Traduction de «Tournée rurale » (Français → Anglais) :

To achieve such development, the European Union must become a dynamic, knowledge-based, growth-oriented economy. There must be greater cohesion, a more competitive agricultural sector, stronger rural development, more sustainable use of fish stocks and environmental protection.

To achieve such development, the European Union must become a dynamic, knowledge-based, growth-oriented economy. There must be greater cohesion, a more competitive agricultural sector, stronger rural development, more sustainable use of fish stocks and environmental protection.

17. Notes that, owing to structural constraints (surface area, production volumes, self-financing capacity), many smallholdings do not have sufficient resources and cannot obtain a sufficient amount of aid to stay in business and/or be passed on to a successor; emphasises that, while the existing Community measures provide support for commercial and non-commercial activities of such holdings that are geared to quality and environmental requirements, they do not enable them to stay in business despite their non-commercial role of protecting the social fabric in rural areas and managing the land; considers that thought should be given to ...[+++] amending Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, covering the adaptation and development of rural areas, so as to authorise support for this type of small holding, with a view to curbing the trend towards the economic and social devitalisation and depopulation of many of the Union's rural areas;

17. Notes that, owing to structural constraints (surface area, production volumes, self-financing capacity), many smallholdings do not have sufficient resources and cannot obtain a sufficient amount of aid to stay in business and/or be passed on to a successor; emphasises that, while the existing Community measures provide support for commercial and non-commercial activities of such holdings that are geared to quality and environmental requirements, they do not enable them to stay in business despite their non-commercial role of protecting the social fabric in rural areas and managing the land; considers that thought should be given to ...[+++] amending Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, covering the adaptation and development of rural areas, so as to authorise support for this type of small holding, with a view to curbing the trend towards the economic and social devitalisation and depopulation of many of the Union's rural areas;

16. Notes that, owing to structural constraints (surface area, production volumes, self-financing capacity), many smallholdings do not have sufficient resources and cannot obtain a sufficient amount of aid to stay in business and/or be passed on to a successor; emphasises that, while the existing Community measures provide support for commercial and non-commercial activities of such holdings that are geared to quality and environmental requirements, they do not enable them to stay in business despite their non-commercial role of protecting the social fabric in rural areas and managing the land; considers that thought should be given to ...[+++] amending Article 33 of the rural regulation, covering the adaptation and development of rural areas, so as to authorise support for this type of small holding, with a view to curbing the trend towards the economic and social devitalisation and depopulation of many of the Union's rural areas;

I know that the Secretary of State for Rural Development is currently touring the country telling people that the government is concerned about rural development.