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The new Circular Economy Package of the European Commission [15 / 02 / 2016]

On 2nd December 2015, the European Commission (EC) launched the new Circular Economy Package elaborated by the DG Environment. It includes revised legislative proposals on waste to stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy. Its […]

Designing the path: a strategic approach to EU agricultural research and innovation [15 / 02 / 2016]

To close up the design process of a long-term strategy for European agricultural research and innovation (started with the kick-off event in Milan in June 2015), DG Agri organised a final conference in Brussels on […]

Romania is implementing the optional quality term mountain product [15 / 02 / 2016]

The Ministry of Agriculture of Romania has announced they are working on the implementation of the European legislation on the use of optional quality term โ€œmountain productโ€. Euromontana had an important contribution in the elaboration […]

New Euromontana member: the Development Centre Heart of Slovenia [15 / 02 / 2016]

In December 2015, Euromontana welcomed a new member: Development Centre of the Heart of Slovenia. ย Heart of Slovenia, is a development agency from Litija, connecting 10 municipalities east from the capital city Ljubljana. In cooperation […]

MEP NEKOV has submitted written questions on the optional quality term โ€˜mountain productโ€™ to the European Commission [11 / 02 / 2016]

Mr. Momchil Nekov, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Bulgaria, submitted three written questions on mountain products to the European Commission (EC) on the 21st December 2015. The aim was to have precisions on […]

Sign the petition for a White Paper on Rurality [8 / 02 / 2016]

The production of a White Paper on rurality by the European Commission is nowadays a strategic step and a urgent need for the success of the broader European project and the future well-being of the […]

Interreg Europe: second call will soon be opened [4 / 02 / 2016]

The Interreg Europe Programme will open its second call from 5 April until 13 May 2016. It is a new possibility to define collaborative projects, focusing on the implementation of the ESIF (European Structural and […]

Meeting of the Civil Dialogue Group on Quality and Promotion of the 9th December 2015 [29 / 01 / 2016]

On the 9th December 2015, Euromontana attended the meeting of the Civil Dialogue Group on Quality and Promotion of Agri-food Products. Please click here to access the report of the meeting (only for members).

The GREENOVATION Challenge, Sogn og Fjordane County Council (Norway) [27 / 01 / 2016]

Autumn 2015 – The GREENOVATION Challenge, a Junior Achievement Innovation camp in Norway gathering participants from Bulgaria, Romania and Norway This autumn 2015, our Norwegian member Sogn og Fjordane County Council, visited Firda high school […]

Final rethink conference โ€“ Rethinking the links between farm modernisation, rural development and resilience in a world of increasing demands and finite resources [21 / 01 / 2016]

The 2th December 2015, Euromontana attended the final โ€ชโ€™rethinkโ€™ conference on the links between farm modernisation, rural development and resilience. The โ€˜rethinkโ€™ project, coordinated by the IfLS (Institute for Rural Development Research) in Germany, was […]

What is High Nature Value Farming? [20 / 01 / 2016]

In their starting paper, the EIP-AGRI Focus Group on High Nature Value (HNV) farming profitability defined HNV farming as โ€˜a relatively new concept that has developed since the early 1990s to describe those farming systems […]

The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Innovative Short Food Supply Chain Management released its final report [18 / 01 / 2016]

For 1 year, the EIP-AGRI Focus Group Innovative Short Food Supply Chain (SFC) management worked on โ€˜how to stimulate growth of short food supply chains in Europe, both in terms of numbers of producers involved […]

From Bucharest to Bern, learning from the SAB on the valorisation of mountain products [4 / 12 / 2015]

The second week of November, Alice Dos Santos, our intern working on mountain products, was invited by our member the Swiss Centre for Mountain Regions (SAB) to get some insights on how to successfully promote […]

Discovering Lombardyโ€™s reality on mountain products [24 / 11 / 2015]

In the beginning of autumn 2015, our Italian member ERSAF โ€“ the Regional Agency for Services to Agriculture and Forestry in Lombardy – welcomed our intern working on mountain products for twelve days. They showed […]

Euromontana participated in the workshop on the spatial programme Copernicus among local and regional authorities [6 / 11 / 2015]

On 20 October in Milan, Euromontana participated in the joint workshop of the NEREUS(1)/ESA projects “Improving Copernicus User Uptake among Local and Regional Authoritiesโ€. The workshop hosted by the Lombardy Region attracted over 200 participants […]

