Brussels, 22/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has drawn attention to the future of rural zones and their funding (after 2014). At a conference in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19 July, the CoR's natural resources committee discussed the matter with the Lithuanian deputy minister for agriculture, Mindaugas Kuklierius.
The CoR's concern particularly focuses on the reduction in the EU's budget 2014-2020 and the reduced funding for rural development. The author of a draft...