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FINAL CONFERENCE OF THE H2020 RURALIZATION PROJECT

20 April 2023
European Committee of the Regions
Brussels (Belgium)

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About the conference

The RURALIZATION consortium is pleased to announce the final conference of the project, which will be held on 20 April 2023 in Brussels. Hosted by the European Committee of the Regions, this onsite meeting with experts and stakeholders will provide a space for presenting the main outputs of the project, considering all the lessons learned throughout the four years of the project.

After presenting the project, policy options to fulfil rural dreams will be analysed during an interactive workshop. This will be followed by a "Rural Tales" session in which young farmers and entrepreneurs will share their own stories. Finally, representatives of the European Commission, stakeholders and other experts will discuss how specific European policies could contribute to the ruralisation process.

The H2020 RURALIZATION project is built on the idea that a ruralisation process can change development patterns in rural areas and thereby tackle/address population and economic decline while creating new opportunities. Ultimately, the project's outcomes are expected to contribute to rural regeneration and generational renewal in Europe.

Venue

Photo: Fred Guerdin

Photo: Fred Guerdin

The European Committee of the Regions

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the voice of regions and cities in the European Union. It represents local and regional authorities across the European Union and advises on new laws that have an impact on regions and cities (70% of all EU legislation).


Due to the nature of the outputs of the RURALIZATION project as policy recommendations with a special focus on the regional level, the CoR was the ideal venue to host the final conference.

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Programme

Time

Programme

9:00

Opening ceremony

9:05

RURALIZATION: The opening of rural areas to renew rural generations, jobs and farms

Willem Korthals Altes, Delft University of Technology

Arianna Pasa (Research Programme Officer at the European Commission, DG AGRI)

Rural Changemakers session

9:15

RURALIZATION: Resilience, Innovative Rural Regeneration

Maura Farrell and Louise Weir (University of Galway)

9:30

Promising practices of new rural changemakers

Silvia Sivini and Annamaria Vitale (University of Calabria)

9:45

Good Practice Guide for newcomers and new entrants into farming

Titus Bahner, Hans-Albrecht Wiehler and Annika Salingré (Kulturland)

10:00

Debate session

Policy framework

10:15

Local authorities: making farmland work for rural regeneration

Alice Martin-Prével (Terre de Liens) and Nora Maristany (Xarxa per a la conservació de la Natura)

10:30

New policies at regional level to fulfill rural dreams

Tuomas Kuhmonen (University of Turku)

10:45

The CAP potential to promote generational renewal in rural areas

Sylwia Dolzblasz and Robert Skrzypczyński (University of Wrocław)

11:00

Debate session

11:15

Coffee break and visit to the RURALIZATION Fair

11:45

Workshop: Rural policies to fulfill rural dreams

13:15

Lunch break

14:30

Rural Tales: young farmers and entrepreneurs testimonials

15:15

From practice to policy: the RURALIZATION legacy

Round table:

  • Ms Maria GAFO GOMEZ-ZAMALLOA, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (European Commission)
  • Mr Charalampos PAPAIOANNOU, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport, and Culture (European Commission)
  • Ms Urszula BUDZICH, Senior Policy Expert, Rural Pact Support Office
  • Ms Wallis VANDEBROCK-GOELEN, Head of the project group on the Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas, Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy, (European Commission)
  • Mr Francisco SIMÕES, (Rural NEET Youth Network)
16:00

Conclusions from our Great Witnesses

Kim Graham (Shared Assets) and Dirk Madriles (Organic Farmer & Agronomist)

16:30

Closure of the Final Conference

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Speakers

OPENING CEREMONY

Willem Korthals Altes Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Arianna Pasa DG AGRI (European Commission)

RURAL CHANGEMAKERS SESSION

Maura Farrell National University of Ireland, Galway

Aisling Murtagh National University of Ireland, Galway

Louise Weir National University of Ireland, Galway

Silvia Sivini University of Calabria

Annamaria Vitale University of Calabria

Titus Bahner Kulturland

Hans-Albrecht Wiehler Kulturland

Annika Salingré Kulturland

POLICY FRAMEWORK

Alice Martin-Prével Terre de Liens

Nora Maristany Xarxa per a la conservació de la Natura

Tuomas Kuhmonen University of Turku

Sylwia Dolzblasz University of Wrocław

Robert Skrzypczyński University of Wrocław

ROUND TABLE: FROM PRACTICE TO POLICY: THE RURALIZATION LEGACY

Maria Gafo Gomez-Zamalloa European Commission

Charalampos PAPAIOANNOU European Commission

Urszula Budzich Rural Pact Support Office

Francisco Simões Rural NEET Youth Network

Ms Wallis VANDEBROCK-GOELEN DG REGIO

Michelle Perello (moderator) Consulta Europa Projects & Innovation

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RURALIZATION Fair

RURALIZATION Photo exhibition

  • My big family - Aranzazu Anaya ( Binacua, Huesca, Spain )
  • Roots - Esther Naval ( Huesca, Spain )
  • More than three generations - Aranzazu Anaya ( Binacua, Huesca, Spain )
  • Pastor family - Ede Tordai ( Targu Mures, Romania )
  • Sensitization - Adam Lenner ( Kesznyéten, Hungary )
  • Generations - Anna Fóris ( Pátka, Hungary )
  • Pastor Child - Ede Tordai ( Targu Mures, Romania )
  • Learning - Esther Naval ( Huesca, Spain )
  • Handyman's grandson - Ede Tordai ( Targu Mures, Romania )
  • See him - Esther Naval ( Huesca, Spain )
  • Treasure of the house - Ede Tordai ( Targu Mures, Romania )
  • Day labourers - Ede Tordai ( Targu Mures, Romania )
  • Boros Károlyné Transport - Károlyné Boros ( Fityeház, Hungary )
  • Succession - Esther Naval ( Huesca, Spain )
  • Generations - Elisa Crestani ( Padova, Italy )
  • Cultivation of asparagus - Elisa Crestani ( Padova, Italy )
  • Feeding the cows as mother with the children - Els Vanneste ( Damme, Belgium )
  • Harvesting potatoes - Els Vanneste ( Damme, Belgium )
  • Nuevas metas - Aranzazu Anaya ( Santa Cilia, Huesca, Spain )
  • Tradition and future - Anna Fóris ( Pátka, Hungary )
  • Always together - Anna Fóris ( Pátka, Hungary )
  • Unas papitas con mojo, por favor - Ana María Díaz ( The Canary Islands, Spain )
  • Learning family business - Aranzazu Anaya ( Binacua, Huesca, Spain )
  • Love land issues - Aranzazu Anaya ( Binacua, Huesca, Spain )

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