28/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - Investment plan - leverage for rural development. By fostering public and private investment, the recovery plan of €315 billion announced by the European Commission could provide leverage for investments in rural development. The plan could increase support to rural development by encouraging the member states to vary the modes of financing to achieve a multiplying effect. On 14 July of this year, the Commission and the EIB signed a memorandum of understanding...