ENRD Newsletter August 2016
NEWS:
Read and help disseminate the new EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Migrant and Refugee Integration’ in rural Europe now available on the ENRD website. The Brochure explores how individuals and communities in rural areas have used EAFRD support to respond in positive ways to the challenges and opportunities presented by the recent influx of migrants and refugees into the European Union. The Brochure is linked to broader thematic work of the ENRD Contact Point on social inclusion in 2016, which included factsheets on young people, Roma, migrants, LEADER/CLLD and networking, and a related workshop.
Following the summer break, the ENRD Contact Point is launching new ENRD Thematic Groups on how to make the Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) more effective in supporting ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Businesses’ and ‘Resource-efficient rural economies’.
The two Thematic Groups will involve interested stakeholders and fit into the broader ENRD thematic priorities of ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Areas’ and ‘Greening the Rural Economy’. A third thematic strand will focus on ‘demographic change and social inclusion in rural areas’.
These themes have been chosen based on the interest expressed by representatives of various stakeholder groups in the Rural Networks’ Steering Group. For more information and to get involved, contact: edina.ocsko@enrd.eu.
The major Cork 2.0 European Conference on Rural Development on 5-6 September 2016 will discuss current and future challenges of farming and rural areas, as well as potential policy responses. Follow the discussions through the live web-stream and use #EU_Cork2 to join the online debate.
The conference takes place 20 years after the ground-breaking European Conference where the Cork Declaration on Rural Development was signed. The 2.0 edition will see the signing of a new Cork Declaration, recognising the need for a strong and evolving Rural Development policy.
See more information on the ENRD web page
