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Today the deadline ends!!! Can you identify key areas where the Rural Pact Support Office can offer enhanced support and networking opportunities to the Rural Pact and its community? – fill in our short survey by 31 July 2024. The survey  takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Your feedback will provide valuable insights to help shape the future of EU rural development policies and initiatives. The aim of the survey is to get an overview of rural stakeholders’ expectations linked with the Rural Pact and the implementation of its key objectives to: amplify rural voices; enable networking and collaboration; and encourage commitments to act for the EU’s rural vision. We have already completed the questionnaire. Andalucía Rural ARA European Rural Pact Enrique Javier Nieto Anton

📖 📚 "The Future of Europe 🇪🇺 – Built on Strong Municipalities 📖 📚 Our Book available online now This publication delves into the profound impact of local governance on the broader European integration process, particularly focusing on the Danube and Western Balkan region. **Contents Overview:** 🌍 **European Union and Local Authorities**: Several chapters are dedicated to the relationship between the European Union and local governments. It discusses how EU policies and regulations impact local governance and how municipalities can effectively navigate and leverage EU frameworks for local benefit. 🏛️ **Governance and Public Administration Reforms**: Significant emphasis is placed on governance and public administration reforms at the local level. The book describes the establishment of the Danube Governance Hub, aimed at supporting good governance and promoting quality management in public administration throughout the region. 🏘️ **Local Government Contributions and Innovations**: Various contributions from local government practitioners across the EU illustrate innovative responses to EU policies. These range from public-private partnerships to urban development and regional policies, showcasing how local insights contribute to broader policy formulations. 🔮 This book provides valuable insights into the role of municipalities in shaping the future of Europe, highlighting the importance of local level actions in the broader European context. It serves as a crucial resource for policymakers, government officials, and scholars interested in European studies, governance, and public administration. 👉👉👉📚https://buff.ly/4dx6srh #EU #EuropeanUnion #LocalGovernment #EUEnlargement #Accession #Europe KDZ - Centre for Public Administration Research - Zentrum für Verwaltungsforschung Thomas Prorok

Municipal Development Forums: model for the improvement of local productive systems This article attempts to open the debate on a territorial development perspective that fixes the interest in organized territories that are characterized by the existence of a community with a local identity, politically and administratively regulated. We conceive these territories as subjects of development promotion interventions. For this we propose a model for the creation of Municipal Development Forums, which with the participation of local actors, can generate a tailor-made Local Development Program. 

New #article from Zhou et al: The effectiveness of voluntary collective action in China's rural land development TL;DR: social capital promotes villagers' trust in policy implementers by establishing new institutions + increasing actors' trustworthiness https://lnkd.in/ee48ejvA

Network, perhaps guide to a maze of reports on the Yarra, driving improvements on the Yarra The backdrop to all of the work on the Yarra (and Waterways of the West and the Barwon and the 14 waterways promised protection at the last election) is the Yarra River Action Plan https://lnkd.in/gfwzAg3x, which seems to have been shelved as a reference document. The wing curtain of this theatre of plans and strategies, ever present, is the 50 year Community Vision https://lnkd.in/gfpjXjpJ. It is pleasing to see that it is cited so often in all the other documents. For me, frustratingly vague but with some powerful phrases. Its publication also seemed to mark the end of community involvement in the work of the Act. And the lead agency disbanded the community assembly. A mistake in my view as community improves and evolves when there is long term engagement by government. Then there is the Wurundjeri/worwurrung report, which should never be forgotten, though not directly addressing the Birrarung. The Act requires five-yearly State of the Birrarung (Yarra) and its Parklands reporthttps://lnkd.in/g2tCU2Fw, released recently, and a little late if I have my dates right. Here is a link to the 2018 report as the essence of these reports is to answer the question: Is the Yarra (Birrarung) River improving and if not, why not? https://lnkd.in/gu-uZk3b A handy reference is Melbourne Water’s Burndap Birrarung Burndap Umako (Yarra Strategic Plan) page: https://lnkd.in/gYVvCa87 Harriet Shing

Debate of Director General of Regional and urban policy of Commission with members of the Committee of the Regions for the post 2027 regional policy of EU the most important policy for EU growth with social and territorial cohesion

NTCA’s Smart Communities program partnered with the National Rural Economic Developers Association to release a new white paper, Key Point Indicators for Rural Economic Development. The report focuses on the impact of broadband on rural economies and includes examples from NTCA providers. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/ebngxPk4

How could the English Devolution White Paper impact local authorities? The White Paper, released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 16 December, sets out plans to develop devolution in England, intending to provide more power to local communities. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dWKsCUfj #PublicSector #LocalGovernment #Devolution #Reorganisation #EnglishDevolutionWhitePaper

Companies in the Welsh speaking heartlands of Gwynedd and Ynys Môn will be urged to make more use of the language to revitalise the rural economy.

In my latest analysis for sbunker I wrote about the terminological differences between the Community/Association of Serb-Majority municipalities and what lies behind these differences 📚Link: https://lnkd.in/dcXcjWXH