The European Rural Observatory must support the analysis of post-COVID-19 ruralisation trends argues Euromontana [15 / 11 / 2021]
How to encourage generation renewal, young people to stay, newcomers to settle? Which barriers do they face and how policies can help to overcome them? These were the questions raised during the conference of the […]
2022 will be the European Year of Youth [10 / 11 / 2021]
Announced last September by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, the European institutions want to make 2022 the European Year of Youth and the official proposal is published. By doing so, the […]
“Stay in the countryside – it pays off”: showing young people the opportunities in Polish mountainous regions [8 / 11 / 2021]
Many young people leave mountain regions because they see few opportunities on the labour market and have no prospects for the future. In four Polish mountainous regions, a campaign was conducted to inform young people […]
Cultural heritage can drive development and innovation in mountain areas says Euromontana [4 / 11 / 2021]
Mountains cover nearly 30% of the EU territory. Together with rural and remote areas they are home to 57% of the population and account for 46% of the gross added value produced in the EU […]
Valorisation of agricultural waste through large-scale bioeconomy in Norway [3 / 11 / 2021]
It is frequent that only meat and dairy products are valued outputs from mountain farms. Nonetheless, by-products generated in producing meat and dairy products can be transformed into high-quality products, thereby creating an additional income […]
Interesting calls for mountain projects: latest monitoring for our members [2 / 11 / 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. In this article, you will find the upcoming calls for grants […]
Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas: Euromontana auditioned by the French Senate [27 / 10 / 2021]
Marie Clotteau, Director of Euromontana was auditioned on 14 October 2021 by the members of the Socialist, Ecologist and Republican Group of the French Senate on the recent Communication of the European Commission on the […]
Daily mobility: how to improve the quality of life of mountain inhabitants? [25 / 10 / 2021]
On 12th October 2021, Euromontana organised the online conference “Daily mobility: how to improve the quality of life of mountain inhabitants?” within the framework of the mobility week OrbiMob’ in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event aimed […]
Being young in a mountain area in 2021 [25 / 10 / 2021]
On 12th October 2021, Euromontana organised its annual conference on “Being young in a mountain area in 2021”. The event was the opportunity to highlight the needs and desires of young people for the future […]
Maintaining open landscapes to preserve mountain biodiversity [20 / 10 / 2021]
Mountain grasslands in southern Europe are facing a loss of biodiversity due to landscape closure. Rural migration and land abandonment are leading to the progressive reforestation of these pastures and to an increase in the […]
Euromontana members discuss governance in mountain areas during their General Assembly [19 / 10 / 2021]
On 13th October 2021, Euromontana hold online its yearly General Assembly, chaired by its President Juanan Gutierrez. The meeting was the opportunity for the entire network to virtually meet with all the 5 new members […]
Euromontana presents recommendations to preserve mountain grasslands and pastoralism [18 / 10 / 2021]
On 7th October 2021, Euromontana participated to the virtual event “From transhumance to shepherd schools: environmental, cultural and economic value of pastoralism” organised in the framework of the Interreg Italy-France Maritime Cambio Via project. This […]
FIRE-RES: new mountain project on extreme wildfires in mountains! [14 / 10 / 2021]
In December 2021, Euromontana will start working on FIRE-RES: a new European-funded project on extreme wildfire events in mountainous and forest areas of Europe and beyond. Heat waves and wildfires events will be increasingly widespread […]
Montana174 kicks-off, get involved! [11 / 10 / 2021]
On 6th and 7th October 2021, Euromontana kicked off its new project Montana174 – “How Does the Cohesion Policy shape mountains?”. Funded by the European Commission – DG REGIO, Montana174 is a communication campaign aimed […]
Mountain grasslands: OREKA MENDIAN’s report and recommendations out! [6 / 10 / 2021]
In October 2021, the EU LIFE project OREKA MENDIAN published its final report “An overview of sustainable practices for the management of mountain grasslands in Europe”. Opened by Herbert Dorfmann, Member of the European Parliament, […]
