by Marina Andjelkovic | Oct 20, 2025 | Abruzzo, Italy, Burgos, Spain, Druskininkai, Lithuania, Innlandet, Norway, Jablanica i Pčinja District, Leski-Bieszczadzki, Poland, News, Northern Hungary and Northern Great Plain, Hungary, Trento, Italy, Zachodnipomorskie, Poland
The fourth General Assembly of the ESIRA project (Enhancing Social Inclusion and Rural Areas) took place from October 15 to 17, 2025, in Orelec, in the Bieszczady Mountains, Poland. The event was hosted by the local partner, the European Rural Development Network...
by Marina Andjelkovic | Sep 3, 2025 | Druskininkai, Lithuania
On 29 August, the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences (LCSS) and the Druskininkai Local Action Group (LAG) jointly organized a rural lab titled Social Economy Initiatives in Druskininkai. The event brought together representatives from all ten local communities,...
by Marina Andjelkovic | Mar 25, 2025 | Druskininkai, Lithuania
The Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Economics and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Druskininkai Local Action Group, organized a MAP meeting “Strengthening Social Innovations in Rural Areas” on February 26-27, 2025, in...
by Marina Andjelkovic | Mar 25, 2025 | Case studies, Druskininkai, Lithuania
The main aim of this report has been to collect information regarding the situation of rural areas and the communities residing in each of the participating regions in the ESIRA project. These reports will serve as the basis for the “Benchmark study on social...
by Marina Andjelkovic | Dec 18, 2024 | Druskininkai, Lithuania
On December 11, 2024, a MAP meeting brought together 20 participants (5 men and 15 women) to discuss and identify key challenges faced by participants social economy initiatives. The primary goal of the meeting was to address these issues and explore potential social...
by Marina Andjelkovic | Dec 16, 2024 | Druskininkai, Lithuania
The 20th International Scientific Conference of the European Rural Development Network “Green Transformation in Rural Europe” took place in Vilnius. The event brought together 80 participants from 14 different countries. At a recent conference, researchers from LCSS...
