Region Podkarpackie joins Euromontana’s network [16 / 03 / 2021]
Region Podkarpackie is situated in south-eastern part of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. It is one of the most eastern regions of the European Union. Region Podkarpackie shares borders with countries such […]
EP Think Tank underlines Euromontana’s contribution to the Smart Villages concept [15 / 03 / 2021]
The Smart Villages concept, developed under the 2016 Cork Declaration, has been more and more tested and implemented in rural areas. The approach is an additional tool for territorial development and can contribute to bridging […]
EU Adaptation Strategy: mountain regions almost forgotten? [9 / 03 / 2021]
The European Commission adopted its Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change on February 24, 2021 (repealing the 2013 Strategy). The new EU Adaptation Strategy laid out the vision putting the European Union on a pathway […]
UNCEM joins Euromontana! [8 / 03 / 2021]
In March 2021, UNCEM, the National Union of Mountain Municipalities, Communities and Authorities, joined our network. UNCEM is the Italian national organisation gathering and representing the municipalities which are entirely or partially mountainous and the […]
FER-MENTI Leontine: a community cooperative for the socio-economic regeneration of mountainous areas [4 / 03 / 2021]
Founded in 2019, FER-MENTI Leontine community cooperative is a social innovation in the Romagna Apennines (Italy) that seeks to foster a socio-economic regeneration in the municipality of San Leo. Activities for the revitalisation of the […]
How to finance climate action in mountains: future opportunities through Cohesion Policy, Interreg Alpine Space and Horizon Europe [1 / 03 / 2021]
For the 2021-2027 programming period, the European Commission puts at the core of its mandate a reinforced effort to accelerate the transition towards climate neutrality – envisaged by 2050 – and mainstream the investments to […]
CAP negotiations and Long Term Vision: feedback from the last expert group on rural development [26 / 02 / 2021]
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 […]
Euromontana launches its competence matrix! [25 / 02 / 2021]
In the coming months, the European Commission will publish new calls of proposals under the 2021-2027 programming period, ranging across all programmes: Horizon Europe, LIFE, Interreg, Erasmus+ etc. To help its members to better know […]
Demographic change: what will mountains be like in 2050? [24 / 02 / 2021]
How will the population in mountain communities evolve until 2050? How will age groups be distributed in the coming decades? Will demographic trends be the same in all mountainous regions? These were among the questions […]
Key P-IRIS’ messages about rural innovation networks [23 / 02 / 2021]
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 […]
2021 calls for agri-products promotion campaigns: new opportunities for mountain products [12 / 02 / 2021]
On January 28 and 29, 2021, the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency of the EU (CHAFEA) held an Info Day on the Call for Proposals for the 2021 EU Promotion Programme for Agricultural Products. […]
Low-carbon dairy farm: reducing the climate impact of milk production in the mountains [10 / 02 / 2021]
« 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 […]
Interesting calls for mountain projects: a monitoring for our members [3 / 02 / 2021]
The scope of this monitoring is to help Euromontana’s members to identify interesting calls for projects and planning for their application throughout the year. The monitoring should be considered as a living document and the […]
Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: where do we stand? [2 / 02 / 2021]
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 […]
Green Paper on Ageing: what solutions for mountain older adults? [1 / 02 / 2021]
The European Commission wants to tackle demography and ageing issues in rural areas. In June 2020, the European Commission published its Report on the Impact of Demographic Change in the EU, taking stock of the […]
