MEPs pledge for rural citizens
The pledge
I, as European Parliament or Committee of the Regions member, pledge to support rural citizens and development of rural areas in the 2025-2029 mandate. I commit to implement actions towards the objectives of the Rural Pact:
1. Amplifying rural voices and bringing them higher on the political agenda;
2. Structuring and enabling networking, collaboration and mutual learning;
3. Encouraging and monitoring voluntary commitments to act for the vision
that was announced by Commission to encourage cooperation for reaching the goals of Communication entitled “A Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas“
Signatories
Signed the pledge in the #MyRuralFuture campaign
Adam Jarubas 🇵🇱
National party: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
Affiliated European Party: European Democratic Party
Christine Singer 🇩🇪
National party: FREIE WÄHLER
Affiliated European Party: European Democratic Party
Andrzej Bula 🇵🇱
National party: Platforma Obywatelska
Affiliated European Party: European People’s Party
Ciaran Mullooly 🇮🇪
National party: Independent Ireland
Affiliated European Party: European Democratic Party
Cristina Maestre 🇪🇸
National party: PSOE
Affiliated European Party: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D)
Dimitrios Tsiodras 🇬🇷
National party: Nea Demokratia
Affiliated European Party: European People’s Party
Marko Vešligaj 
National party: SDP Hrvatske
Affiliated European Party: Party of the European Socialists
Tonino Picula
National party: SDP Hrvatske
Affiliated European Party: Party of the European Socialists
Signed the pledge in June 2024
The following have signed the pledge in the context of their candidacy to become MEPs for the 2025-29 mandate. They were then elected in June 2024.
Nora Mebarek 
National party: Parti Socialiste
Affiliated European Party: Party of the European Socialists
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin 
National party: Place Publique
Affiliated European Party: Party of the European Socialists
Emma Rafowicz
National party: Parti socialiste
Affiliated European Party: Party of the European Socialists
Raphaël Glucksmann
National party: Place Publique
Affiliated European Party: Party of the European Socialists
Chloé Ridel
National party: Parti socialiste
Affiliated European Party: Party of the European Socialists
Inese Vaidere 
National party: Partiju Apvieniba Jauna Vienotiba
Affiliated European Party: European people’s party
Gatis Eglitis 
National party: New Conservative Party – JKP
Affiliated European Party: non-affiliated yet
Herbert Dorfmann 
National party: Sudtiroler Volkspartei
Affiliated European Party: European People’s Party
Tomislav Sokol
National party: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica
Affiliated European Party: European People’s Party
