The EU should be doing more to more to exploit the synergies between its policies on renewable energy sources and rural development, according to the latest report by the European Court of Auditors.

The report reveals that EU Member States do not use Rural Development funding under the EAFRD sufficiently to prioritise renewable energy projects that could have positive impacts on both rural areas’ development and the envirornment. It concludes with a set of recommendations on how to better link renewable energy and rural development policies and tools.