Event report

At EUROPE DIRECT Castilla y León Rural, in collaboration with the Junta de Castilla y León (Directorate-General for External Action), we have scheduled a series of sessions to discuss the Demographic Challenge in rural areas of our Autonomous Community. The session is specifically aimed at Rural Women, Managers and Technicians of Local Action Groups PROGRAMA: 10:00 Welcome to participants Access to zoom and presentation of the session 10:15 Presentation of the Conference on the Future of Europe EUROPE DIRECT Castilla y León Rural 10:30 Presentation: “The rural woman in front of the Demographic Challenge” Víctor Jolín Garijo, Coordinator of Princal. Director of ED Castilla y León Rural. 10:45 Experiences Possibility against Depopulation Video screening 11:00 Discussion 11:30 Conclusions and Closing of the Session • Cofe-PROP-2021-10-118009: In order for the population to remain in rural areas, one of the essential elements is connectivity. Connectivity is not only broadband, connectivity is also transport: lines and prices. Important this year, which is the European Year of Rail and there is so much talk about facilitating transport. Many lines have been lost as a result of the pandemic and have not yet recovered. Cofe-PROP-2021-11-168796: In order for the population to remain in rural areas, teleworking could be encouraged, but this involves improving connectivity, not only in broadband, but also in transport and media.Cofe-PROP-2021-11-168863For the population to remain in rural areas, it would be important to articulate fiscal measures to facilitate the installation of entrepreneurs especially in priority productive sectors or industries such as tourism and business through the internet. • Cofe-PROP-2021-10-118010: In rural areas, local administrations are key. Have close to the town halls that facilitate the procedures. It’s very important to feel close. Reference: Cofe-PROP-2021-05-18548 (European Commission opting for cooperation between peoples is a way to cover basic services jointly or by thematic commissions. It would be useful, for example, to promote more sustainable communication and transport in rural areas with instruments such as transport vouchers between villages.