The European Commission is expected to publish its communication on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas during the first semester 2021. The Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas is coordinated by Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for Democracy & Demography. Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, and Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms will also collaborate to develop the vision.

If Euromontana welcomes this prospective vision for rural areas, it remains crucial to make sure that the developed vision takes into account the diversity of situations in rural, remote, sparsely populated and mountain areas and contributes to the quality of life of mountain populations.

With the support of mountain stakeholders from all over Europe, Euromontana therefore contributed to the public consultation launched by the European Commission to provide feedback and recommendations for the future of rural mountainous areas.