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📢DEADLINE EXTENDED

The “Community-Led Social Innovation Projects” Call by ELIF has been extended.

📆1 March 2026 | 18:00 CET
👉Apply now: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Driving social innovation in rural areas? Join the ELIF network!

#SocialInnovation #CommunityLed #CallForProjects
📢DEADLINE EXTENDED

The “Community-Led Social Innovation Projects” Call by ELIF has been extended.

📆1 March 2026 | 18:00 CET
👉Apply now: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Driving social innovation in rural areas? Join the ELIF network!

#SocialInnovation #CommunityLed #CallForProjects
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
💡 #WomenInScienceDay

We celebrate women researchers driving a stronger #Europe. At #AEIDL, we support rural innovation & inclusive development. Read about Blanca Casares’ work through
#GRASSCEILING

👉 projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 AM
🌟 #ExpertVoices with Armelle Ledan

From migrant inclusion to inclusive digitalisation, real impact starts at local level.

📣 The CLSI call is now open: lnkd.in/dm4zpp3u

📖 Interview: lnkd.in/e6-YtCYn

#SocialInnovation #CommunityLed #LocalDevelopment
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
📅 Save the date – 3 March 2025
What’s next for Europe’s cities and urban–rural relations?

Join rurbanive EU Forum #1: The EU Agenda for Cities
🔎 Post-2027 policy, urban–rural synergies, innovation & Horizon Europe evidence

🕘 09:30–11:00 |💻 Online
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February 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🚀 Latest #AEIDL news

🌾 Tools4CAP video
📄 EP study on cohesion
💡 GRANULAR & CODECS final events
🌱 CAP future EUI
🤝 New team member: María Alonso Roldán

🔗 aeidl.eu/news

#RuralDevelopment #Agriculture
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February 4, 2026 at 10:11 AM
🌟 February is coming with a lot of events!

📆Check here the agenda 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/aeidl-...

@bmluk.gv.at @eusdr.bsky.social @wien.gv.at
#AEIDL #EUProjects #RuralDevelopment #Innovati
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February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
🌱Eamon O’Hara (ECOLISE) talks about how community-led initiatives drive real climate action and sustainability across Europe. When communities lead, impact follows. #ExpertVoices #RuralInnovation

🔗 Read more: www.aeidl.eu/wp-content/u...
👉 Join #ELIF: mailchi.mp/aeidl/join-e...
www.aeidl.eu
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
🌟 New voices at AEIDL in 2025
Aude Bourgeois, Knowledge & Cooperation Coordinator, shares her experience of a welcoming, collaborative, and forward-thinking organisation—driven by teamwork, learning, and a shared commitment to sustainable development. #AEIDLCommunity #NewVoices
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
On Wednesday, #AEIDL joined the #SharedGreenSocieties launch to present the European Local Innovation Forum ( #ELIF). Great exchanges with inspiring projects driving the #GreenTransition through local innovation, co-creation & systems change. 🌱🤝 👉 ELIF: www.aeidl.eu/forum/
January 30, 2026 at 9:05 AM
🚀 Welcome María Alonso Roldán to AEIDL! She joins our Rural & Territorial Development team as Policy Expert & Project Manager, bringing expertise in sustainability and community engagement to support #RuralEurope. 🌱
👉 lnkd.in/eDWhnNZU
#AEIDL #WelcomeToTheTeam
January 29, 2026 at 9:09 AM
We’re delighted to welcome Anja Fortuna to our Rural & Territorial Development Policy team.
10+ years of experience strengthening rural communities.
Welcome, Anja! 👏 #WelcomeToTheTeam #MeetTheTeam
January 26, 2026 at 9:26 AM
📖 On #InternationalDayofEducation, in line with @unesco.org , we highlight the need for inclusive education. Rural and remote areas across Europe face persistent barriers. At AEIDL, we support #youth-led solutions, green skills & stronger local governance. 🌍🌱

www.unesco.org/en/days/educ...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:54 PM
🌟#CLSI 2nd Call | Info Session highlight
@ArmelleLedan reminds us: you don’t need a new project to apply, share what already exists.

