Rola instrumentów wspólnej polityki rolnej Unii Europejskiej w podnoszeniu jakości życia mieszkańców obszarów wiejskich
The role of common agricultural policy instruments in the European Union aimed at improving quality of living standards of rural inhabitants

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the role of the main common agricultural policy (WPR) instrumentsin improving the quality of living standards of rural inhabitants. Following the data collected bythe Ministry of Finance (MF) and the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture(ARiMR) an assessment concerning financial transfers of EU funds within WPR in the yearsdeveloping rural areas. A special attention has been drawn to direct subsidies (SAPS) and their contributionto farming income. For that purpose the findings from quality research conducted amongfarmers from selected communities of two provinces – podkarpackie and swietokrzyskie, were used.It has been stated that during the years 2004–2016 the amount of financial transfers from the EUbudget to Poland within WPR has equaled to 42,5 mld euro, which makes over one third of all thetransfers which were made for Poland during the whole membership period. This fact is a confirmationof a great contribution of EU funds to the development of Polish farming and rural areas.Further this means that during the period in question, Poland was the greatest net beneficiary. Indicationsof the quality research has proved that over 43 % of the farmers under research, evaluatesthe condition of their farms as better since joining the EU by Poland, and 16 % of the farmers – asmuch better. Nevertheless, more critical group of owners were from the province of podkarpackie.

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