The Rural Pact seeks to strengthen European rural areas by 2040.
Rural revitalization
Greater support for rural areas
For rural development to be effective—and real—it must encompass all areas, from business revitalization to generational renewal, integrating all the elements that comprise it: access to land, youth, employment, depopulation, social participation, entrepreneurship, economic diversification, resource utilization, etc.
To improve all of these, the CAP Network organizes training workshops and entrepreneurship courses, promotes networking and experience sharing, and disseminates good practices and calls for grants. It also supports local and regional initiatives, with special attention to a key pillar of rural development policies: the LEADER approach and the work carried out in each region by the various Local Action Groups (LAGs).
News
It is the largest natural labyrinth in Spain and the first biotechnological one in the world.
The Ministry of Finance is organizing the third annual European Funds project competition "#…
The final report of the “Smart Rural 27” project identifies the LEADER approach as the main tool…
The initiative seeks to promote the region's natural spaces in collaboration with voluntary…
The next long-term budget of the European Union (EU) – known as the Multiannual Financial Framework…
The Campos and Torozos Local Action Group has developed the tourist map of the Tierra de Campos and…
The objective is to recognize innovative projects developed by women in rural areas and actions…
Events, workshops and training
Related documentation
NEW CALL FOR ARIA AWARDS
The European CAP Network has announced the third edition of the
Savia Rural Magazine: spring 2025
This issue of Savia Rural features culture among its main components. We speak with writer Julio Llamazares, who has made memory and the rural landscape two constants in his literature.
PAC Network Action Plan
The CAP Network Action Plan is a document that describes how the Network will carry out the functions defined for it by the Spanish CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 (SPPAC).
LEADER Approach
LEADER is a local development methodology that has been working for over 20 years to improve local territorial planning. Local Action Groups play a key role in the development and implementation of Participatory Local Development Strategies approved by the competent authorities. For the 2023-2027 period, LEADER is part of the cooperation intervention, based on Article 77 of the CAP Strategic Plan (PEPAC).