UK NRN News

Stay up to date with all the news from the UK National Rural Network, listed below.

European Thematic Working Groups

(23 Sep 2009) The Commission has established a number of EN RD Thematic Working Groups (TWG). They focus on specific rural development programme thematic priorities.

Norway conference to explore innovation in mountain regions

(20 Jul 2010) Delegates from across Europe will travel to Norway this September for the seventh European Mountain Convetion.

2nd Fruit Festival of Odorhei Region and International Conference

(21 Jun 2010) The 2nd Fruit Festival of Odorhei Region and International Conference takes place on September 23-26, 2010.

CCRI Rural Policy Conference

(15 Jul 2010) The CCRI has announced its 2010 Policy Conference. It takes place on Tuesday 19 October 2010 at the Queens Hotel, Cheltenham.

The CAP post-2013 -Summing up conference on the public debate

(15 Jul 2010) Following on from the CAP post 2013 debate in which people were invited to submit their views to the European Union on the future of European agricultural policy. A conference has been organised for people to hear some of the results from the public debate.

Questionnaire on Hemp planning

(13 Jul 2010) The Chanvre wallon (Walloon Hemp) association in Belgium seeks to establish an index of Local Action Groups directly involved with the subject of industrial hemp.

Update on the future of the UK National Rural Network

( 9 Jul 2010) Following recent announcements we have received some enquires about the implications for the future of the UK National Rural Network.

International Leader Youth Seminar: let’s make the county shine and thrive

( 7 Jul 2010) Local Action Groups have been invited to the International Leader youth seminar. The seminar will take place at 8–12 August 2010 in Tartu Health and Sport Centre, Estonia.

Study Visit for a Spanish Local Action Group to the UK

(10 May 2010) A Spanish Local Action Group from the Basque region is interested in visiting a Local Action Group in the United Kingdom.

The future of European Agricultural Policy - Call for Public Debate

(21 Apr 2010) The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a public debate on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy in the European Union.

Rur@l News 8

(13 Apr 2010) Rur@l News is the EN RD’s electronic newsletter which provides regular news about EN RD developments.

“Semi-subsistence farming in the EU: current situation and future prospects” - seminar

( 9 Feb 2010) The EN RD is holding a seminar on “Semi-subsistence farming in the EU: current situation and future prospects”. The seminar takes place in Sibiu, Romania, on the 21– 23 April 2010.

Three new European wide Leader Focus Groups

(26 Jan 2010) The European Network for Rural Development is supporting the development of three new European wide Leader Focus Groups

EN RD Newsletter - Rural News 7

(15 Jan 2010) The latest EN RD Newsletter Rural News is now available.

LINC 2010: European Leader Conference

(22 Dec 2009) The Austrian Leader area Hohe Salve is organising the European LINC conference to foster networking and exchange of experience among European Leader areas in an innovative way!

EN RD Newsletter Rur@l News 6

(22 Dec 2009) The latest edition of Rur@l news is now available.

Periurban Leader conference Coulaines, France

(10 Nov 2009) The first meeting of periurban (immediately adjoining an urban area) Leader areas takes place on the 3 and 4 December 2009.

EN RD Newsletter - Rural News 5

( 1 Oct 2009) The latest EN RD Newsletter Rural News is now available.

Would you like free broadband for a year?

(11 Aug 2009) Airlie Hall silver Surfers are looking for communities to partner with in an IT project.

Rural Evaluation News 3

( 4 Aug 2009) The latest European Evaluation Network newsletter, Rural Evaluation News is now available.

EN RD Newsletter - Rural News 4

(27 Jul 2009) The latest EN RD Newsletter Rural News is now available.

First co-operation request from Wales

(22 Jul 2009) The Rural Denbighshire Local Action Group is looking for partners in the UK and across Europe to develop a project looking at business growth for priority market sectors.

Invitation to seminar in Poland – ‘Interregional and international dimension’

(20 Jul 2009) The Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are organising a seminar about co-operation projects on the 12th-15th October 2009, in Mikolajki. They have sent an invitation for Local Action Groups and those organisations involved in the delivery of the Leader approach.

UK NRN Website goes live

(24 Jun 2009) The updated website of the UK National Rural Network goes live today.

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