EU - First wave of proposals for using fresh European Union funding for rural development
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26-Oct-2009 (16 years 7 months 18 days ago)The Rural Development Committee approved a first wave of proposals from Member States/regions for using fresh European Union funding for rural development. The Member States/regions in question have proposed amendments to their Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) to make use of extra funding provided by the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy and the European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP), agreed in November 2008.
The CAP Health Check will provide an extra € 3.4 billion for Member States/regions to spend through their RDPs in the period 2010-2013 on any/all of the following priorities:
• climate change;
• water management;
• renewable energy;
• biodiversity;
• restructuring the dairy sector; and
• innovation linked to any of the above priorities.
The CAP Health Check will provide an extra € 3.4 billion for Member States/regions to spend through their RDPs in the period 2010-2013 on any/all of the following priorities:
• climate change;
• water management;
• renewable energy;
• biodiversity;
• restructuring the dairy sector; and
• innovation linked to any of the above priorities.