Comité économique et social européen
On 7 November, the Rural Pact Coordination Group (CG) convened for its second meeting since its inception. The CG plays a crucial role in developing strategies, coordinating actions, and ensuring effective implementation of the Rural Pact and brings together diverse stakeholders to address challenges and advance sustainable development in rural areas.
Academia, local civil society organisations, representatives of regional and national authorities and members of the European Economic and Social Committee met at a conference in Dolni Vítkovice, a former industrial area for coal mining and steel production in Ostrava, on 11 October 2022. The conference on Reinventing the Moravian-Silesian Region in search of a socially just transition was organised by the EESC's Civil Society Organisations' Group as part of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Si l’attrait de la vie à la campagne s’est accru ces toutes dernières années, de nombreuses zones rurales de l’Union restent confrontées à un certain nombre de problèmes qui dissuadent les personnes d’y rester ou de s’y installer.
Une réunion extraordinaire du Bureau de la NAT a eu lieu en France, à Rouen, les 8 et 9 septembre 2022, à l'initiative de M. Arnold Puech d'Alissac (membre du Groupe des employeurs). L'objectif était d'explorer l'approche française en matière d'agriculture du carbone faisant suite à l'avis du CESE sur les cycles durables du carbone, ainsi que les atouts agricoles de la région Normandie.
NAT members promoted the EESC messages on Rural Development at the European Rural Parliament annual meeting in in Kielce (Poland) on 12-15 September 2022. The event gathered around 350 participants from 39 European countries.
EESC plenary debate on 'The Long-Term Strategy for Rural Areas' with Mr Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, 21 October 2021
An interview with Piroska Kállay, a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) from the Workers' Group, representing Medosz, the Trade Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Water Supply Workers in Hungary. She is currently one of the members of the NAT section and her work focuses in particular on environmental protection and the territorial development of rural areas.
The NAT section invited the two winners of the COPA COGECA 2021 Innovation Award for Women Farmers to join its Section meeting of 15 April 2021 to bring practical and innovative ideas in their debates.
Les territoires ruraux et urbains d’Europe ne se développent pas de manière uniforme. Il est essentiel de promouvoir des politiques qui freinent cette tendance, de garantir une transition équitable et durable vers une économie du bien-être dans tous les territoires et d’encourager un rééquilibrage de la population.
An interview with Josep Puxeu Rocamora, member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) from the Employers' Group, representing the Spanish Food and Drink Industry Federation (FIAB). He is currently one of the Vice Presidents of the NAT Bureau and his work focuses in particular on balanced territorial development.
