In these times of political and budgetary uncertainty in Europe, After the failed attempt by the Mid-June European Council to agree on a budget for 2007-2013, the fate of rural areas is more than ever at stake. It depends on both the pending decisions relating to the CAP Second pillar and international trade negotiations.
How can the weakest rural areas unlock their potential and create growth and employment on the basis of their own assets, without depending directly from a more and more uncertain European budget?
This Conference which took place in England during the British EU Presidency allowed the participants to review the recent development of community policies aimes at suppporting rural areas, exchange on difficulties, opportunities, achievements and perspectives for all rural stakeholders.
The economic, social and environmental aspects were discussed by all rural actors, from the highest community level to grassroots actors, in order to share experiences and remain mobilised in favour of a more sustainable and harmonious development scheme in Europe.
Final declaration
Final programme
Final list of participants
RED (Rurality Environment Development) position paper
Opinion of the Association of European Border Regions on the European Commission's proposal for a council regulation on support for rural development by the European agricultural fund for rural development
Reaction of Coldiretti on the European Commission's proposal for a council regulation on support for rural development by the European agricultural fund for rural development
European Countryside Movement
Reaction of the Spanish Network for rural development (REDR)
Reaction of PREPARE Partnership for rural Europe
Devon County Council: www.devon.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council: www.hants.gov.uk
EC Rural Development webpage: http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/rur/index_fr.htm
Ruralité - Environnement - Développement: www.ruraleurope.org
PREPARE Network - Partnership for Rural Europe: www.preparenetwork.org
PRAXIS Network - Essex Development and Regeneration Agency: www.praxisnetwork.net
Committee C "Regional Policies" Plenary Meeting
AER Committee C position on the EU Research and Development Policy post-2006
Annex to the AER Committee C position on the EU Research and Development Policy
Committee C Youth Resolution
Final agenda
All the adopted documents will be soon available on the Intranet. For any further enquiry, please contact the AER Committee C Secretariat:
Agnès Ciccarone, a.ciccarone(at)a-e-r.org, tel.: +33 (0)3 88 22 74 37
Estelle Desgouttes, e.desgouttes(at)a-e-r.org, tel.: +33 (0)3 88 22 74 38
Working documents
Synthesis note of the Public transport Union on the new regulation proposal on public passenger transports services by rail and by road
Sysdam's recommendations concerning the 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological development and Demonstration Activities (2007-2013)
Eurochambres position paper on the new research framework programme 2007-2013.
Brand : Face A innovative tool for location branding and Location marketing, Pleon Kohtes Klewes
Conference on social tourism, to be held in Palma de Mallorca on November 11th 2005.
For more information, go to the AER tourism webpage.
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