Brussels, 03/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - In a letter dated 28 May, the European Commission has finally sent the European Parliament the table showing the details of the distribution of funds for rural development. This came out of the compromise of the heads of state and of government in early February on the multi-annual financial framework of the EU for the period 2014-2020.
These figures were called for by the Parliamentary committee on agriculture. The table sent to the MEPs “shows how the Commission would distribute the amount agreed by the European Council”, said the Commission, adding that “the member states were informed, informally and individually, of these figures during the course of the European summit”.
On the sidelines of the informal meeting of ministers for agriculture in Dublin, European Commissioner Dacian Ciolos told the press on 26 May that this distribution cannot be taken as a formal proposal, as the member states and the European Parliament have still not reached an agreement on the forthcoming multi-annual financial framework.
The amount earmarked for rural development over the period 2040-2020 is €84.936 billion, including 84.724 billion to be allocated among the member states and €212.3 million (0.25% of the total) reserved for technical assistance.
11.4% of the credits shared out will go to Poland (€9.724 billion), 11% to Italy (€9.267 billion), 10.4% to France (€8.804 billion), around 8.6% each to Spain (€7.368 billion) and Germany (€7.304 billion), 8.4% to Romania (€7.124 billion). Then come Greece (€3.729 billion), Austria (€3.498 billion), Portugal (€3.606 billion) and Hungary (€3.071 billion). (LC/transl.fl)