The Venhorst Declaration
The third European Rural Parliament (18-21 October 2017 – Venhorst, The Netherlands) resulted in the Venhorst Declaration, calling on “citizens and policy-makers to support the vitality of rural areas and to ensure that general policies and programmes are rural proofed.”
The Declaration – supported by over 250 representatives of rural communities in 40 European countries – advocates the creation of sustainable rural communities and a new era of bottom-up development. Participants at the event further made proposals for a new European fund for Community-led Local Development (CLLD).
Organization: European Parliament
Year: 2017
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia
Type: Policy brief/paper
Full text available at: http://www.erp2017.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/The-Venhorst-Declaration-FINAL.pdf
Content language: English