RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup

Speaking about the EU's intention to promote the strategic autonomy & resilience of EU industry through green policies & technological advancements @Euractiv @NRWinEU @amazon inter alia Regional Revitalization: Transformative Power of Investment in Rural Areas Across Europe

A key area for the next EU term is going beyond the urban-rural divide. This is a key aim of the @rurbanive Horizon project, where @AEIDL leads EU policy development. On the back of LTVRA, 9thCR and Letta Reports and ahead of the next EU Term we held our Policy inception meeting

@EddyWax 😁

Is Kevin Bacon related to Jan Jambon?

@jackschickler @EddyWax 😂

@EddyWax Jan Jambon in coalition with Giorgia Meloni would make for a delicious starter

@EddyWax @Jake_Curtis101 You should be. It was hilarious

@Jake_Curtis101 No

🌾 Enjoyed the stimulating debate at our event on agricultural investments & the role of plant breeding companies. @EUAgri, @EU_Health, @Euroseeds, @KWS_Group @EU2024BE @AtidzheV shared their insights on rural development challenges & opportunities in the context of #NGTs.

This is great news just before the elections. Do people know this and what role did the EU play in insetivising and nourishing this growth? Are these already effects of the Long Term Vision for Rural Areas? @dubravkasuica

Our 19th Rural Voices Seminar will feature Edina Ocsko, E40 Director, who will speak about the outcomes of the EU-funded @SmartRural27 project she coordinated, as well as the impact of the Smart Villages Network, on rural communities & policy 🇪🇺 Register: universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

RIP Erik BERGKVIST, who died on 20.2.24, at 58 years of age. Erik BERGKVIST served as Swedish MEP in @RenewEurope since 2019 and was an active member of our intergroup, always fighting for rural development and engaged for our citizens in Europe's remote corners. U will b missed

Roundtable hosted by @Franc_Bogovic & @IreneTolleret at the EP debating if #biomethane is a "low hanging" fruit that can provide green and cheap energy in rural areas in view of replacing Russian gas. It's a lively debate between the industry, farmers and researchers

Join our round-table in the EP on 5.3 at 11:00 for this timely discussion on plant breeding with MEP @AtidzheV, @EUAgri Director, Michael Pielke and @EU_Health Director, Klaus Berendt amongst ogthers. Register @ bit.ly/agro-invest-re…

It was great to take part in the launch of the 🇪🇺 #RuralToolkit today with @EU_ScienceHub DDG @SallaLoi and team leader Giulia Testori. Hope this tool is beneficial to #rural communities and helps deploy concrete support to their ambitions. #EU #EUknowledge #RuralVisionEU

In view of the current farmer’s protests, we need to be extremely careful not to burden our farmers - who are the backbone of Europe’s rural areas - with further regulations and economic burdens.

🚀The Policy Briefing on ‘How to make the Rural Pact happen in Member States’ is out! Discover the 7 key ingredients to take action and contribute to the #RuralVisionEU 📄👉bit.ly/46zSf9v

🗣️In the #SHERPAconference, @e_stavropoulos of @EUinmyRegion highlighted the different ways to contribute to policy process at 🇪🇺 level: 🔸Engage representatives 🔸Be inspired by the #RuralVisionEU 🔸Cohesion Policy 🔸Join the #RuralPact DETAILS ➡️ bit.ly/3x06c1Y

A #startup village embraces #innovation and ambitious #entrepreneurship as a way to unlock development potential and support wellbeing in #rural areas The 🇪🇺 #StartupVillageForum mapping tool gathers 3️⃣2️⃣ examples from across the #EU👇 startup-forum.rural-vision.europa.eu/?lng=en #RuralVisionEU

Thrilled by the incredible support for the SMR Report in @EP_Industry! ⚡️ Now, the momentum for nuclear energy as a low-carbon solution for the EU is undeniable. Let's seize this opportunity to further embrace clean, reliable nuclear power for a sustainable future. #NuclearEnergy

🇪🇺✍️The @EUCouncil adopted conclusions on the EU’s long-term vision for rural areas #RuralVisionEU! 📄All Ministers welcome the vision and its holistic approach & invites all administrations to engage in the #RuralPact to make it happen. More ➡️bit.ly/3SJhlzj

Exciting to see remote regions in Europe working together for the European Capital of Culture 20 @BadIschl_Skgt @tartulinn @Visitbodo The room is packed and everyone is enjoying to speak about something soul warming, like culture. This is an investment in the future of regions