# Rural development: support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

European Parliament procedure 2009/0011(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 6th term, committee AGRI / BUDG / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 45 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2009-03-12 and 2009-03-24.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns rural development support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The amendments address an additional Community contribution under the European Economic Recovery Plan split between 'new challenges' and broadband internet infrastructure in rural areas, EAFRD co-financing rates for convergence and non-convergence regions, preserving or creating rural jobs and supporting young farmers, economic-crisis management in agriculture, consultation of regional authorities, and recoverable VAT.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandru NAZARE | Romania | PPE-DE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95019.md |
| Constantin DUMITRIU | Romania | PPE-DE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39718.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |
| Esther DE LANGE | Netherlands | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38398.md |
| Ioannis GKLAVAKIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28570.md |
| Francesco FERRARI | Italy | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38849.md |
| Iosif MATULA | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95017.md |
| Donato Tommaso VERALDI | Italy | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36394.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |
| Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI | Poland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23787.md |
| Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39721.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |

## Official source documents

- PE421.383: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.383+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.400: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.400+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.494: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.494+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-0011-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-0011-CNS.json

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