Social innovation in the Balkans: a new SIMRA brochure of examples now available [8 / 06 / 2018]
SIMRA has just released its third brochure collecting examples of social innovation in marginalised rural areas in the Balkan peninsula. The focus of the SIMRA project is on the European Union and the Mediterranean area, […]
2018 Forest Innovation Workshop: Feedback and presentations now available! [7 / 06 / 2018]
The third edition of the Forest Innovation Workshop “Inform-Prioritize-Collaborate: Cooperation of Regions on Innovation in Forest Management, Use of Wood and Forest-related Services” took place on 28 April 2018 in Brussels. The event aimed at […]
Have your say of the EU’s 7th Environment Action Programme to 2020! [6 / 06 / 2018]
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the Evaluation of the 7th Environment Action Programme to 2020, “Living well, within the limits of our planet”, running from 3 May 2018 until 26 July […]
Rezo Pouce, hitch-hiking to improve rural mobility [4 / 06 / 2018]
Rezo Pouce is a solution to tackle mobility issues in rural areas. It offers a free, environmentally-friendly and user-friendly mode of transport, by promoting the practice of hitchhiking, in an organised and secure manner. Rezo […]
Researchers‘ dream for the future of European mountains [29 / 05 / 2018]
NEMOR (the Network for European Mountain Research) is a network able to mobilise and link up much-needed mountain research competencies and capacities Europe-wide, comprising researchers and research organisations who want to promote research in, and […]
Defending pastoralism: towards a European plan for the wolf [28 / 05 / 2018]
Ten MEPs (including Michel Dantin, José Bové, Herbert Dorfmann and Karl-Heinz Florenz) organised an interparliamentary conference on 15 May 2018, at the European Parliament in Brussels, to reflect on how pastoralism can be maintained in […]
La WAB, a free rural university for digital transition [25 / 05 / 2018]
Based in Bergerac, France, la WAB is a free university specialised in short digital courses. The aim of this cooperative enterprise is to give access to the digital technology to everyone, and in particular to […]
Register now to the RUMRA breakfast on Smart Villages [23 / 05 / 2018]
Euromontana co-organises with MEP Franc Bogovič (EPP) a RUMRA breakfast on “How can social innovation help villages become smarter?”. The Breakfast, organised within the framework of the European Parliament Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote […]
Today is EU Natura 2000 day! [21 / 05 / 2018]
On 21 May 2018, we celebrate the creation of a tool in favour of Europe’s biodiversity and natural richness. Indeed, the EU dedicated this day to the 26st anniversary of the Natura 2000 Network, a […]
Rural Review on ‘Smart Villages: Revitalising Rural Services’ just out! [18 / 05 / 2018]
The ENRD launched a thematic group nearly one year ago on Smart Villages which Euromontana is part of. We’re happy to see the fruits of our work have been summarised in the new ENRD Rural […]
Innovation & Cultural Heritage: how innovation can enhance cultural heritage in Europe [17 / 05 / 2018]
2018 is the European Year of Cultural Heritage. With the aim of encouraging more people to discover and engage with Europe’s cultural heritage, the European institutions will organise throughout the year events focusing on cultural […]
Which future for agricultural research in the EU? [14 / 05 / 2018]
AgriResearch Conference 2018 The EU AgriResearch Conference assembled over 500 people in Brussels on 2&3 May 2018 who wished to learn more about EU agricultural and rural Research & Innovation (R&I) achievements and have their […]
Budget post-2020: serious cuts in the CAP and the Cohesion Policy budgets but strong increase in research and youth [9 / 05 / 2018]
Once every seven years, the European Union decides on its future long-term budget – the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The next such budget, starting on 1 January 2021, will be the first for the European […]
The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment launches a mountain biodiversity and human wellbeing survey [8 / 05 / 2018]
The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA), a platform for international and cross-disciplinary collaboration on the assessment, conservation, and sustainable use of mountain biodiversity, is carrying out a first assessment of the state of, trends in, […]
How the GreenWoolF project achieved to convert wool wastes into high value fertilizer [4 / 05 / 2018]
Wool is a by-product of sheep breeding. It is divided into high quality and low-quality wool, called coarse wool that is not suitable for textile uses. The remaining wool is considered as useless waste because […]
