REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 15th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD) 2021 FINANCIAL YEAR
Date: 2022-09-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EAFRD, EU Member State, agricultural expenditure, commitment of expenditure, financial year, payment appropriation, rural development

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 9.9.2022  COM(2022) 447 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 15th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM  THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)         2021 FINANCIAL YEAR  
 
 
Contents 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

1.4. 

2. 

BUDGET PROCEDURE ................................................................................................... 2 

Financial framework .................................................................................................. 2 

Draft Budget 2021 ...................................................................................................... 3 

The adoption of the 2021 Budget .............................................................................. 4 

The adoption of the Amending Budgets ................................................................... 5 

MANAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................... 6 

2.1.  Management of commitment appropriations .......................................................... 6 

2.1.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes .................................................... 6 

2.1.2.  Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 6 

2.2.  Management of payment appropriations................................................................. 7 

2.2.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes .................................................... 7 

2.2.2.  Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 8 

3. 

3.1. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2021 BUDGET .................................................................... 9 

Implementation of commitment appropriations ..................................................... 9 

3.1.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes .................................................... 9 

3.1.2.  Technical assistance ................................................................................................... 11 

3.2. 

Implementation of payment appropriations .......................................................... 12 

3.2.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes .................................................. 12 

3.2.2.  Technical assistance ................................................................................................... 18 

3.3. 

3.4. 

Analysis of expenditure declared by measure ....................................................... 19 

Implementation of EAFRD and EURI programmes ............................................ 23 

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1. 

BUDGET PROCEDURE 

1.1. 

Financial framework  

Rural  development  expenditure  in  2021  is  funded  within  the  multiannual  financial 
framework  (MFF)  2021-2027.  The  financial  framework  is  provided  by  Council 
Regulation (EU) No 2020/20931. Additional resources stemming from the European 
Union Recovery  Instrument (EURI)2  have also been made available for  years 2021 
and 2022 to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the consequences for the 
Union agricultural sector and rural areas. 

The allocation for rural development and the allocation for market related expenditure 
and direct payments after the annual technical adjustment of the MFF are presented in 
table 1.  

Table 1 – Financial framework 2021-2027 

HEADING 3 

In million EUR; current prices 

Natural Resources 
and Environment 
related to the CAP 

TOTAL  

of which : 

Market related 
expenditure and 
direct aids 

2021a) 

2022b) 

2023c) 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

55 713.0 

53 365.9 

53 626.9 

53 757.9 

53 890.9 

54 021.9 

54 155.9 

40 368.0 

40 638.2 

40 692.2 

41 649.0 

41 782.0 

41 913.0 

42 047.0 

Rural development 

15 345.0 

12 727.7 

12 934.7 

12 108.9 

12 108.9 

12 108.9 

12 108.9 

Additional 
resources from the 
European Union 
Recovery 
Instrument (EURI) 
(external assigned 
revenue) 

2 387.7 

5 682.8 

a)  After net transfer of EUR 557.0 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2021 
b)  After net transfer of EUR 618.8 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2022 
c)  After net transfer of EUR 825.8 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2023 

1 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial 
framework for the years 2021 to 2027 
OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 11–22 
2 Council Regulation (EU) 2020/2094 of 14 December 2020 establishing a European Union Recovery 
Instrument to support the recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 23. 
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Since the legislative procedure regarding the Commission’s legislative proposals  on 
CAP beyond 2020 could not be concluded on time, a transitional regulation3 has been 
adopted  extending  Regulation  (EU)  No 1305/2013  up  to  2022  in  order  to  avoid 
disruption  of  support  to  farmers  and  other  CAP  beneficiaries.  The  transitional 
regulation extended most of the CAP rules that were in place during the 2014-2020 
period and the EAFRD allocation for the years 2021 and 2022 were added (following 
the ‘old rules – new money’ principle).  This ensured a smooth transition to the future 
framework  of  the  CAP  strategic  plans.    It  also  included  the  reinforcement  by  an 
additional  EUR  8 070.5  million  (in  current  prices)  from  the  EURI  for  the  period 
2021-2022 in the form of external assigned revenue.  

1.2. 

Draft Budget 2021 

The initial draft budget for the financial year 2021 was adopted and presented by the 
Commission to the Budgetary Authority on 27 July 2020. It included EUR 15 002.9 
million  in  commitment  appropriations  and  EUR  14 715.1  million  in  payment 
appropriations for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 
2014-2022  programming  period.  The  Council  adopted  its  position  on  the  original 
draft  budget  on  7  September  2020.  The  European  Parliament’s  amendments  on  the 
Council’s  position  on  the  original  draft  budget  were  adopted  by  the  European 
Parliament on 12 November 2020.  

On  13  November  2020  the  Commission  presented  the  Letter  of  Amendment 
No 1/2021 to the draft budget.  This Letter of Amendment included for the EAFRD : 

- 

- 

- 

the  agreement  reached  between  the  Council  and  the  European  Parliament  for  a 
two-year transitional period, including the implementation of Next Generation EU 
as of 2021; 
the  revised  amounts  for  the  transfers  between  the  EAGF  and  EAFRD  following 
the notifications received from Member States, and 
the  financial  impact  of  the  decision  of  the  co-legislators  for  a  lump-sum 
exceptional  support  that  Member  States  can  provide  to  farmers  in  response  to 
COVID-19 

This  led  to  an  increase  in  commitments  to  EUR 15 345  million  and  in  payments  to 
EUR 15 022.2  million  compared  to  the  draft  budget.  An  amount  of  EUR  2 387.7 
million  in  commitment  appropriations  from  European  Union  Recovery  Instrument 
(EURI) was included in the form of external assigned revenue. As in previous years, 
the Conciliation Committee had to be convened. However, it was not in a position to 
agree on a joint text within the conciliation period of 21 days.  

