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Promoting Scotland on the European stage!
Visit Scotland captured the action at the 6th European Rural Parliament held in Inverurie, promoting rural Scotland
Organisation name: European Rural Parliament
Funding received: Resource funding from SRDP
Date awarded: 09/2025
Location: Aberdeenshire
Over the 20-23 October 2025, over 400 rural delegates from more than 40 European countries gathered in Inverurie in for the 6th European Rural Parliament (ERP), a participative democratic assembly that shines a spotlight on the power of rural communities.
This is the first time that the ERP has been hosted in a non EU country.
Visit Scotland captured the action at the ERP, promoting rural Scotland as a location to host events and conferences. They followed delegates as the they attend a range of study visits and workshops, capturing the buzz and enthusiasm of attendees and their positive experience of being hosted in rural Scotland.
Scottish Rural Network (SRN) were core funders of the event and NorthLink Ferries was a sponsor of the Rural Transport study trip, which involved visits to inspiring community-led projects. Arbikie Distillery hosted the Enterprise and Rural Leadership study trip to Angus, curated by Angus Rural Partnership and involving other inspiring rural enterprises. The Scottish Community Alliance (SCA) provided funding support for study visits, enabling host communities to showcase rural excellence and bring programme themes to life.
You can find a full event report and relevant links at our Event Report section, here.
