30/07/2019 The spokesman of the European Socialists in the Committee of Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, the Asturian MEP Jonás Fernández, committed with the president of the Asturian Network of Rural Development (READER), Belarmino Fernández, and the mayoress of Carreño, Amelia Fernández, to carry out all the steps in their hands so…
The Minister of Agriculture of Spain is expectant before the ERP2019
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Spain Luis Planas met in Oviedo with Belarmino Fernández Fervienza, president of READER, organizer of ERP2019, an event on which Fernández Fervienza updated. 25/07/2019 Planas was very interested in both the ERP and the European Rural Youth Parliament (ERYP), both events organised by READER…
Great expectation of ERP attendance with more than 300 participants
The figures already exceed initial pre-registrations for the ERP, with more than 300 registrations for 35 european countries so far. 25/07/2019 Since the opening of the pre-registrations have not increased the people who are interested in participating in Parliament that wil host Candás next November, in the absence final confirmation. Participants for more than 35…
Candás welcomes the ERYP 2019
The village of Candás, the capital of the municipality of Carreño, is in luck. This small town in the Cantabrian coast will host the European Rural Youth Parliament (ERYP) from 4 to 6 November of 2019. ERYP will empower youth voice regarding rural development challenges. 23/07/2019 As a pre-event of European Rural Parliament (ERP), not…
Los Balagares is added to the offer of accommodation for the ERP
URH Zen Balagares Hotel&Spa, located ten minutes from Avilés, joins the offer of accommodation for the ERP (European Rural Parliament), to be held next November in Candás (Asturias). 23/07/2019 Los Balagares is a modern four-star spa hotel located in the heart of Asturias that perfectly combines luxury, rest and wellness in a unique environment between the…
Citizen energy communities
Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU have set in Europe a new concept: Citizen Energy Communities. This directive should be transposed in every EU member country, including into the Spanish legal framework. Unión…
The role of Policy in Improving Mobility Services in European rural areas
People need mobility services to live a daily life independent of a car, whether from necessity or by their choice. The lack of suitable mobility services is a serious challenge in much of rural Europe, where there is limited or no regular organised public transport. While there have been huge advances in sustainable mobility in…
Connecting with the ‘hard-to-reach’ in rural areas’
The aim of the workshop will be to discuss how to reach out to various rural population groups who are not well-represented at the European level or who feel left behind by policy-makers. Such groups include, for instance, youth, refugees, remote communities, Roma, women, etc. The EU-funded SIMRA project has been collecting examples of social…
Market of Initiatives – ERP 2019
We invite you to participate in the ‘Market of Initiatives’: Tell and share your story! If you want to share your experience, comment a cooperation project, inspire others, receive feed-back or find new partners, the Market of Initiatives is for you. The Market of Initiatives is an opportunity to tell your rural development story to…