Rural Development in the European Union - Statistical and economic information
This annual report provides, at national and regional levels, statistical and economic information covering the three objectives of Rural Development policy 2007-2013. An overview of Rural Development budget over the 2007-2013 period is included together with the first information on the financial monitoring of RD programs in EU-27 and in Candidate Countries.
Rural Development Indicators
The indicators are extracted from the 2012 report "Rural Development in the EU – Statistical and Economic Information" and derived from the Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (CMEF), which provides a single framework for monitoring and evaluation of all rural development interventions for the programming period 2007-2013.
They are presented according to the following broad thematic groups:
- Importance of rural areas
- Socio-economic situation of rural areas
- Sectoral economic indicators
- Environment
- Diversification and quality of life
- LEADER
Rural development indicators 2012 
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