3 Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying 
down  certain  transitional  provisions  for  support  from  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 
2022  and  amending  Regulations  (EU)  No  1305/2013,  (EU)  No  1306/2013  and  (EU)  No  1307/2013  as 
regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards 
the  years  2021  and  2022;  
resources  and 
OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 1–29 

the  distribution  of  such  support 

respect  of 

in 

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In  the  absence  of  formal  agreement  in  the  Conciliation  Committee,  in  accordance 
with  Article  314(8)  of  the  TFEU,  the  Commission  submitted  on  10  December  a 
second draft budget for 2021. The Council and the European Parliament approved the 
text respectively on 14 December and 18 December 2020. 

1.3. 

The adoption of the 2021 Budget 

The 2021 Budget adopted on 18 December 2020 was, as regards the EAFRD, equal 
to  the  Commission’s  second  draft  budget  both  in  commitment  and  payment 
appropriations.  

Table 2 

Budget Item 

Adopted Budget 2021 

Commitment 
appropriations 
(in EUR) 

Payment 
appropriations 
(in EUR) 

EAFRD 2014-2022 

08.030102 Rural Development types of 
interventions - 2014-2022 programmes 

15 308 020 100 

14 996 000 000 

08.010200 Support expenditure for the "European 
Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 

1 850 000 

1 850 000 

08.0302 EAFRD – Operational technical assistance 

35 119 860 

17 153 750 

08.039902 Completion of the "European 
Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 
- Operational technical assistance" (prior to 2021) 
assistance 

0 

7 196 250 

EURI 2021-2022 (External Assigned Revenue) 

08.030103 Rural development types of 
interventions financed from the European Union 
Recovery Instrument (EURI) 

08.0303 EAFRD – Operational technical assistance 
financed from the European Union Recovery 
Instrument (EURI) 

2 381 748 705 

595 437 176 

5 969 295 

1 492 324 

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1.4. 

The adoption of the Amending Budgets 
The  Amending  Budget  No  6/20214  decreased  the  payment  appropriations  for 
EAFRD rural development programmes by EUR 450 million. This was in addition to 
the EUR 219.83 million that were made available through the global transfer (EUR 
167 million) and the end-of-year transfer (EUR 52.83 million).   

Table 3 

Budget Item 

Budget 2021 after the Amendments  

Commitment 
appropriations 
(in EUR) 

Payment 
appropriations 
(in EUR) 

08.030102 (Rural Development types of interventions - 2014-2022 
programmes) 

15 308 020 100 

14 546 000 000 

EAFRD 2014-2022 

08.0102 (Support expenditure for the "European Agricultural Fund 
for Rural Development (EAFRD)) 

1 850 000 

1 850 000 

08.030200 (EAFRD – Operational technical assistance) 

35 119 860 

17 153 750 

08.039902 (Completion of the "European Agricultural Fund for 
Rural Development (EAFRD) - Operational technical assistance" 
(prior to 2021) assistance) 

0 

7 196 250 

EURI 2021-2022 (External Assigned Revenue) 

08.030103 Rural development types of interventions financed from 
the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) 

2 381 748 705 

595 437 176 

08.0303 EAFRD – Operational technical assistance financed from 
the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) 

5 969 295 

1 492 324 

4  Official  Journal  L  460/9:  Definitive  adoption  (EU,  Euratom)  2021/2221  of  Amending  budget  No  6  of  the 
European Union for the financial year 2021 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 

2.1.  Management of commitment appropriations 

2.1.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes 

As  regards  commitment  appropriations  for  the  EAFRD  rural  development 
programmes,  the  2021  voted  budget  amounted  to  EUR 15  308  million.  On  top  of 
this, the EAFRD benefited from EURI in the form of external assigned revenue, for 
an amount of EUR 2 382 million for rural development types of interventions. All in 
all, total commitment appropriations for the EAFRD in 2021 amounted to EUR 17 
690 million. 

Table 4 

Management of commitments appropriations in 2021 
(in EUR) 

EAFRD (2014-2022) 

Budget Item - 08.030102 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2021 

Appropriations available in 2021 

Appropriations used in 2021 

EURI (2021-2022) 
Budget Item - 08.030103 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2021 

Appropriations available in 2021 
Appropriations used in 2021 

15 308 020 100 

15 308 020 100 

15 308 020 100 

2 381 748 705 

2 381 748 705 
2 365 670 558 

2.1.2.  Technical assistance 

Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides that the EAFRD may use 
up  to  0.25%  of  its  annual  allocation  to  finance  technical  assistance  actions  at  the 
initiative  of  the  Commission.  In  the  2021  budget,  the  initial  amount  available  for 
this  purpose  was  EUR  1.8  million  for  non-operational  technical  assistance, 
EUR 35.1  million  for  operational  technical  assistance  and  EUR  6.0  million  for 
operational technical assistance financed from EURI.  

