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PURPLE at CoR Conference on Financing the Integrated Development of Rural Areas

Feb 21, 2018

On 19 March 2018 President Mrs Helyn Clack will be speaking on behalf of PURPLE at a conference in Brussels co-organised by the NAT Commission of the European Committee of the Regions and the Rurality-Environment-Development network (member and coordinator of the European Countryside Movement).

Entitled “Financing the integrated development of rural areas - A goal that lies at the heart of the need for social, economic and territorial cohesion: the EU budget in perspective” this conference will focus on the future financing of rural development to support the European Rural Agenda. Mrs Clack’s intervention on ‘funding solutions for balanced rural development - the peri-urban dimension’- will be part of the afternoon panel session “How can the principle of cross-funding lead to a cross-funding initiative for rural development?”.

For registration and the latest version of the agenda please visit the Committee of the Regions website at:http://cor.europa.eu/en/events/Pages/Funding-of-the-rural-development-policy.aspx