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...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...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 […]
Read more...30 / 01 / 2023
The EU published its new Report on the Impact of Demographic Change
Rural Europe is more affected by demographic change. This is the message shared by the European Commission in its “Report on the impact of demographic change – in a changing environment”. Presented by European Commission’s […]
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...17 / 01 / 2023
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 […]
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...13 / 12 / 2022
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 the recently adopted opinion “Enhancing Cohesion Policy support for regions with geographic and demographic handicaps (Art. 174 TFEU)”. Drafted […]
Read more...3 / 10 / 2022
Cohesion policy: benefits for mountain development but efforts still awaited concludes Montana174’s event
The Cohesion Policy is of great benefit to mountain areas, but its efficiency can still be improved. This was the general message of the final conference of Montana174, organised by Euromontana at the European Committee […]
Read more...29 / 09 / 2022
Euromontana launches a new online platform on Cohesion Policy in the mountains
The new website www.montana174.org is now online! This new multilingual website provides examples of initiatives funded by the 2014-2020 Cohesion Policy in different mountain areas of Europe. From mobility to tourism, youth employment, innovation and […]
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...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 “Rural brain drain: How can the Cohesion Policy help reverse the trend?”. Hosted by the Member of the European Parliament […]
Read more...4 / 05 / 2022
Euromontana calls on mountain actors to uptake the cohesion policy funds to meet the challenges of our regions
Mountain areas cover nearly 29% of the European Union and 13% of its population. This means that about one citizen every sixth lives in mountains. These regions provide several ecosystem services to all European’s population such as quality food and […]
Read more...12 / 04 / 2022
Get support from the European Commission and the OECD to engage mountain citizens in the new Cohesion Policy!
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional Policy is offering technical assistance by experts from the OECD to managing authorities, intermediate bodies or beneficiaries and to civil society organisations to implement in an innovative way the […]
Read more...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 – DG REGIO, and coordinated by Euromontana. Montana174 explains in simple and concise terms how the […]
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