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2.2.  Management of payment appropriations 

2.2.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes 

the  EAFRD  rural  development  programmes  2014-2022, 

the  payment 
For 
appropriations  of  the  voted  budget  2021  amounted  to  EUR 14 996  million.  In 
addition,  the  available  assigned  revenue  transferred  from  the  previous  year 
amounted  to  EUR  240  million  and  the  assigned  revenue  collected  during  the  year 
amounted  to  EUR  162  million.  The  assigned  revenue  related  to  both  2014-2022 
EAFRD  and  pre-2014  EAFRD  programmes.  The  payment  appropriations  were 
decreased by the Amending Budget No 6/2021 in the amount of EUR 450 million, 
by the Global transfer in the amount of EUR 167 million and by the end-of-the year 
transfer  for  an  amount  of  EUR  52.8  million.  Taking  into  account  all  transfers  and 
assigned  revenue,  the  total  amount  of  payment  appropriations  available  in  2021 
amounted  to  EUR 14 728  million.  In  total,  EUR 14 566  million  of  payment 
appropriations  were  used  and  the  remaining  EUR 162  million  of  assigned  revenue 
were automatically carried over from 2021 to 2022.  

As regards the payment  appropriations for rural development types of interventions 
financed  from  EURI,  the  total  amount  forecasted  in  B2021  was  EUR  595  million. 
Out of it EUR 65.5 million were consumed in 2021.  

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Table 5 

Management of payment appropriations in 2021 
(in EUR) 

EAFRD (2014-2022) 
Budget Item - 08.030102 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2021 

14 996 000 000 

Amending Budget No 6/2021 

Global transfer 

End-of-the year transfer 

Assigned revenue carried over from 2020  

Assigned revenue collected in 2021  

Appropriations available in 2021 

Appropriations used in 2021 

EURI  
Budget Item - 08.030103 

Appropriations at the beginning of 2021 

Appropriations available in 2021 
Appropriations used in 2021 

-450 000 000 

-167 000 000 

-52 830 000 

240 278 320 

161 580 418 

14 728 028 738 

14 566 447 176 

595 437 176 

595 437 176 
65 479 075 

2.2.2.  Technical assistance 

As regards the EAFRD technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, total 
payment  appropriations  in  the  2021  budget  included  EUR  1.8  million  for  non-
operational  technical  assistance,  EUR  24.4  million  for  operational  technical 
assistance  and  EUR  1.5  million  for  operational  technical  assistance  financed  from 
EURI.   Out of this,  EUR 1.8 million  for non-operational  technincal  assistance and 
EUR 17 million  for operational  technical  assistance were consumed.  No payment 
for the operational technical assistance financed from EURI took place in 2021. 

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3. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2021 BUDGET 

3.1. 

Implementation of commitment appropriations 

3.1.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes 

Table  6  shows,  per  Member  State,  the  allocation  established  by  Regulation  (EU) 
No 1305/2013 as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/3995 to reflect the transfers 
between the pillars, as well as the amounts committed in 2021.  

Table 6  

Envelopes for 2021 vs. amounts committed by the end of 2021 

EAFRD (2014-2022) 

EURI (2021-2022) 

Budget item: 08.030102 

(in EUR) 

Budget item: 08.030103 

(in EUR) 

MS 

 2021 Allocation 

Amounts committed 
in 2021 

 2021 Allocation 

Amounts 
committed in 
2021 

BE 
BG 
CZ 
DK* 
DE 
EE 
IE 
GR 
ES 
FR 
HR 
IT 
CY 
LV 

LT 

LU 
HU 
MT 
NL 
AT 
PL 
PT 

101 120 350 
276 362 304 
317 532 230 
155 064 249 
1 635 145 136 
107 500 074 
380 591 206 
776 736 956 
1 320 014 366 
2 342 357 917 
320 884 794 
1 654 587 531 
29 029 670 
143 740 636 

238 747 895 

13 190 338 
476 870 229 
23 852 009 
161 088 781 
635 078 708 
1 297 822 020 
575 185 863 

101 120 350 
276 362 304 
317 532 230 
155 064 249 
1 635 145 136 
107 500 074 
380 591 206 
776 736 956 
1 320 014 366 
2 342 357 917 
320 884 794 
1 654 587 531 
29 029 670 
143 740 636 

238 747 895 

13 190 338 
476 870 229 
23 852 009 
161 088 781 
635 078 708 
1 297 822 020 
575 185 863 

14 246 948 
59 744 633 
54 879 960 
0 
209 940 765 
18 636 494 
56 130 739 
108 072 886 
212 332 550 
256 456 603 
59 666 188 
269 404 179 
3 390 542 
24 878 226 

41 393 810 

2 606 635 
88 267 157 
2 588 898 
15 513 719 
101 896 221 
279 494 858 
104 599 747 

14 246 948 
59 744 633 
54 879 960 
0 
209 940 765 
18 636 494 
56 130 739 
108 072 886 
212 332 550 
256 456 603 
59 666 188 
269 404 179 
3 390 542 
24 878 226 

41 393 810 

2 606 635 
88 267 157 
2 588 898 
15 513 719 
101 896 221 
279 494 858 
104 599 747 

5 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/399 of 19 January 2021 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 
No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the amounts of Union support 
for rural development in the year 2021, OJ L 79, 8.3.2021, p. 1–3 

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RO 
SI 
SK 
FI 
SE 
Total 

1 181 006 852 
134 545 025 
318 199 138 
432 995 097 
258 770 726 
15 308 020 100 

1 181 006 852 
134 545 025 
318 199 138 
432 995 097 
258 770 726 
15 308 020 100 

204 761 482 
21 684 662 
48 286 370 
61 931 116 
44 865 170 
2 365 670 558 

204 761 482 
21 684 662 
48 286 370 
61 931 116 
44 865 170 
2 365 670 558 

* According to Decision C(2022)464 of 21/01/2022 DK has programmed all EURI amounts in 2022.  

