What is the European Rural Parliament (ERP)?
The European Rural Parliament (ERP) was designed by ELARD, ERCA and Prepare to:
- Strenghen the voice of the rural communities accross Europe, and ensure that their interests and well-being are strongly reflected in national and European policies
- Promote self-help, common understanding, solidarity, the exchange of good practice and cooperation among rural communities throughout Europe
- Enable rural people to play their full role in addressing the great economic and political challenges currently affecting Europe
When is the next ERP?
Our Scottish partner, Scottish Rural Action, will be hosting the sixth European Rural Parliament (ERP), bringing a 40-country delegation to Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Cairngorms National Park area in the Autumn of 2025.
This is the first time Scotland has been selected to host the ERP gathering, and 2025’s theme is ‘Rural Community Solutions to Global Challenges’.
The event will take place from 21 to 23 October, 2025.
ERP projects over the years
First ERP Project in 2014-2015
First ERP Project in 2014-2015 The goal of this two-years first project was to enable the voice of the rural people of Europe to be heard at European level and [...]
Second ERP Project: Strengthening Participation Among Rural Citizens in Europe (SPARCE) in 2016-2017
Second ERP Project: Strengthening Participation Among Rural Citizens in Europe (SPARCE) in 2016-2017 The ERP project in 2016-2017 was mostly carried out through the SPARCE Project. As in the other [...]
Third ERP Project: Rural Opinion Advocacy and Development (ROAD) in 2018-2019
Third ERP Project: Rural Opinion Advocacy and Development (ROAD) in 2018-2019 ROAD aimed to raise the profile of the ERP and demonstrate the importance of rural communities working together and [...]
ERP in previous years
EUROPEAN RURAL PARLIAMENT 2022
12th - 15th of September 2022, Kielce, Poland
Around 400 participants from 39 European countries met during the 5th European Rural Parliament, ERP, in Kielce, Poland, from 12 to 15 September 2022. The conference consisted of workshops, study visits, networking activities and panels.