The National Strategic Rural Development Plan (NSRDP) 2007-2013 determines the priorities of Greece for the period 2007-2013, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 on the support of rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in which it is stipulated that the national strategy for rural development will be applied via the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013.

The rural development policy 2007-2013 for Greece focuses on three basic axes:

• Improving competitiveness in the agricultural and forestry sectors.
• Enhancing the environment and the countryside.
• Ameliorating quality of life in rural areas and differentiation of the rural economy.

It will be assisted by LEADER, a fourth horizontal axis, which is based on the experience gained from the Leader Community Initiatives of past programming periods.

Related files

• Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15/12/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the EAFRD (PDF - 306.81 Kb)
  
• Regulation (EC) No 363/2009 of 4 May 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (PDF - 910.74 Kb)