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3.1.2.  Technical assistance 

The  amount  of  commitment  appropriations  for  operational  technical  assistance  in 
the  budget  2021  was  EUR  35.1  million  for  EAFRD  2014-2022  rural  development 
programmes  and  EUR  6  million  for  EURI.  Table 7  shows  the  consumption  of  the 
commitment  appropriations  available  for  operational  technical  assistance  in  2021 
which reached EUR 29.1 million. A quarter of the committed amount relates to the 
European  Network  for  Rural  Development  and  information  technology.  No 
commitments  from  EURI  has  been  used  in  2021.  These  have  been  automatically 
carried over to 2022 as external assigned revenue. 

Table 7 

Technical assistance – Implementation of commitment appropriations 
Budget Item: 08.030200 

 (in EUR)  

Description 

 Amount committed  

European Network for Rural Development  

Information technology 

Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments 

Corporate Communication 

European Innovation Partnership  

European Evaluation Network  

Audit and Controls 

Organic agriculture database 

Other 

Total 

7 388 711  

6 686 051  

6 200 000  

3 191 000  

2 880 690  

1 508 887  

658 190  

480 000  

150 000  

29 143 530  

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3.2. 

Implementation of payment appropriations 

3.2.1.  EAFRD and EURI rural development programmes 

For  the  EAFRD  programming  period  2014-2022,  EUR 14 566.4 million  of  the 
payment  appropriations  were  implemented  out  of  EUR  14 728,0 million  available. 
For  the  EURI  2021-2022,  EUR 65.5 million  of  the  payment  appropriations  were 
implemented  out  of  EUR  595.4 million  foreseen.  Table  8a,  8b  and  8c  respectively 
show the breakdown of payments made in 2021 by declaration period for EAFRD, 
for EURI and cumulated for both.  

Table 8a 

Payments in 2021 for EAFRD 2014-2022 rural development programmes  
(in million EUR) 

Pre-financing 2014-2022 

Reimbursement of payment claims prior to Q4 2020 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q4 2020 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q1 2021 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2021 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2021 
Total 2021 

0 

3 723 578 

6 428 277 135 
2 915 035 248 
2 959 735 315 
2 259 675 901 
14 566 447 176 

Table 8b 

Payments in 2021 for EURI 2021-2022 rural development programmes  
(in million EUR) 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2021 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2021 
Total 2021 

1 595 781 

63 883 294 
65 479 075 

Table 8c 

Payments in 2021 for EAFRD 2014-2022 and EURI 2021-2022 rural 
development programmes  
(in million EUR) 

Pre-financing 2014-2022 
Reimbursement of payment claims prior to Q4 2020 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q4 2020 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q1 2021 

Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2021 
Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2021 
Total 2021 

0 
3 723 578 
6 428 277 135 

2 915 035 248 

2 961 331 096 
2 323 559 195 
14 631 926 251 

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The  monthly  consumption  of  payment  appropriations  during  the  year  (January  to 
December 2021) is shown in the graph below.  

Graph 1  

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The  breakdown  per  Member  State  and  per  declaration  period  of  the  amounts  paid  by  the 
Commission in budget year 2021 is shown in tables 9a, 9b and 9c. 

Table 9a 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Total 

Payments effectively made between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021 

EAFRD 2014-2022 - Budget item 08.030102 

(in EUR) 

Pre-
financing 

Prior to Q4 
2020 

Q4 2020 

Q1 2021 

Q2 2021 

 Q3 2021 

Total 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

16 305 557 

7 968 392 

50 783 967 

8 142 312 

130 553 008 

55 875 629 

106 736 837 

61 490 910 

35 831 

75 162 751 

177 459 342 

69 025 532 

35 429 034 

0 

31 836 619 

41 175 683 

32 040 326 

11 659 096 

83 200 228 

354 656 384 

357 112 490 

116 711 724 

127 088 

615 994 801 

350 691 286 

243 755 103 

143 513 248 

1 354 081 524 

0 

0 

0 

0 

13 583 353 

57 081 723 

9 892 879 

11 088 214 

159 253 565 

24 948 321 

36 889 388 

122 303 208 

416 823 745 

51 138 235 

89 353 019 

78 498 400 

91 646 169 

343 394 482 

635 813 400 

485 496 869 

143 853 124 

354 973 522 

165 002 677 

1 149 326 192 

2 740 258 

1 016 670 228 

504 045 737 

206 694 417 

183 025 698 

1 913 176 336 

5 448 

64 466 585 

152 187 918 

92 160 972 

73 336 166 

382 157 088 

724 325 649 

169 929 429 

333 376 448 

243 258 558 

1 470 890 084 

7 725 582 

53 150 277 

48 516 906 

5 730 115 

4 703 001 

6 836 074 

2 989 797 

32 650 476 

20 368 857 

17 919 094 

50 798 088 

45 767 798 

43 915 261 

6 300 161 

1 121 093 

2 261 751 

696 819 

182 774 809 

97 604 281 

171 968 297 

123 536 976 

5 389 174 

2 064 623 

5 750 345 

1 755 945 

33 792 407 

88 683 652 

16 192 326 

24 521 095 

316 981 284 

49 818 363 

139 036 804 

74 900 711 

22 254 455 

124 088 704 

188 998 052 

15 413 120 

576 581 182 

14 960 087 

163 189 480 

580 737 161 

664 660 948 

233 808 441 

312 027 091 

208 520 925 

1 419 017 405 

174 777 230 

100 242 065 

57 386 535 

61 308 434 

393 714 264 

545 658 795 

153 740 143 

256 743 860 

259 033 520 

1 215 176 318 

40 365 194 

55 731 665 

11 400 849 

49 386 259 

17 964 295 

119 116 597 

40 103 644 

34 805 949 

8 323 772 

138 965 031 

128 917 073 

19 694 684 

55 610 235 

184 122 727 

229 435 016 

29 483 906 

40 915 639 

19 874 454 

388 344 719 

319 709 015 

634 015 485 

118 134 

184 197 930 

257 584 053 

120 135 746 

71 979 622 

3 723 578 

6 428 277 135 

2 915 035 248 

2 959 735 315 

2 259 675 901 

14 566 447 176 

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Table 9b 

Payments effectively made between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021 

