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Seeding and sharing: Forum Synergies and PREPARE
11a. 11b. 3rd European Rural
Parliament in Venhorst, NL in 2017
12a. 12b. Estonian Rural
Parliament, here in 2013
EUROPEAN RURAL PARLIAMENTS
In 2013, with the support of PREPARE and the That event was attended by 240 people from 30
European Rural Communities Alliance (ERCA), countries. It adopted a detailed ‘European Rural
HSSL organised in Brussels a first European Rural Manifesto’, based upon ideas gathered through
Parliament, attended by 150 people from 30 surveys among rural people in 36 European
European countries. Encouraged by the response, countries.
PREPARE, ERCA and the European LEADER This Manifesto has guided subsequent advocacy
Association for Rural Development (ELARD) work. The 3rd ERP was held in Venhorst, Netherlands
organised and held the 2nd European Rural in 2017; and the 4th ERP in Asturias, Spain in
Parliament (ERP) in 2015 at Schärding in Upper November 2019. This biennial series has developed
Austria. towards a true ‘rural voice’ in Europe.
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