meeting of the Civil Dialogue Group on Rural development was organised on 20th November 2020. During this meeting Dominique Fayel Vice-President of Euromontana was elected as Chair of the Civil Dialogue Group on […]
Read more...24 / 11 / 2020
Euromontana discusses the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas with Vice-President Šuica
On November 19, 2020, the RUMRA & Smart Village intergroup, of which Euromontana is a supporting organisation, met with Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for Democracy & Demography in order to feed the European Commission’s […]
Read more...19 / 11 / 2020
Euromontana presents its Long-Term Vision for Mountains’ Rural Areas
The European Commission is expected to publish its communication on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas during the first semester 2021. The Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas is coordinated by Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner […]
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