“THE EMERGING CHALLENGES OF RURAL INNOVATION”

Wit more than 230 participants, following speakers discussed the challenges and chances for innovation in rural areas:

– Alessandro Rainoldi, Head of Unit. European Commission – JRC
– Marion Eckardt, President of Continue reading →

On 30th of June Ms Julia Klöckner hosted a civil dialogue on the future of rural Europe with 30 engaged citizens from Germany. ELARD participated with a short keynote speech.

Find more information at the webpage of the German ministry Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Long Term Vision of Rural Areas was communicated.

ELARD has been very present in the process of developing the vision, in the Thematic Working group of the ENRD, in the SHERPA project that has been giving input and Continue reading →

On the 28^th of June, the Farming ministers confirmed the CAP reform deal, bringing the proposal a huge step forward to becoming part of EU law. The process has been going on for years, and finally the ministers confirmed Continue reading →

ELARD is happy to support participative democracy in rural areas and beyond, which is why we are so eager to make the Conference on the future of Europe better known among LAGs. The conferecne is a longer process, trying to Continue reading →

ELARD held General Assembly on the 20th of May and welcomed NORDK from Kosovo and Luxembourg NRN as our new members. Now ELARD are 28 members and more than 2200 LAGs around Europe are affiliated.

Also our vison-work made it Continue reading →

Every year, on 9th of May we celebrate Europe Day, we are reminded that there was a time, before the EU. The date marks the anniversary of the historic ’Schuman declaration’. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, Continue reading →

Today (7th of May 2021), the Committee of the Regionse approved the opinion “Experience and lessons learned by regions and cities during the COVID-19 crisis” by NAT Rapporteur Joke Schauvliege, which was negotiated through all Committees.

There is a clear Continue reading →

By Marjorie Jouen

This paper, written by Marjorie Jouen of the Jacques Delors Institute, has benefitted from inputs and reflections of Marion Eckardt, Maria José Murciano-Sanchez, Michael Schmitz, Francesco Mantino and Hannes Lorenzen, expressing themselves in their Continue reading →