📅 Deadline: 15 Feb 2026

📩 Questions: [email protected]
🔗https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CLSICALL2edition2025 #ELIF
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM
🌟 Alexandra Yaghil shares why community-led social innovation is essential to address unmet social needs and build inclusive, resilient communities across Europe. When communities lead, inclusion follows. #CLSI #InclusiveGrowth #ELIF

lnkd.in/e_ZjvMBk
January 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
⏰ Last call! Apply by Sun 18 Jan
We’re hiring a Policy & Project Officer at #AEIDL 🇪🇺

🌍 Coordinating partners & EU projects for rural areas
🤝 Working on EU projects, stakeholder engagement & rural initiatives
📍 Brussels
👉 lnkd.in/eW6pqMRi

#WeAreHiring #EUJobs #RuralEurope #EUProjects
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Reposted by AEIDL
#WEBINAR “Adapting Hygiene Regulations for SFSCs: The Austrian Case as a Best Practice”
📆 19 January 2026 | 🕙 10:00 CET
📍 Online
👉 Register for the network first: form.jotform.com/231712894955...
#EU4AdvicePolicyMakers #EU4AdviceAdvisors
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Reposted by AEIDL
A new edition of the Global forest products facts and figures is out!

Check out the latest trends in production, trade, and consumption of forest products, including recent improvements in @FAO’s work on forest product statistics.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.4060/cd8005en
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🎙️ Expert Voices
New interview with Dursun Demir on what drives real rural development: community ownership, local strengths, human capital & cooperation.

👉 lnkd.in/erC5agPP

#ExpertVoices #RuralDevelopment
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Reposted by AEIDL
Last week's GRASSCEILING Final Showcase our members Styan Tchoukanov & Maria Nikolopoulou stressed that we must urgently address the deep-rooted barriers still facing too many rural women.
Women are key to #SustainableDevelopment building #ResilientEconomies vibrant communities & #StrongerSocieties💪
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reposted by AEIDL
Tomorrow the #RuralPactConference “from vision to action” kicks off in Kortrijk, Belgium, with around 250 participants exchanging ideas, networking, & building capacities for action.

🎥🔴Can’t join in person? Tune in tomorrow at 15:00 to watch the event live: bit.ly/4mhhQM3

#RuralVisionEU #RuralPact
September 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🚨 We're hiring! AEIDL seeks a Social Media Reporting Expert to support the @eib.org via fi-compass

📍Luxembourg (or relocate) 🇱🇺
⏱ Full-time freelance
🗓 Start ASAP | Apply by 29 Aug 2025

📄 Use required CV (not Europass) → aeidl.eu/wp-content/u...

Info: aeidl.eu/news/news/ur...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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The 'Generational Business Transfer Plan' in rural Salamanca connects retiring owners with new entrepreneurs: 85 transfers since 2024 from 183 businesses. A boost for rural jobs & services.

Explore the case & our good practice database 👇

#RuralPact #RuralVisionEU
July 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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‘Mobitwin’ was launched to provide door-to-door social transport in Flanders. Today, it operates across Belgium, supporting over 40 000 members annually - 75% of whom live in rural areas.

In 2023, Mobitwin introduced digital tools and innovations to enhance its service.

#RuralPact #RuralVisionEU
July 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Reposted by AEIDL
The #EURegionsWeek returns to Brussels from 13–15 October 2025!
👉 Full programme: bit.ly/44PdDZs

While this year's agenda covers a broad range of topics, several sessions are expected to be particularly interesting & relevant to rural development.

#RuralPact #RuralVisionEU

@ec.europa.eu
July 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
📢 SAVE THE DATE! 🌳💧☀️♻️

Join us for the inaugural webinar of the new #ELIF Environment and Climate Thematic Community!

🌱Nature and Biodiversity in Focus: Insights & Impact from Projects

🗓️23 June 2025
⏰15:00 - 16:30 CEST
📍Online

Register now: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
June 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM