The RURAL RiSE project is holding its final event
- 10 June 2026, 9:30 – 12:40
- Maison des Associations, Rue Washington 40, Brussels
The session is designed for policymakers, local authorities, social economy actors, technical experts, and rural development networks interested in capacity building, social economy practices, and the future of rural Europe.
About the event
RURAL RiSE laid its foundations by mapping social economy practices, rural challenges and opportunities across Spain, Italy, Serbia and Belgium. Each cluster partner have then developed a Capacity Building Lab in their region, bringing together local authorities, social economy actors and technical experts to co-design strategies for rural revitalisation.
Through interactive tools, peer learning sessions and field visits, participants explored how local contexts can innovate from within.
This final Lab brings those experiences into dialogue with the presentation of the Local Action Plans and what is needed to turn shared plans into long-term change on the ground.
What to expect
9H30 – 10H
Partners and participants are welcome to have a nice chat over breakfast together
10H – 10H30
Greetings – Magdalena Kleim | DG GROW
- Related EU rural projects
- Future of Single Market Programme
Introduction of the project
- MateraHub – what is Rural RiSE
Introduction of the day and agenda
- Diesis Network
10H30 – 11H
Italy case study
- Miglioni-Co and MateraHub: designing Rural Futures through Social Economy
11H – 11H30
Serbian case study
- Young Ambassadors and Palilula: key outcomes and Local Action Plan results
11H30 – 11H50 coffee break
11h50 – 12H30
Spain case study
- WAZO and Valdefuentes: co-designed a strategy tackling youth and female unemployment and depopulation
Introduction of the project
- MateraHub – what is Rural RiSE
12H30 – 12H40
Conclusions, Q&A, Wrap-up
Partners and participants are warmly invited to stay on afterwards for the NEB Festival, the New European Bauhaus Fair, to share lunch and join the activities that interest them most. Some activities require prior registration.
View the full agenda here.