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The Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 for food bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and the environment has been published and includes calls for proposals (‘topics’ in jargon) that are particularly relevant for rural areas and communities.

The open call for youth-led actions aims to advance the green transition in EU carbon-intensive regions is covered by the Just Transition Fund and open until 9 January 2023.

SHARED GREEN DEAL is calling for local experiment partners. Find out more about this possibility to apply for € 22 000 to create local change in support of the Green Deal.

The Commission will carry out in 2023 a study on competition for land use and sustainable farming and provide a sound and comprehensive analysis of the main impacts of sectoral developments on land use in the EU’s rural areas.

To deliver on the Green Deal and reach climate neutrality by 2050, this call aims to fund projects that will green the processes and activities of SMEs in the social economy by boosting the development of sustainable practices through capacity building, knowledge transfer and transnational cooperati

The Commission has launched the second set of calls for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility Digital programme. The 5G for Smart Communities action will contribute to the deployment of 5G-based systems that support service of general interest for citizens around the EU.

Some stakeholders and national authorities in the community are exploring ways to setup a pre-financing system to improve access to EU funds of beneficiaries, such as small rural municipalities, who cannot access EU funds because they cannot advance payments.

The Ministry of Regional Development launched the "national" Rural Pact for Czechia during the "Joint Seminar on Community-led Local Development and Smart Villages" in Lednice on 28 October. 

Participants discussed the way forward in terms of the EU's current financing period and the shaping of future programming periods covered by the long-term vision.