The first European Rural Parliament, ERP, will be organized in Brussels on 13 November 2013. It will speak for the many local development groups that represent and work for the good of all the inhabitants in their area.

The European Rural Parliament is a place where decision makers and grass roots meet to discuss together ways to strengthen local development in rural areas.

"ERP is a concept, an event – not an organization"

The decision to hold an ERP is the outcome of an international seminar held in Sweden in September 2012, in which many European organisations and networks participated.

The ERP will become a tradition every second year, circulating between different countries.

To learn more, please visit the website www.europeanruralparliament.com