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โ„๏ธ Winter may seem to have arrived, but climate change is shortening the season and making snowfall less reliable...leaving mountain resorts with a stark choice: close or adapt?โ›ฐ๏ธ Head to Austria to discover how the Sankt Corona ski resort has responded to this challenge and turned a climate risk into a regional asset, as part of the Interreg Alpine Space - TranStat project: www.euromontana.org/sankt-coronas-response-to-climate-change-diversifying-tourism-for-a-resilient...๐Ÿ‘‰ Explore our good practices database: www.euromontana.org/good-practices-database/ Photo credits ยฉ Wexl Arena St. Corona am Wechsel ... See MoreSee Less
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๐ŸŽ„๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐’” ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐ŸŽ… After a year full of events, encounters, political challenges and new collaborations, it is time for the secretariat to take a short break. We will meet again soon in 2026 to continue our actions and make the voice of mountain areas heard by the EU! ๐Ÿ”๏ธ But in the meantime, let's take a step back and look at the year 2025 before it comes to an end!This year, together we: ๐Ÿ“ƒ celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Krakow Declaration, which paved the way for the creation of our network, and renewed our commitment to mountain areas ๐Ÿ”— www.euromontana.org/thirty-years-on-calling-for-a-stronger-european-commitments-to-its-mountains/ ๐Ÿค launched an Alliance for European Mountains, between elected representatives of the European Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament ๐Ÿ”—https://www.euromontana.org/press-release-alliance-for-european-mountains-launched-mountains-need-europe-and-europe-needs-mountains/ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ collaborated on more than seven European research projects with our members and other partners all over Europe๐ŸงŠ highlighted water-related challenges during this International Year of Glacier Preservation (hashtag#IYGP2025)๐Ÿ”— www.euromontana.org/european-manifesto-for-a-governance-of-glaciers-and-connected-resources/๐Ÿ‘‹ welcomed new members, including from Montenegro and Italy๐ŸŒฑ visited initiatives across Europe promoting resilience in our mountain territories, through research projects or by hosting our board of directors in Trento (Cooperazione Trentina) and Krakow (Maล‚opolska)โ€ข and much more!Thank you to all our partners, members and friends of Euromontana for this wonderful year! ... See MoreSee Less
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โฎ๏ธ Last week, on 11 December, we celebrated International Mountain Day, established in 2002 by the United Nations to remind us of the role mountains play in many aspects of sustainable living ๐ŸŒฑ On this occasion, we were featured in an article by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office with the European Union alongside other EU regions, sharing our vision of what mountains mean to their people, cultures, and economies ๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Our "voices form a vivid mosaicโ€”a portrait of landscapes that shape identity, heritage, and sustainable futures."Have a look ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.fao.org/brussels/news/news-detail/international-mountain-day--voices-from-the-peaks/en ... See MoreSee Less
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๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ We are currently attending the EU Agri-Food Days, organised by the European Commission and DG AGRI, which are taking place in Brussels over the course of three days!We heard from the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commissioner for Food and Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, and attended numerous high-level political sessions with stakeholders in the sector ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The agenda included discussions on achieving a robust and contemporary CAP to ensure food security across the EU, establishing fair remuneration schemes within the food chain, and fostering a resilient agri-food sector ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ ๐ŸŒฑ Euromontana will continue to play an active role in promoting a future CAP that benefits those most in need and supports the territorial development of rural areas in the face of climate change and generational renewal challenges ๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘‰ Read our policy position on generational renewal within the CAP and our other contributions to the next European budget: www.euromontana.org/meeting-the-challenges-of-generational-renewal-shaping-the-future-of-mountain... EU Food & Farming ... See MoreSee Less
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๐ŸงŠ Glaciers matter for water, food and livelihoods in mountains and beyond. This is what we are highlighting this year on 11 December, International Mountain Day.Every year, this day provides an opportunity to emphasise the crucial importance of these areas in terms of natural resources, biodiversity, identity, cultural heritage, ways of life, and more resilient models. However, all of this is under threat from climate change, poorly targeted funding and negative perceptions of pastoral professions.Today, we are putting the spotlight on these endangered ice giants throughout our mountain ranges!Did you know that: ๐Ÿ’งThe Alps alone provide 40% of Europe's fresh water?๐Ÿ’กGlacier retreat will reduce hydroelectric energy production by an average of 10% in the Alps and by up to 35% by 2070 compared to today?๐ŸŒฑ68% of irrigated agricultural land in the plains depends directly on water runoff from the mountains? โ›ฐ๏ธBy 2034 the Pyrenees will be ice-free?๐Ÿ“ขAn appropriate governance of glacier is needed to counteract the rapid changes!๐ŸงŠ By signing the manifesto for better European governance of glaciers alongside 80 other organisations, we are calling for immediate and targeted political responses to the economic, social and environmental impacts of climate change.Have a look ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.euromontana.org/european-manifesto-for-a-governance-of-glaciers-and-connected-resources/ #IMD2025 #InternationalMountainDay #MountainsMatterMountain Partnership ... See MoreSee Less
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