Rural development policy:
today and after 2013
Loretta Dormal Marino
Deputy Director General
DG for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
IFAJ Congress 2010 – Brussels, 22 April 2010
 1. Rural development policy today (2007-2013)
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Rural development policy works through:
– shared financing (EU, Member States,
private)
– strategic multi-annual planning (current
period: 2007-2013)
– menus of optional measures grouped by
theme
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Rural development
policy 2007-2013:
themes and measures
« LEADER axis » (min. 5%): integrated, bottom/up, innovative
Axis 1: Competitiveness
(min. 10%):
- Farm modernisation
Axis 2: Environment
and land management
(min.25%):
Axis 3: Diversification
and quality of life
(min.10%):
- Less favoured
- Processing
areas
- Diversification, tourism
- Infrastructure
- Natura 2000
- Micro-enterprises
- Natural disaster aid
- Agri-environment
- Village renewal
- Training
- Forestry measures
- Basic services
EAFRD: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
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The strategic approach
1. EU Strategic Guidelines establish
the Community Priorities for the
period 2007-2013
2. National Strategies reflect EUpriorities according to the situation
in the Member State concerned
3. Establishment of national or
regional programmes on the basis
of SWOT analysis
4. Programme measures used by
interested parties (farmers and
others); results monitored
continuously
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Total indicative RD expenditure for EU-27
(2007-2013) following recent adjustments
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EAFRD (EU budget):
National co-financing:
Private expenditure:
National ‘top-ups’:
€ 96.2 billion*
€ 57.2 billion**
€ 65.5 billion**
€ 12.4 billion**
41.6%
24.7%
28.3%
5.4%
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TOTAL:
€ 231.3 billion
100.0%
* This figure includes the additional amounts from Health Check and Recovery Package
** These figures are based on the revised programmes approved end of February 2010.
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2. Rural development policy after 2013
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The institutional context of the CAP debate
 Lisbon Treaty: co-decision on agriculture and
rural development
 New EU financial perspectives after 2013
 Europe 2020 strategy
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EUROPE 2020 strategy - interlinked priorities:
 Smart growth - an economy based on knowledge and innovation:
 R&D and innovation
 Education, training and lifelong learning
 Digital society
 Sustainable growth - promoting a more resource efficient, greener and
more competitive economy:
 Competitiveness
 Combating climate change
 Clean and efficient energy
 Inclusive growth - a high-employment economy delivering economic,
social and territorial cohesion:
 Employment
 Skills
 Fighting poverty
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Rural development policy’s
contribution to Europe 2020
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Rural development policy can contribute by:
fostering “green” and innovative technologies;
investing in skills, training and entrepreneurship;
helping to manage natural resources sustainably;
improving competitiveness of farming through more
efficient use of resources;
providing environmental public goods;
developing a low-carbon rural economy;
reducing greenhouse gas emissions from farming;
unlocking the wider potential of rural areas.
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What should be the future objectives
for the CAP‘s second pillar?
Foster a
competitive
agricultural
sector
Develop
rural
areas
Sustainable
rural
development
Preserve natural
resources
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Rural development –
objectives after 2013
Foster a competitive agricultural sector
Improve resource efficiency:
•Focus on green
technologies
•Adaptation to climate
change and development
of renewable energy
•Modernisation/
restructuring
Means: Innovation, technology transfer and skills acquisition, “green”
investments
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Rural development –
objectives after 2013
Preserve natural resources
•Mitigate and adapt to
climate change
•Sustainable land
management to preserve
ecosystems
•Management of
natural
resources
Biodiversity,
water, soil
Means: Payment to land managers for public goods, training and advisory services
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Rural development –
objectives after 2013
Develop rural areas
Unlock local potential,
encourage social inclusion:
•Diversify the rural
economy
•Develop local infrastructure
•Mobilise and connect
local actors
including public-private
partnerships
Means: Investments and mobilisation of social capital
(cooperation, networking, place based strategies)
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Possible improvements
 Strategic level:
– Strengthen links with EU priorities
– Improve targeting
– Co-ordinate better with other EU policies (EFF, ERDF, ESF)
 Operational level:
– Changes to architecture (axes, measures)?
– Improve Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
– Improve “shared management” (EU/Member States)
 But trade-offs exist!
– Simplification versus accountability
– Flexibility versus targeting
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Roadmap for the EU’s RD
policy after 2013
2011 (n-3)
• Public
Consultation
• Submit IA
• Prepare
policy
proposal &
impact
assessment
• Publish
legal
proposal
•Communication
on CAP
post 2013
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• Launch ISC
• Start
negotiations
with EP
and
Council
2012 (n-2)
2013 (n-1)
• Continue
negotiations
with EP
and
Council on
legal
proposal
• Drafting
of strategy/
programmes
2014 (n)
Implementation
of the Policy
2010 (n-4)
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More information on rural development and the
CAP:

CAP Health Check
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/healthcheck/index_en.htm
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EU agriculture and CAP reform
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en.htm
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EU rural development policy 2007-2013
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm
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Agricultural Policy Analysis and Perspectives
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/analysis/perspec/index_en.htm
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