CAP Network Ireland

Horizon Europe Brokerage Event for Cluster 6 - Calls 2025
2025-05-27 08:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Warsaw, Poland
The network of National Contact Points for Cluster 6, CARE4BIO, invites you to participate in an on-site networking event in Warsaw on 27 May 2025 for the upcoming 2025 calls in Horizon Europe Cluster 6 ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’.

Agrifood Policy Conference
2025-06-03 13:00 - 17:00 | EU District, Brussels, Belgium
Conference focused on navigating the future of agriculture and food.

EU CAP Network Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) - 9th meeting
2025-06-05 08:00 - 16:00 | Brussels, Belgium
The ninth meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) will be held in Brussels on Thursday 5 June 2025.
The SoIKE offers a platform to:

identify common issues, good practices and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, related to training and advice, and to innovation and knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI;
support the implementation of the AKIS strategic approach, and facilitate networking and exchanges between AKIS actors, including transnational initiatives of Operational Group projects;
provide input for the work programme of the EU CAP Network, in particular of the Support Facility for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange | EIP-AGRI.

SoIKE meetings are by invitation only. Invitations are sent to the organisations that are represented in the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange.

Network to Innovate - From Field to Fork: Exploring Estonia's Open Farm Day
2025-06-10 08:30 - 10:00 | Online
This workshop will spotlight Estonia’s national rural and agricultural promotional campaign “Open Farm Day”, which has become one of the country’s most successful public engagement events. First launched in 2015, the campaign will celebrate its 11th edition in 2025, taking place on July 12″“13.

During the workshop, the Estonian organizing team will present the key components behind the event’s success. They will talk about their responsibilities and share insights into planning, coordination, and communication. Additionally, some participating farms will share their perspectives on what motivates them to take part and what they believe contributes most to the campaign’s impact.

This session will be valuable for anyone interested in rural communication, event management, community engagement, and agricultural tourism. Whether you are planning a similar event or simply wish to understand how to mobilize a nationwide audience around rural life, this workshop offers practical takeaways and inspiration.

2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Effective Approaches for Simplification within the CAP
2025-06-12 08:00 - 15:00 | Brussels, Belgium
Organised by the EU CAP Network, the aims of the second Thematic Group meeting include, to:

– Review key insights gathered from the activities of the TG to date.
– Develop and share approaches on how to overcome complexity or administrative burden in main focus areas not discussed during the 1st TG meeting.
– Reflect on solutions developed and explore the potential for scaling up best practices.

Rural proofing: looking at policies through the rural lens
2025-06-12 08:00 - 16:00 | Brussels, Belgium
Organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, this event will explore measures that can be taken to efficiently implement the rural proofing mechanism at EU, national, and regional levels. It will enable peer exchange and reflection and develop proposals and recommendations for policymakers.

Good Practice Workshop: Assessment of environmental impacts of the CAP
2025-06-12 11:00 - 2025-06-13 16:00 | Wyndham Hannover Atrium – Hannover, Germany
The EU CAP Network, supported by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP, is organising the tenth Good Practice Workshop on assessing the environmental impacts of the CAP in Hanover, Germany, on 12 ““ 13 June. This workshop focuses on the possibilities of using big data and different data sources for assessing the environmental impacts of the CAP.

Good Practice Workshop: Assessment of environmental impacts of the CAP
2025-06-12 11:00 - 2025-06-13 16:00 | Wyndham Hannover Atrium – Hannover, Germany
The EU CAP Network, supported by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP, is organising the tenth Good Practice Workshop on assessing the environmental impacts of the CAP in Hanover, Germany, on 12 – 13 June. This workshop focuses on the possibilities of using big data and different data sources for assessing the environmental impacts of the CAP.

Rural Youth in Decision-Making Webinar
2025-06-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
Explore how young people are influencing decisions and shaping the future of rural areas across Europe. You’ll hear directly from youth involved in local councils, LAGs, and rural associations.
What to expect:
– Introduction to the LEADER European Youth Community and how to get involved
– Key results from recent survey on youth and rural development
– Roundtable talks with inspiring young leaders from Spain, France, Poland, and Croatia

EU CAP Network Seminar ‘On-farm demonstrations for peer-to-peer learning & innovation’
2025-06-17 08:00 - 2025-06-18 16:00 | Venice, Italy
The EU CAP Network Seminar ‘On-farm demonstrations for peer-to-peer learning & innovation’ will be held on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 June 2025.

The main objectives of the seminar are to promote the use of on-farm demonstrations as an essential tool for peer-to-peer learning and to improve the setting up and visibility of demonstration farms, as well as to foster their networks and connections with other relevant initiatives.

LEADER Inspired Network Community (LINC) 2025 event
2025-07-01 08:00 - 2025-07-03 21:00 | St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
The 2025 edition of LINC – the LEADER Inspired Network Community event – will take place in Austria on 1-3 July. This year’s edition focuses on ‘Alpine connections’ and will include networking, study visits and the unmissable LEADER Cooperation Corner. Registrations are now open.

LEADER Inspired Network Community (LINC) 2025 event
2025-07-01 17:00 - 2025-07-03 21:00 | St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
The 2025 edition of LINC ““ the LEADER Inspired Network Community event ““ will take place in Austria on 1-3 July. This year’s edition focuses on ‘Alpine connections’ and will include networking, study visits and the unmissable LEADER Cooperation Corner. Registrations are now open.

