On the 6th September 2016, DG AGRI presented the Cork Declaration “A better life in rural areas”. The discussions organised with the stakeholders during this 2-day conference fed the final declaration in a bottom-up approach.

For the moment, no real Action Plan for the implementation of the Cork Declaration has been presented. As the CAP consultation has just been launched this week to think about the future of European agriculture and rural development, we strongly encourage all our members and more widely all stakeholders to express their support to develop a real agenda for rural areas.