EURI - Budget item 08.030103 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Q2 2021 

 Q3 2021 

14 171 391 

1 258 205 

(in EUR) 

Total 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

14 171 391 

1 258 205 

0 

0 

1 413 035 

1 413 035 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 595 781 

424 686 

2 020 467 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6 956 099 

6 956 099 

0 

0 

0 

39 659 878 

39 659 878 

0 

0 

Total 

1 595 781 

63 883 294 

65 479 075 

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Table 9c 

Payments effectively made between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021 
EAFRD 2014-2022 and EURI 2021-2022 Budget items 08.030102 and 08.030103 

(in EUR) 

Pre-
financing 

Prior to Q4 
2020 

Q4 2020 

Q1 2021 

Q2 2021 

 Q3 2021 

Total 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Total 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

16 305 557 

7 968 392 

50 783 967 

8 142 312 

130 553 008 

55 875 629 

106 736 837 

61 490 910 

35 831 

75 162 751 

177 459 342 

69 025 532 

35 429 034 

0 

31 836 619 

41 175 683 

32 040 326 

11 659 096 

83 200 228 

354 656 384 

357 112 490 

116 711 724 

127 088 

615 994 801 

350 691 286 

243 755 103 

143 513 248 

1 354 081 524 

0 

0 

0 

0 

13 583 353 

57 081 723 

9 892 879 

25 259 605 

159 253 565 

24 948 321 

36 889 388 

123 561 414 

416 823 745 

51 138 235 

89 353 019 

78 498 400 

105 817 560 

344 652 688 

635 813 400 

485 496 869 

143 853 124 

354 973 522 

165 002 677 

1 149 326 192 

2 740 258 

1 016 670 228 

504 045 737 

206 694 417 

184 438 733 

1 914 589 372 

5 448 

64 466 585 

152 187 918 

92 160 972 

73 336 166 

382 157 088 

724 325 649 

169 929 429 

333 376 448 

243 258 558 

1 470 890 084 

7 725 582 

4 703 001 

6 836 074 

2 989 797 

53 150 277 

32 650 476 

20 368 857 

17 919 094 

48 516 906 

50 798 088 

45 767 798 

43 915 261 

5 730 115 

6 300 161 

2 716 873 

2 686 437 

696 819 

182 774 809 

97 604 281 

171 968 297 

123 536 976 

5 389 174 

2 064 623 

5 750 345 

1 755 945 

33 792 407 

88 683 652 

16 192 326 

24 521 095 

316 981 284 

49 818 363 

139 036 804 

74 900 711 

664 660 948 

233 808 441 

312 027 091 

208 520 925 

1 419 017 405 

174 777 230 

100 242 065 

57 386 535 

68 264 533 

400 670 363 

545 658 795 

153 740 143 

256 743 860 

259 033 520 

1 215 176 318 

40 365 194 

11 400 849 

49 386 259 

17 964 295 

55 731 665 

40 103 644 

34 805 949 

8 323 772 

128 917 073 

19 694 684 

55 610 235 

223 782 605 

229 435 016 

29 483 906 

40 915 639 

19 874 454 

118 134 

184 197 930 

257 584 053 

120 135 746 

71 979 622 

3 723 578 

6 428 277 135 

2 915 035 248 

2 961 331 096 

2 323 559 195 

14 631 926 251 

16 

22 254 455 

124 088 704 

188 998 052 

17 433 587 

576 581 182 

14 960 087 

163 189 480 

580 737 161 

119 116 597 

138 965 031 

428 004 597 

319 709 015 

634 015 485 

 
 
 
 
 
Table 10 compares, for each Member State, the EAFRD 2014-2022 payments made in 2021 
with  the  payments  made  in  2020.  Overall,  the  payments  slightly  decreased  by  0.02% 
compared to year 2020 (EUR 14.566 billion vs. EUR 14.569 billion).  

Table 10 

Payments made to Member States - Comparison 2021 vs 2020 - EAFRD 2014-2022 

(in EUR) 

Difference 2021 vs. 2020 

Total 

(in €) 

(in %) 

