21/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - Support for Rural Development: Civil society's Pivotal Role: was the theme of the public hearing on 17 February in Brussels, organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). President Anne-Marie Sigmund introduced the work, which focused around three round table on: 1) the future of rural development policy (proposals form the European Commission for future rural development policy, orientations from the EP, financial perspectives and the place of...