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Chapter V. RURAL DEVELOPMENT

International Visegrad Fund project “EU public administration and implementation of EU regional policy and rural development in V-4 countries” 19th - 21st November 2009. Chapter V. RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Ing. Barbora Milotová, PhD. Department of Regional Development

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Chapter V. RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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  1. International Visegrad Fund project “EU public administration and implementation of EU regional policy and rural development in V-4 countries” 19th - 21st November 2009 Chapter V. RURAL DEVELOPMENT Ing. Barbora Milotová, PhD. Department of Regional Development e-mail: barbora.milotova@uniag.sk

  2. Content of the chapter • Introduction • Main characteristics of rural areas in EU and challenges they are facing • The role of the RD policy • Brief history • Key dates, decisions and their impact on the Policy development • Period 2007 – 2013 • RD Policy (1968/2005, 2006/144/EC) • RDPs in V4 countries – comparisons according to selected measures within axis and according to financial allocation in axis • Results from the Health Check and introduced European Economic Recovery Plan • Future of the CAP and Rural Development Policy

  3. Introduction – main characteristics of rural areas in EU and challenges they are facing Outputs from the Conference „Europe’s rural areas in action: Facing the challenges of tomorrow“; held on 16-17 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus • Characteristics • The age structure of the population does not vary significantly between the three types of areas • An income per habitant 25-30% lower in rural areas • Employment / unemployment rates are not significantly different in rural areas relative to urban areas • A declining economic importance of the primary sector in rural areas • Challenges • Improving local economy growth and competitiveness of all economic activities located in rural areas • Increasing income of people living in rural areas in a context where average income per head is 25-30% lower in rural areas relative to towns and cities • Increasing quantity, access and quality of public and private services and infrastructures in a context where many people are attracted by the idea of living in rural areas provided that they have access to the same quantity and quality of services and infrastructures • Protecting environment and natural resources in a context where rural areas represent more than 90% of the EU-27 territory • Preservation and valorisation of rural areas’ landscapes • Analysing the potentially positive and negative consequences of development of non-food uses of primary commodities, notably the environmental and territorial impacts of biofuels (first and second generation)

  4. Brief history of the CAP and RDP as the II. pillar Key dates and changes • European Conference on Rural Development (Cork, November 1996). • Agenda 2000 CAP reform (Berlin, March 1999) • Göteborg European Council (June 2001) • ‘The new, reformed agricultural policy’ (Luxembourg, June 2003) • EU Conference on Rural Development (Salzburg, 12–14 November 2003)

  5. Period 2007 – 2013 – RD Policy • Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) • 2006/144/EC: Council Decision of 20 February 2006 on Community strategic guidelines for rural development (programming period 2007 to 2013)

  6. Period 2007 – 2013 – RD Policy • Main aims, priorities (axis), objectives and measures • Financial allocations • Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework • The role of European and National RD Networks Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 Council Decision 2006/144/EC

  7. Period 2007 – 2013 –RDPs in V4

  8. Results from the Health Check and introduced European Economic Recovery Plan • Reallocation of 4,4 billion € • Main priorities: • Climate change • Water management • Renewable energy • Biodiversity • Restructuring the dairy sector • Broadband

  9. Future of the CAP and Rural Development Policy • CAP2020 – Debating the future of Common Agricultural Policy • CAP reform beyond 2013: An idea for a longer view (Notre Europe)

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