MS 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

GR 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Interim 
payments 

88 584 037 

303 027 096 

404 124 382 

95 833 669 

1 356 476 457 

101 341 372 

333 834 915 

528 268 504 

1 221 601 180 

1 934 227 583 

359 224 921 

1 526 134 448 

22 041 064 

149 973 725 

189 905 805 

14 153 119 

565 477 931 

18 058 042 

129 324 063 

573 115 163 

1 206 122 592 

579 760 866 

1 151 121 193 

125 726 538 

193 701 890 

305 132 363 

326 138 276 

767 049 393 

Total 

14 569 480 584 

2020 
Pre-
financing 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Total 

Interim 
payments 

88 584 037 

83 200 228 

303 027 096 

354 656 384 

404 124 382 

357 112 490 

95 833 669 

116 711 724 

1 356 476 457 

1 354 081 524 

101 341 372 

91 646 169 

333 834 915 

343 394 482 

528 268 504 

635 813 400 

1 221 601 180 

1 149 326 192 

1 934 227 583 

1 913 176 336 

359 224 921 

382 157 088 

1 526 134 448 

1 470 890 084 

22 041 064 

22 254 455 

149 973 725 

124 088 704 

189 905 805 

188 998 052 

14 153 119 

15 413 120 

565 477 931 

576 581 182 

18 058 042 

14 960 087 

129 324 063 

163 189 480 

573 115 163 

580 737 161 

1 206 122 592 

1 419 017 405 

579 760 866 

393 714 264 

1 151 121 193 

1 215 176 318 

125 726 538 

119 116 597 

193 701 890 

138 965 031 

305 132 363 

388 344 719 

326 138 276 

319 709 015 

767 049 393 

634 015 485 

2021 
Pre-
financing 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

83 200 228 

-5 383 809 

354 656 384 

51 629 288 

357 112 490 

-47 011 892 

116 711 724 

20 878 055 

1 354 081 524 

91 646 169 

343 394 482 

-2 394 933 

-9 695 202 

9 559 567 

635 813 400 

107 544 896 

1 149 326 192 

-72 274 988 

1 913 176 336 

-21 051 246 

382 157 088 

22 932 168 

1 470 890 084 

-55 244 363 

22 254 455 

213 391 

124 088 704 

-25 885 021 

188 998 052 

15 413 120 

-907 753 

1 260 000 

576 581 182 

11 103 251 

14 960 087 

-3 097 954 

163 189 480 

33 865 417 

580 737 161 

7 621 998 

1 419 017 405 

212 894 812 

393 714 264 

-186 046 602 

1 215 176 318 

64 055 125 

119 116 597 

-6 609 940 

138 965 031 

-54 736 859 

388 344 719 

83 212 357 

319 709 015 

-6 429 261 

634 015 485 

-133 033 908 

14 569 480 584  14 566 447 176 

0  14 566 447 176 

-3 033 408 

17 

-6.08% 

17.04% 

-11.63% 

21.79% 

-0.18% 

-9.57% 

2.86% 

20.36% 

-5.92% 

-1.09% 

6.38% 

-3.62% 

0.97% 

-17.26% 

-0.48% 

8.90% 

1.96% 

-17.16% 

26.19% 

1.33% 

17.65% 

-32.09% 

5.56% 

-5.26% 

-28.26% 

27.27% 

-1.97% 

-17.34% 

-0.02% 

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
3.2.2.  Technical assistance  

The  amount  of  payment  appropriations  available  in  budget  year  2021  for  the 
operational  technical  assistance  was  EUR  24.4  million  and  EUR  1.5  million  for 
EURI. The final implementation amounted to EUR 17.0 million. No EURI payment 
appropriations have been consumed in 2021. 

Table  11  hereafter  presents  the  payments  grouped  by  main  activities.  The  most 
important  part  relates  to  information  technology  and  the  European  Network  for 
Rural Development. 

Table 11  

Technical assistance – Implementation of payment appropriations 

Budget Item: 08.030200, 08.039902 

Description 

Information technology* 

European Network for Rural Development  
Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments 
European Innovation Partnership  

European Evaluation Network  

Corporate Communication 
Organic agriculture database 
Audit and Controls  
European Solidarity Corps 
Other 
Total 

  * Including BCO (Broadband Competence Offices) 

 (in EUR)  

Amount paid  

4 591 250  

4 514 777  
2 449 751  
1 891 751  

1 453 872  

696 550  
577 167  
517 946  
259 375  
75 234  
17 027 673  

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3.3. 

Analysis of expenditure declared by measure 

Tables  12a,  12b  and  12c  show  respectively  for  EAFRD,  EURI  and  cumulated  for 
both,  the  payment  claims  declared  by  measure  in  2021  (4th quarter  of  2020  to 
3rd quarter of 2021), the cumulative declared expenditure from the beginning of the 
programming period and also  the financial  plans  of 2014-2022 EAFRD and 2021-
2022 EURI programmes.  

The  expenditure  for  EAFRD  2014-2022  in  2021  was  concentrated  mainly  in 
Measure  04  (Investments  in  physical  assets),  in  Measure  13  (Payments  to  areas 
facing  natural  or  other  specific  constraints)  and  in  Measure 10  (Agri-environment-
climate). The expenditure for EURI 2021-2022 in 2021 was concentrated mainly in 
Measure 11 (Organic farming) and Measure 4 (Investments in physical assets). 

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Table 12a 

EAFRD declared expenditure 2021 (Q4 2020-Q3 2021) & Total cumulative expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2021)  
compared with Financial Plans  

EAFRD Measure 

 (million €) 

(%) 

 (million €) 

(%) 

 (million €) 

(%) 

Declared expenditure 2021 
(Q4 2020 to Q3 2021) 

Cumulative declared 
expenditure (Q4 2014 to 
Q3 2021) 

Financial Plans 2014-2022 

Measure 01 

Measure 02 

Measure 03 

Measure 04 

Measure 05 

Measure 06 

Measure 07 

Measure 08 

Measure 09 

Measure 10 

Knowledge transfer and information 
actions 
Advisory services, farm management 
and farm relief services 

Quality schemes for agricultural 
products and foodstuffs 

Investments in physical assets 
Restoring agricultural production 
potential damaged by natural disasters 
and catastrophic events and 
introduction of appropriate prevention 
actions 
Farm and business development 
Basic services and village renewal in 
rural areas 
Investments in forest area 
development and improvement of the 
viability of forests 
Setting-up of producer groups and 
organisations 
Agri-environment-climate 

