ENRD Newsletter November 2015

NEWS:

• Call for Thematic Group members 

The ENRD Contact Point is looking for individuals interested in participating in and contributing to its thematic work on ‘Smart and competitive rural areas’ and ‘Promoting the transition to a green economy’ between November 2015 and July 2016.  Thematic Group members are expected to attend three group meetings in Brussels and make a contribution of practical examples from their own background, region or country. Each group will produce a final report and feed into a European Seminar and an edition of the EU Rural Review.

• Assessing the rural networks 

An ENRD workshop on self-assessment developed and discussed frameworks, methods and indicators for ongoing monitoring and self-assessment of the results of rural networking activities.

See more information on the ENRD web page http://docs.enrd.eu/newsletter/201511/

Rural Connections - Autumn 2015

The Autumn 2015 edition of the ENRD networking magazine ‘Rural Connections’ is now available on the website.

"News and updates" include the ENRD CP work programme 2015-2016; LEADER cooperation events; and new info sheets on Partnership Agreements and Rural Development Programmes.

The "Rural issues, Rural perspectives" section features stakeholder voices on topics ranging from rural broadband to rural culture and from rural-fisheries cooperation to remote islands’ opportunities.

This edition also features "A Focus On… Communicating the RDPs", with interviews and reports on four national approaches.