EU CAP Network “Roots of Resilience” Seminar
2025-07-09 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
Roots of Resilience explores biodiversity through science, practice and lived experiences across Europe, highlighting how biodiversity underpins resilient agroecological systems.

This webinar shares key insights through short presentations alongside animations and visual storytelling.

Nordic Meeting on Agricultural Occupational Health
2025-09-02 08:00 - 2025-09-04 17:00 | Ystad Saltzjobad, Sweden
The theme of this event is: “Joint Actions for Farmer Health and Mental Wellbeing” in order to show the importance of working together to improve and support farmer health and wellbeing

Rural Pact Conference - From vision to action: Empowering rural areas for the future
2025-09-16 13:00 - 2025-09-17 17:00 | Château du Biez – Courtrai, Belgium
Organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, the Rural Pact Conference will gather 250 participants from across Europe. This 2-day networking event aims to facilitate exchanges to advance the rural vision 2040, update the Rural Action Plan and guide Rural Pact actions and future policies.

1st meeting of the Thematic Group on Improving Water Resilience in Rural Areas through the CAP
2025-09-18 08:00 - 12:00 | Online
This will be the first meeting of the Thematic Group on Improving Water Resilience in Rural Areas through the CAP.

Main aims:
– Share good practice examples of CAP actions and approaches to improve water resilience in rural areas in a sustainable way (e.g. natural solutions for greater water retention within the landscape, investments required to improve water efficiency or water re-use).
– Explore the success factors as well as the issues and challenges facing the design and implementation of interventions for improving sustainable water resilience in rural areas.
– Identify the main areas of interest for further in-depth discussion.

Navigating the new Common Agricultural Policy
2025-09-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join this online event on 24 September to help shape the future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. Hosted by Climate KIC, this session will explore how the CAP reform can support farmers in Ireland and across Europe in transitioning towards sustainability and resilience.

1st meeting of the Thematic Group on Unlocking the Potential of Cooperation
2025-09-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Online
This will be the first meeting of the EU CAP Network’s Thematic Group on Unlocking the Potential of Cooperation.

Aims:

– Explore how farm-based businesses are capitalising on the possibilities to overcome the challenges they face through co-operation.
– Discuss how Member States are fostering cooperation among farmers to support business incomes and business resilience across the different interventions.
– Begin to consider the effectiveness of current CAP interventions/frameworks to unlock the potential of cooperation.

6th National Networks Meeting
2025-10-01 06:00 - 2025-10-02 11:00 | Katarino Spa Hotel – Razlog, Bulgaria
The 6th National Networks (NNs) Meeting, jointly organised by the EU CAP Network and the Bulgarian National Network, will take place on 1 and 2 October 2025 in Razlog, Bulgaria.
Main aims:

To identify the current and planned work that National Networks are doing in support of CAP implementation, find common areas of work with the EU CAP Network and other initiatives at the EU level.
To collaboratively explore the understanding of the diverse thematic work carried out by National Networks and find collaboration opportunities among them.
To provide updates on thematic clusters and discuss strategies for moving forward.
To follow up on the 4th NN Meeting: Networking Hackathon, offering additional opportunities to strengthen networking and cooperation among National Networks.

EU CAP Network Seminar: Delivering the CAP today and beyond
2025-10-07 08:00 - 16:00 | Brussels, Belgium
An event to support stakeholder collaboration around the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by sharing practical experiences, discussing common challenges, and identifying opportunities to strengthen delivery and coherence across Member States.

FLIARA Final Conference - Women Leading Rural Innovation: From Vision to Action
2025-10-17 08:00 - 16:00 | European Committee of the Regions, Brussels (JDE Building)
Held during Rural Women’s Week, this high-level conference will present the results of the Horizon Europe-funded FLIARA project, spotlighting female-led innovation in agriculture and rural areas across Europe.

AKIS International Conference
2025-10-22 08:30 - 16:00 | Hotel Verdi Aquincum – Budapest, Hungary
The modernAKIS project is pleased to announce the first AKIS International Conference, taking place in Budapest, Hungary on 22 October 2025.
This event will offer a dynamic platform for reflection, discussion, and knowledge exchange on how Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) can adapt and thrive within the framework of the CAP post-2027.

2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Improving Water Resilience in Rural Areas through the CAP
2025-11-06 08:00 - 16:00 | Brussels
This will be the second meeting of the Thematic Group on Improving Water Resilience in Rural Areas through the CAP.

Aims:

– Identify the factors that need to be in place to overcome barriers for effective action that improves water resilience in rural areas in a sustainable way.
– Explore options for encouraging uptake and replication of best practices.
– Develop recommendations on how to make best use of CAP tools in order to achieve transformative change.

EU CAP Network Subgroup on CAP Strategic Plans
2025-11-12 08:00 - 16:00 | Brussels
This is part of the governance of the EU CAP Network. After the launch of the Network in October 2022, this is the third year of the EU CAP Network’s operation in the 2023-2027 programming period, and this is the sixth meeting of the Subgroup on CAP Strategic Plans.