Measure 11 

Organic farming 

Measure 12 

Measure 13 

Natura 2000 and Water Framework 
Directive payments 

Payments to areas facing natural or 
other specific constraints  

Measure 14 

Animal Welfare 

Measure 15 

Forest environmental and climate 
services and forest conservation 

Measure 16 

Co-operation 

Measure 17 

Risk management 

Measure 18 

Measure 19 

Measure 20 

Measure 21 

Measure 113 

Measure 131 

Measure 341 

Grand total 

Financing of complementary national 
direct payments for Croatia 
Support for LEADER local 
development — community-led local 
development (CLLD) 
Technical assistance Member States 
Exceptional temporary relief to 
farmers and SMEs active in 
processing, marketing and/or 
development of agricultural products 
particularly affected by the COVID-
19 crisis (art 39b) 
Early retirement 
Meeting standards based on 
Community legislation 
Skills acquisition, animation and 
implementation 

87.1 

56.8 

36.2 

0.6% 

0.4% 

433.7 

0.6% 

1 047.8 

180.8 

0.2% 

566.1 

0.2% 

176.8 

0.2% 

461.8 

2 917.6 

20.0% 

13 921.7 

18.2% 

28 572.0 

0.8% 

0.4% 

0.4% 

22.4% 

79.9 

0.5% 

390.0 

0.5% 

1 008.3 

0.8% 

959.2 

906.3 

6.6% 

6.2% 

4 734.8 

4 309.6 

6.2% 

5.6% 

8 368.1 

7 987.4 

408.3 

2.8% 

2 243.8 

2.9% 

4 735.5 

38.2 

2 352.7 

1 177.7 

0.3% 

16.1% 

8.1% 

143.4 

0.2% 

310.6 

14 758.4 

6 698.9 

19.3% 

8.8% 

20 558.6 

10 414.3 

111.4 

0.8% 

540.1 

0.7% 

781.4 

6.6% 

6.3% 

3.7% 

0.2% 

16.1% 

8.2% 

0.6% 

2 707.5 

18.5% 

17 464.7 

22.9% 

22 885.0 

17.9% 

333.1 

40.7 

200.8 

315.3 

0.0 

906.9 

333.5 

2.3% 

0.3% 

1.4% 

2.2% 

0.0% 

1 804.3 

124.7 

607.9 

1 535.8 

108.1 

2.4% 

0.2% 

0.8% 

2.0% 

0.1% 

2 596.3 

273.4 

1 905.0 

2 565.2 

108.2 

6.2% 

3 677.3 

4.8% 

8 486.1 

2.3% 

1 434.3 

1.9% 

2 870.7 

2.0% 

0.2% 

1.5% 

2.0% 

0.1% 

6.6% 

2.2% 

616.3 

4.2% 

616.3 

0.8% 

711.4 

0.6% 

13.4 

0.0 

0.0 

0.1% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

442.0 

0.0 

0.5 

0.6% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

480.4 

0.0 

0.6 

0.4% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

14 598.7 

100.0% 

76 348.0 

100.0% 

127 694.3 

100.0% 

*Member  States  declare  their  expenditure  quarterly.  However,  for  year  n,  Q4  declarations  are  submitted  in 
January of year n+1. Consequently, the corresponding reimbursements by the Commission to the Member States 
in year n go from Q4 of year n-1 until Q3 of year n. 

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Table 12b 

EURI declared expenditure 2021 (Q4 2020-Q3 2021)  
compared with Financial Plans  

Declared expenditure 2021 
(Q4 2020 to Q3 2021) 

Financial Plans 2021-2022 

EAFRD Measure 

 (million €) 

(%) 

 (million €) 

(%) 

Measure 01 

Knowledge transfer and information actions 

0.0 

Measure 02 

Advisory services, farm management and farm relief 
services 

Measure 03 

Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

1.7 

6.3 

5.6 

Measure 04 

Investments in physical assets 

11.7 

17.8% 

2 677.7 

0.0% 

0.1% 

0.1% 

33.3% 

Measure 05 

Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by 
natural disasters and catastrophic events and 
introduction of appropriate prevention actions 

Measure 06 

Farm and business development 

Measure 07 

Basic services and village renewal in rural areas 

Measure 08 

Investments in forest area development and 
improvement of the viability of forests 

Measure 09 

Setting-up of producer groups and organisations 

Measure 10 

Agri-environment-climate 

Measure 11 

Organic farming 

Measure 12 

Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments 

Measure 13 

Payments to areas facing natural or other specific 
constraints  

Measure 14 

Animal Welfare 

Measure 15 

Forest environmental and climate services and forest 
conservation 

Measure 16 

Co-operation 

Measure 17 

Risk management 

Measure 18 

Measure 19 

Financing of complementary national direct payments 
for Croatia 

Support for LEADER local development — community-
led local development (CLLD) 

Measure 20 

Technical assistance Member States 

Measure 21 

Exceptional temporary relief to farmers and SMEs 
active in processing, marketing and/or development of 
agricultural products particularly affected by the 
COVID-19 crisis (art 39b) 

Measure 113 

Early retirement 

Measure 131  Meeting standards based on Community legislation 

Measure 341 

Skills acquisition, animation and implementation 

4.9 

7.2 

41.0 

0.1 

0.6 

0.0% 

7.5% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

11.1% 

62.6% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.2% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.9% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

1.1 

0.0% 

1 018.6 

863.2 

191.1 

0.0 

787.7 

1 251.4 

75.1 

630.5 

121.4 

6.5 

186.0 

9.5 

0.0 

101.7 

115.3 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

12.7% 

10.7% 

2.4% 

0.0% 

9.8% 

15.5% 

0.9% 

7.8% 

1.5% 

0.1% 

2.3% 

0.1% 

0.0% 

1.3% 

1.4% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

Grand total 

65.5 

100.0% 

8 050.3 

100.0% 

*Member  States  declare  their  expenditure  quarterly.  However,  for  year  n,  Q4  declarations  are  submitted  in 
January of year n+1. Consequently, the corresponding reimbursements by the Commission to the Member States 
in year n go from Q4 of year n-1 until Q3 of year n. 

