On 21 May, SMART ERA sister project FUTURAL will host a webinar entitled Smarter, Stronger and More Competitive Rural Areas: The Way Forward for EU policies.

Building on the successful European Local Innovation Forum (ELIF) in November 2024 – where FUTURAL and its sister projects SMART ERA and RURACTIVE joined forces – and following the RURACTIVE Forum in February 2025, this policy dialogue continues to foster the emergence of an active European policy community on rural innovation.

The webinar will provide a platform to present FUTURAL’s results of policy support for community-led innovation in rural areas and an opportunity to engage with EU institutions (EC, EP, CoR, EESC) and rural networks (ELARD, ERCA, PREPARE), providing a relevant learning and engagement experience for SMARTERA partners and followers.

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