An evaluation of the effects of rural development policies in the North – East Region of Romania

The European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) holds as principal objectives, as theywere outlined in the Treaty of Rome, the following: increase productivity, by promoting technicalinnovation and ensuring optimum use of factors of production, ensure a fair standard of living for theagricultural community, stabilize agricultural markets, secure availability of agricultural supplies andprovide consumers with food at reasonable prices. Over time, and depending on certain factors, newsecondary objectives have been added such as: environmental protection, biodiversity, animal welfare,enhancement of rural areas. In the North-East Region of Romania, the impact of rural developmentpolicies implemented through the National Rural Development Programme (NRDP) has been assessed atregional and local level utilizing a combined analysis of statistical databases.