DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-820-7-0337

Impact of the Next Generation EU on rural areas: First lessons from the selected national plans

Jorge NÚÑEZ FERRER, Petr BLIŽKOVSKY

The purpose of the paper is to assess the national plans under the EU's Next Generation EU recovery plan and particularly the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The method is based on a qualitative review of plans of the largest EU member states. The focus is on evaluating the way the rural areas are being targeted by the plans and what instruments are proposed. The research limitations are represented by the lack of details in the plans and the lack of research on the link between the Recovery and Resilience Facility and rural areas. The European Union is facing numerous challenges in a rapidly changing integrated global economy. On the one hand to get the economy in motion after COVID, while on the other aiming to transform the economic system to a more sustainable one, with core objectives including the mitigation of climate change and mainstreaming circular economy. These changes will have substantial repercussions on the economic structures and the economic sectors of the member states, including agriculture. The vision for the rural areas can, however, be a neglected subject. The practical implications of the research are that it can contribute to prepare rural areas to the optimal use of the resources. Social implications of supporting rural areas are the decreasing of disparities within the EU and strengthening of social and economic cohesion.

Klíčová slova: Next Generation EU, Recovery and Resilience Facility, rural areas, national plans

stránky: 337-347, Publikováno: 2021, online: 2021