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🎤 Meet the speakers joining the 2nd day of the #RUSTIK & @ruralgranular Final Conference! 🔸 Alexia Rouby (@EUAgri) 🔸 Nicoletta Merlo (@EU_EESC) 🔸 Betty-Ann Bryce (@OECD_local) 🔗 Register here: rustik-he.eu/2026/04/rustik… ⏳ Registration closes on Monday!

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🎤 Meet the speakers joining the #RUSTIK & @ruralgranular Final Conference! 🔹 Michelle Marshalian (@EU_JRC) 🔹 Marc Bournisien de Valmont (@OECD_local) 🔹 Vasileios Margaras (@EP_EPRS) 🔗 Register here: rustik-he.eu/2026/04/rustik… ⏳ Registration closes next Monday!

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🚨 Final week to register! The @RustikHEU & #GRANULAR Final Conference will bring together leading voices from @EUAgri, @EU_JRC , @OECD , CREA, @EP_ThinkTank , @EESC_PRESS , CCRI, @ErcaRural , @ELARD_aisbl, @EU_CoR to discuss the future of rural development, rural proofing and place-based policymaking in Europe. 📍 Fondation Universitaire, Brussels 📅 24–25 June ⏳ Last chance to secure your spot! bit.ly/3Rw5Yw8 #RuralDevelopment #RuralProofing #RuralData

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@ruralgranular Day 1️⃣ focuses on evidence, data and analytical frameworks, including LL experiences, rural typologies, functional rural areas and new indicators on quality of life. Day 2️⃣ will explore how to make rural proofing operational and how to scale community led, place based solutions.

🌍 Join us in Brussels for the #RUSTIK & @ruralgranular Final Conference on 24–25 June at Fondation Universitaire! 🔸 Unpack the complexity and diversity of rural areas in Europe. 🔸 Turn this knowledge into place based policies and rural proofing. 🔍 rustik-he.eu/2026/04/rustik…

🔍 The report identifies five key transition pathways: 🌱 Supporting sustainable food and forestry systems. 🏘️ Stimulating social inclusion. 💼 Strengthening rural businesses. 🌍 Revitalising land and resource use. 💻 Digitising socio-spatial governance.

📢 How can rural regions navigate socio-economic, environmental, and digital transitions while building resilience? Deliverable 5.1 – Analysis of Living Lab Reports and Findings on Transition Pathways, with insights from 14 LL across 10 EU countries. 📖 zenodo.org/records/205106…

🇪🇺 Contribute to the EU’s “Right to Stay” strategy. The @EU_Commission has opened a call for evidence to shape its upcoming strategy on the “right to stay”, aiming to ensure people across Europe can choose to build their future in their home regions. 🔍 ruralpact.rural-vision.europa.eu/news/contribut…

New #RUSTIK deliverable out now: “Final report on Living Labs application and lessons learned” (D3.3). The report captures the key achievements, challenges and lessons for future rural Living Labs. 📄 Read the report: zenodo.org/records/202686…

New release! 🚀 The #RUSTIK Viewer Handbook is out – a step by step guide to using the RUSTIK Data Viewer to explore rural Europe’s social, environmental and digital transitions. 🔗 Access the Viewer: rustik-he.eu/data-viewer/ 📘 Download the handbook: drive.google.com/file/d/1yi8TN0…

It explores: 🔹 Europe-wide & local datasets integration. 🔹 System architecture & specifications. 🔹 Multi-scalar rural analysis. 🔹 Sustainability & maintenance of the Viewer.

📢 New deliverable available: RUSTIK Database System (D2.4) The report presents the final version of the #RUSTIK Viewer, including its architecture, datasets, and operational framework supporting the analysis of rural transitions across Europe 🌍 🔍 zenodo.org/records/201790…

📊🍽️ New work presented at the HAED–DAES 2025 Conference explores how system dynamics modelling can strengthen food redistribution across Europe. The study “Transforming Surplus into Solidarity” is grounded in Osrednjeslovenska Living Lab (Slovenia). 🔍 zenodo.org/records/200654…

🤝 A concrete outcome: Hotel Sunce will begin trial purchases across the producers’ product range. Based on guest feedback, this could turn into regular sourcing, creating a stronger link between agriculture and tourism.

🧀🌿 Bringing local cheese closer to the table in Sokobanja 🇷🇸 On 27 April, dairy farmers and cheese producers from Boljevac met with Hotel Sunce through a Living Lab session under the RUSTIK project to connect local producers with tourism businesses. 🔍 rustik-he.eu/2026/05/local-…

📬 The #GRANULARLetter (April 2026) is OUT! Discover: 🔹 RUSTIK & GRANULAR Final Conference (24–25 June, Brussels) 🔹 Smarter rural indicators 🔹 Climate neutrality insights 🔹 Living Labs & rural innovation 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4tPI6Sw #RuralDevelopment #HorizonEurope #RuralInnovation

#RustikDatainAction  The Sant Miquel de Balenyà (Osona, Catalonia), Living Lab uses the Data Viewer to explore population, mobility, services and land use – revealing where daily life can be made easier, safer and greener. 🎥 youtu.be/fFMd9RiLGIA

@ruralgranular 🔍 Present key findings on rural diversity, resilience and wellbeing. 🧰 Showcase tools and policy recommendations. 🧑‍🌾 Share experiences from Living Labs and Multi-Actor Labs working with rural communities. 🤝 Create space for exchange and networking among rural actors.

🌍 How can data, tools and local knowledge help shape better rural policies in Europe? On 24–25 June 2026, @ruralgranular and #RUSTIK projects will host their joint Final Conference at the Fondation Universitaire in Brussels. Registration and agenda 👉 rustik-he.eu/2026/04/rustik…

On #WorldCreativityAndInnovationDay, we celebrate the ideas that transform territories from the inside out. #RUSTIK works with regions to turn local knowledge, data and co-creation into innovative pathways for sustainable living, resilient communities and future-proof economies.