Join us on-line to participate in the Congress
08.05.2025
Three days of discussions, lectures and workshops await us. The Congress will be attended by people from Poland, other member states of the European Union and from throughout Europe – including representatives of ministries responsible for rural development, institutions working for the development of villages and rural areas, local governments, non-governmental organizations, scientific communities, leaders of rural communities, and youth.
Everyone is coming together to discuss the heritage and future of rural development.
⇒ You can watch the transmission from the Congress
The Congress is made up of:
→ over 100 experts taking part in panels and discussions in plenary – the programme for this is available here https://www.gov.pl/web/EKOiWR2025-en/programme,
→ about 20 side events: conferences, workshops, discussion panels and meetings, each of which will be attended by up to a dozen experts from various fields,
→ over 60 exhibition stands, in the EXPO Wieś OdNowa (Rural Anew) zone, accessible without the need to register for the Congress,
→ meetings with folk art – exhibitions, performances, workshops. Find out about the folk art here: https://www.gov.pl/web/EKOiWR2025-en/folk-artists--concerts-workshops-shows