Press Release: A further set of rural development programmes for the period 2007-2013 agreed

The Rural Development Committee (consisting of representatives of the 27 Member States) gave a positive opinion to the Rural Development programmes of Belgium (Wallonia), Estonia, France (Martinique, Réunion), Germany (3 Länder), Greece, Italy (4 regions), Portugal (Mainland and Azores) Slovakia and Spain (Navarra) for the financial period 2007-2013. These programmes are defined to guarantee infrastructure, create new income opportunities for rural regions, promote growth and fight unemployment. The Commission still has to formally adopt the programmes in the next weeks. The approval of the programmes for other countries and regions will follow in the next months.

European Commission: MEMO/07/490: Programme de développement rural - Réunion http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/490&format=HTML&aged=0&language=FR&guiLanguage=en

Europeasn Commission: MEMO/07/489: Programme de développement rural - Martinique http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/489&format=HTML&aged=0&language=FR&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/488: Rural development plans in Germany: 3 'Länder' http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/488&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/487: Rural Development plan – 4 regions of Italy http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/487&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/486: Rural Development Plan for Wallonia (Belgium) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/486&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/485: Rural Development Plan for 2007-2013 for the Autonomous Region of Azores in Portugal http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/485&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/484: Rural Development Plan for mainland Portugal http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/484&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/483: Estonia´s Rural Development Plan http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/483&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/482: Slovakia's Rural Development Plan http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/482&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/481: Rural Development Plan (2007-2013) for Greece http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/481&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/07/480: Rural development plan in Spain: Navarra http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/480&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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