International Conference Smart Villages for a Green, Digital and resilient Europe will be held on Friday, the 1st of October 2021 at the Rajhenburg Castle in Brestanica and is organized by the Office of Franc Bogovič, MEP (SLS/EPP) and partners. Continue reading →

REInA; RUMRA & Small Villages Intergroup, EU40 and Slovenian Presidency organise the online event:

The Long Term Vision: Building The Future for Remote Areas!

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 →

We are pleased to inform you about the publication of the final report of the Long Term Rural Vision. 

The publication provides a qualitative analysis of the findings from stakeholder workshops contributing to the long-term vision for rural areas. Continue reading →

On the 18th of June, our president, Marion Eckardt took part in the online hearing organized by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Rural Parliament (ERP).

Many speakers and panellists presented and exchanged their views “Towards Continue reading →

We want to share with you an interesting publication – the latest, 3rd issue of  ESPON magazine TerritoriALL. Lots of topics to choose from and one common element – rural areas. Our contribution on page 26, article Continue reading →

On May 7th, a large majority in the 144th Plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions adopted the Opinion on Experiences and lessons learned by regions and cities during the COVID-19 crisis.

 We would like to draw Continue reading →