The procedure for programming rural development measures within the CAP needs to be less complex and more results-based in order to limit in the build-up of delays in implementation, the EU Court of Auditors said in a report published on 14 November.
National rural development programmes (RDP) for 20-member states and regional RDPs for the eight others “are long and complex documents with shortcomings that limit the potential to enhance the focus on performance and results”, said the...