International day of forests 2019 [21 / 03 / 2019]
Coinciding with the first day of the spring season, Thursday 21th March is the International Day of Forests 2019. Of particular importance for the EU, forests cover 40% of the EU’s land area, including half […]
Smart Village Scotland: Web communities for Scotland’s rural towns and villages [21 / 03 / 2019]
Smart Village Scotland is a platform aiming at helping the development of smart villages in Scotland, by equipping rural territories with the same technologies as those existing in large cities. It provides a dedicated webpage […]
How to drive rural and mountain areas towards sustainability? [19 / 03 / 2019]
Last March 14, 2019, Euromontana participated to the joint conference of the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Rural Parliament “Making rural areas the engines of a sustainable Europe”. The event aimed at […]
How to achieve bio-circular villages? [15 / 03 / 2019]
On March 7, 2019, Euromontana participated to the “2019 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference: Success Stories and New Challenges” jointly organised by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee. This year’s workshops included […]
Discover in video the SILVER SMEs project! [12 / 03 / 2019]
SILVER SMEs just published its first video about the project! Filmed during the partner’s visit to Lille, on 29, 30 January 2019, it aims to present the objectives of the project and the challenges for […]
The green architecture of the CAP: challenges and threats for mountain areas [8 / 03 / 2019]
A CAP reform usually means a reform of the green architecture of the CAP and the post-2020 reform is no exception. Even more so, as one of the general objectives for the next CAP is […]
The Social Innovation family: what about social economy and digital social innovation? [7 / 03 / 2019]
During the European Industry Days, taking place in Brussels, on 5-6 February 2019, a special focus was given to the wider family of social innovation including social enterprises and digital social innovation. Both the European […]
A look back on the smart eco-social villages pilot initiative [5 / 03 / 2019]
The Pilot Project on Smart Eco-Social Villages, initiated by the European Parliament, has been carried out by a consortium consisting of Ecorys, Origin for Sustainability and R.E.D. under the responsibility of the European Commission (Directorate-General […]
Are ecology and winter sports compatible? Focus on the Flocon vert label [1 / 03 / 2019]
Mountain Riders, a French education association for sustainable development, has created the Flocon Vert label to raise awareness of tourists on the climate cause and promote sustainable tourism. The objective is to reconcile snow tourism […]
Interview of the month: meeting with Joan Buchaca from Deputacion de Lleida (Spain) [27 / 02 / 2019]
The Deputacion of Lleida (Diputacio de Lleida, in catalan) is a supramunicipal entity in the Catalonia region. The Deputacion de Lleida recently joined Euromontana and is very participative in the association’s activities. We met Joan […]
What is the role of regions to achieve EU climate targets? [26 / 02 / 2019]
Euromontana participated as a guest to the task force on climate meeting of The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), on February 6th, 2019, since mountain regions and islands (together with sparsely populated areas) fall […]
Get ready for the 2019 promotion policy calls! [21 / 02 / 2019]
On February 7th, 2019, the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) held an Info Day on the Call for Proposals for the 2019 EU Promotion Programme for Agricultural Products. The deadline for applications submission […]
Enhancing the cultural heritage of mountain areas: a new booklet of good practices [19 / 02 / 2019]
Inspired by the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the Schignano Workshop (Province of Como, Italy) and from the XI European Mountain Convention, ERSAF (the Lombardy regional body for agricultural and forestry services) published a […]
A new video to explain the Oreka Mendian project! [18 / 02 / 2019]
An informative video of the LIFE Oreka Mendian project is now available. The video provides general information about the project and about the actions that are implemented in the mountain pastures of 15 protected areas […]
Romania has established a national logo for the optional quality term ”Mountain Product” [15 / 02 / 2019]
On February 5th 2019, Romania announced the creation of a specific logo for the quality term “mountain product” in the Official Journal of Romania. The Order of the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development no. […]
