Organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, this event will explore measures that can be taken to efficiently implement the rural proofing mechanism at EU, national, and regional levels. It will enable peer exchange and reflection and develop proposals and recommendations for policymakers.
Objectives
- Improve understanding of the rationale, methods and challenges of applying rural proofing across policies at national and regional levels;
- Enable peer exchange and reflection on improving rural proofing mechanisms, including effective collection and use of statistics and data;
- Develop proposals and recommendations for policymakers and identify the support and capacity building needed to put them in place.
The event is mainly targeted at policymakers at national and regional levels in charge of designing, implementing and monitoring policies having an impact on rural areas, as well as rural stakeholders involved in advocacy and representing rural communities.
It will take place online and will be in English with no interpretation.
The Policy Lab will take into account the open questions asked in the European Commission’s report on ‘The long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas: key achievements and ways forward’, published in March 2024.
Indirectly, the event will also explore how to address data limitations linked to the insufficient availability of policy-relevant rural statistics and data, which are challenging for Member States to collect at the right level.
Express your interest by 05 May 2025!
For more information and the event's draft agenda, please check the dedicated webpage.
Additional info
Organiser
Rural Pact Support Office
EU Stakeholders
Support
CAP Implementation Contact Point
EU CAP Network