Rural Development Plan given go-ahead

The Rural Development Plan for Wales has been given the go-ahead by the European Commission’s Rural Development Committee on the 20 February 2008, enabling the Welsh Assembly Government to take forward the Plan’s actions to support rural Wales.

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European Commission: Office in Wales: Press Release, No.3, 2008: RDP for Wales gets positive opinion from EU members http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/about_us/office_in_wales/releases/pr0803_en.htm

Western Mail, 26.2.08 (Country and Farming): Rural Development Plan given go-ahead http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/farming-news/2008/02/26/go-ahead-for-795m-scheme-for-rural-wales-91466-20522715/

FUW: Press Release, 20.2.08: FUW welcomes Rural Development Plan green light http://www.fuw.org.uk/press_releases/eng_press_releases_029.htm

Western Mail, 26.2.08: EU money on the table (article by European Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/02/26/eu-money-on-the-table-91466-20522717/

RSPB Wales: Press Release, 10.3.08: Rural Development Plan given go-ahead http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-185453

NFU, Wales: Press Release, 20.2.08: Union welcomes RDP announcement https://www.farminguk.com/news/Union-welcomes-RDP-announcement_6566.html

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rurdev/index_en.htm

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