(Directly quoted and  google translated from https://www.banquedesterritoires.fr/un-agenda-rural-europeen-pour-traiter-la-geographie-des-mecontements)

The French senators adopted a resolution on Thursday 4 November asking the Commission to adopt a genuine “European rural agenda”. The idea will be supported by the French presidency, which Continue reading →

The ERP Midterm, coordinated from ERCA and Irish Rural Link, took place as a very succesful event on the 27th of October.

As ELARD is one of the three co-initiators of the ERP togehter with ERCA and PREPARE, many of Continue reading →

The EESC own-initiative opinion NAT/820 ‘Towards a holistic strategy on sustainable rural/urban development’ was adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee on 21 October and is now available here in different languages.

The rapporteur has been Mr Josep PUXEU Continue reading →

ELARD members meeting took place on the 5th of October with 30 participants from 20 different countries, special guests were LEADER France that just some days before filed an application for full membership.

At the members meeting we were  Continue reading →

The event was held in Castle Rahjenburg, in Brestanica, Slovenia on the 1st of October and ELARDs president Marion Eckardt attended together with Goran Soster from the Slovenian Rural Network.

The main purpose of the international conference  was to Continue reading →

ELARD was parttaking in the panel on Health access in rural areas, organized by RUMRA and Healthy Europe. Watch the full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ympky2kJiKc&feature=youtu.be, more information on Euractives homepage: https://events.euractiv.com/event/info/media-partnership-health-access-in-rural-areas-the-need-for-a-long-term-vision-in-europe?fbclid=IwAR1BhgWs2-jwe608TcnG78eVu5eHCZKLtEiZMQa2L2I7YoZFbIiXEohepjU

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Video Message from Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, Democracy & Continue reading →

Since writing articles that “something has to change” does not bring so much change, we are instead focussing on what we can change ourselves: the quality of our own work! A task force in ELARD is working on quality and Continue reading →