Workshops
What policies do rural communities want to shape? What solutions do they already have?
At the ERP, our workshops will go beyond discussion — they’re designed to bring rural realities into the heart of European policy.
Workshops at the 6th ERP explored key topics under the theme “Rural Community Solutions to Global Challenges”, including:
🌍 Climate justice and local action
🛣️ Rural mobility and access
🌾 Food sovereignty and agroecology
🧠 Mental health and wellbeing
🏡 Housing and depopulation
🤝 Local democracy and citizen-led development
🪙 Rural economy and youth employment
Each session produced inputs to feed into the Declaration of Inverurie — the shared vision rural communities will present to the European Commission.
The workshops aren’t your typical breakout rooms.
They’re co-designed by civil society, hosted in inspiring rural spaces, and focused on solutions — not just problems.
👥 Small groups
📜 Focused topics
🛠️ Practical takeaways
Rural voices deserve to be heard at the highest levels — and at the European Rural Parliament, they will be.
We’re proud to have welcomed key speakers from:
🇪🇺 The European Commission & EESC
🏛️ Scottish and UK Governments
🌍 International civil society and rural networks
🗣️ Community-led movements across Europe
Their role? To listen, respond, and connect top-level policy with real, lived experience.
They were there not just to speak — but to help deliver the Declaration of Inverurie to the European Commission.