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Table 12c 

EAFRD and EURI declared expenditure 2021 (Q4 2020-Q3 2021)  
compared with Financial Plans  

EAFRD Measure 

 (million €) 

(%) 

 (million €) 

(%) 

 (million €) 

(%) 

Declared expenditure 
2021 (Q4 2020 to Q3 
2021) 

Cumulative declared 
expenditure (Q4 2014 to 
Q3 2021) 

Financial Plans 2014-
2022 

Measure 01 

Knowledge transfer and information actions 

Measure 02 

Measure 03 

Measure 04 

Measure 05 

Measure 06 

Advisory services, farm management and farm 
relief services 

Quality schemes for agricultural products and 
foodstuffs 

Investments in physical assets 
Restoring agricultural production potential 
damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic 
events and introduction of appropriate prevention 
actions 
Farm and business development 

Measure 07 

Basic services and village renewal in rural areas 

Measure 08 

Investments in forest area development and 
improvement of the viability of forests 

Measure 09 

Setting-up of producer groups and organisations 

Measure 10 

Agri-environment-climate 

Measure 11 

Organic farming 

Measure 12 

Measure 13 

Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive 
payments 

Payments to areas facing natural or other specific 
constraints  

87.1 

56.8 

0.6% 

0.4% 

433.7 

180.8 

0.6% 

0.2% 

1 049.5 

572.4 

0.8% 

0.4% 

36.2 

0.2% 

176.8 

0.2% 

467.4 

0.3% 

2 929.3 

20.0% 

13 933.4 

18.2% 

31 249.6 

23.0% 

79.9 

0.5% 

390.0 

0.5% 

1 009.4 

0.7% 

964.1 

906.3 

6.6% 

6.2% 

4 739.7 

4 309.6 

6.2% 

5.6% 

9 386.7 

8 850.7 

408.3 

2.8% 

2 243.8 

2.9% 

4 926.6 

38.2 

2 359.9 

1 218.6 

0.3% 

16.1% 

8.3% 

143.4 

14 765.6 

6 739.9 

0.2% 

19.3% 

8.8% 

310.6 

21 346.4 

11 665.6 

6.9% 

6.5% 

3.6% 

0.2% 

15.7% 

8.6% 

111.4 

0.8% 

540.1 

0.7% 

856.5 

0.6% 

2 707.5 

18.5% 

17 464.7 

22.9% 

23 515.5 

17.3% 

Measure 14 

Animal Welfare 

333.1 

2.3% 

1 804.3 

2.4% 

2 717.7 

Measure 15 

Forest environmental and climate services and 
forest conservation 

Measure 16 

Co-operation 

Measure 17 

Risk management 

Measure 18 

Measure 19 

Financing of complementary national direct 
payments for Croatia 

Support for LEADER local development — 
community-led local development (CLLD) 

40.7 

0.3% 

124.7 

200.9 

315.3 

1.4% 

2.1% 

608.0 

1 535.8 

0.0 

0.0% 

108.1 

0.2% 

0.8% 

2.0% 

0.1% 

279.9 

2 091.0 

2 574.7 

108.2 

906.9 

6.2% 

3 677.3 

4.8% 

8 587.8 

Measure 20 

Technical assistance Member States 

334.0 

2.3% 

1 434.8 

1.9% 

2 986.0 

2.0% 

0.2% 

1.5% 

1.9% 

0.1% 

6.3% 

2.2% 

Measure 21 

Exceptional temporary relief to farmers and 
SMEs active in processing, marketing and/or 
development of agricultural products particularly 
affected by the COVID-19 crisis (art 39b) 

616.3 

4.2% 

616.3 

0.8% 

711.4 

0.5% 

Measure 113 

Measure 131 

Measure 341 

Early retirement 
Meeting standards based on Community 
legislation 
Skills acquisition, animation and implementation 

13.4 

0.0 

0.0 

0.1% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

442.0 

0.0 

0.5 

0.6% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

480.4 

0.0 

0.6 

0.4% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

Grand total 
*Member States declare their expenditure quarterly. However for year n Q4 declarations are submitted in January of year 
n+1. Consequently, the corresponding reimbursements by the Commission to the Member States in year n go from Q4 of 
year n-1 until Q3 of year n. 

135 744.7 

14 664.2 

76 413.5 

100.0% 

100.0% 

100.0% 

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3.4. 

Implementation of EAFRD and EURI programmes 

Graphs 2a, 2b and 2c present respectively for EAFRD, EURI and cumulated for both, 
the absorption rate of rural development programmes 2014-2022 per Member State: 
payments  from  the beginning of the programming period including payments made 
for the 4th quarter of 2021 that are reimbursed in financial year 2022 compared to the 
total 2014-2022 allocation. 

There  were  no  new  de-commitments  done  in  2021.  The  total  amount  of 
decommitment  since  the  beginning  of  the  programming  period  2014-2020  equals 
EUR 16.5 million. 

the 

implementation  of 

the  EAFRD  2014-2022  rural  development 
Overall, 
programmes  reached  by  end  2021  on  average  an  absorption  rate  of  66%. 
Programmes  are  generally  well  on  track  in  terms  of  implementation,  with  the 
variation in the averages per Member State illustrated in the graphs below. 

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