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Job Announcement for Project Coordinator in GRANULAR Project

PREPARE (Partnership for Rural Europe) is now looking for a Project Coordinator(s) for a Horizon Europe project named GRANULAR to coordinate and manage the implementation of this project. The role is an upper-level seniority and it is offered on a part-time basis. Role description and responsibilities: Time of engagement: Mid January 2024 to the end of the Project in 2026 (Initial contract period is two years with possibility for extension until the end of the GRANULAR Project) Special work...
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Job Announcement for Finance and Admin Coordinator

PREPARE (Partnership for Rural Europe) is now looking for a Finance and Admin Coordinator for its Horizon Europe projects to work on finance and administrative aspects of the projects implementation. The role is a mid-level seniority and it is offered on a part-time basis. Role description and responsibilities: Time of engagement: January/February 2024 to the end of the projects in 2027 (Initial contract period is two years with possibility for extension) Special working arrangement: This i...
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Job Announcement for Communication and Dissemination Officer

PREPARE (Partnership for Rural Europe) is now looking for a Communication and Dissemination Officer for its Horizon Europe projects to work on communication, outreach and dissemination of projects activities and results. The role is a mid-level seniority and it is offered on a part-time basis. Role description and responsibilities: Time of engagement: January/February 2024 to the end of the projects in 2027 (Initial contract period is two years with possibility for extension) Special workin...
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Job Announcement for Project Coordinator in FUTURAL Project

PREPARE (Partnership for Rural Europe) is now looking for a Project Coordinator(s) for a Horizon Europe project named FUTURAL to work on the implementation of the FUTURAL project. The role is an upper-level seniority and it is offered on a part-time basis. Role description and responsibilities: Time of engagement: Mid January 2024 to the end of the Project in 2027 (Initial contract period is two years with possibility for extension until the end of the FUTURAL Project) Special working arran...
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Survey Request: EU Initiatives for Rural Revitalization and Startup Villages

As autumn begins, we have an important request from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre that requires your attention. Your valuable insights and experiences are essential for the success of two new EU initiatives aimed at promoting rural revitalization and supporting startup villages. 1. Survey on Combining EU Funds for Rural Revitalization: We are seeking successful examples of combining various EU funds and instruments to support rural revitalization projects. Your input c...
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GRANULAR will produce a rural compass with novel data and tools

GRANULAR will produce a rural compass with novel data and tools to characterise rural diversity and guide actors in the design of tailored rural policies. Rural areas cover 80% of the European Union’s surface and represent 30% of its citizens. Today, rural areas have to face several challenges and opportunities in the light of their digital and green transition, under global environmental change. Such needs, challenges and opportunities can be very different across Europe due to the diversity o...
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Our friend Michael DOWER passed away

Our friend Michael DOWER passed away on 7 November 2022. A great champion of rural communities, well known to generations of rural activists in Europe. Retired professor of the University of Gloucestershire, but active to the very last moment – we will remember his passionate video speech to the Kielce meeting of the European Rural Parliament in September. Michael was the initiator and founder of PREPARE and its first Coordinator, always willing to give support and advice to his successors and a...
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The European Rural Parliament Manifesto 2022

We see the future of rural Europe as vibrant, inclusive and sustainable rural communities, supported by diversified and prospering economies, and by effective stewardship of high-quality environmental and cultural heritage. We believe that rural communities can be major long-term contributors to a prosperous, peaceful, just and equitable Europe, and to a sustainable global society. Our ambition is to encourage action at village and community level throughout rural Europe, creating in due course ...
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Rural People’s Declaration of Kielce 15th September 2022

We, around 350 participants from 39 European countries, met during the 5th European Rural Parliament at Kielce, Poland, from 12 to 15 September 2022, gathering rural people, representatives of civil society organisations, researchers, entrepreneurs, national governments and European Union institutions. We fully acknowledge the urgency of the current situation and the major challenges that Europe is currently facing – war, inflation, energy crises, climate and biodiversity, droughts and fires,...
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We invite you to share your view on the situation in the rural area of your country and region

We invite you to share your view on the situation in the rural area of your country and region by participating in the survey prepared by European Rural Parliament Steering Group. Results of survey will be included in EUROPEAN RURAL BAROMETER and in updating ERP Manifesto, both presented in the 5th ERP in Kielce. Please fill this rural barometre survey before your summer holidays: https://questionpro.com/t/ASuPCZsnDP (latest until August 15th).
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