Analiza polskiego rolnictwa w aspekcie finansów Unii Europejskiej

Since 2008, expenditures on the preservation and management of natural resources has diminished relative to spending on sustainable growth. This is the result of EU strategy stressing the importance of competitive new technologies, and developing advanced knowledge and innovation. The purpose of the article is to show the current situation in common agricultural policy and changes that are to take place after 2013. The author presents statistical data on Polish agriculture compared to the other countries of the European Union. The European Union’s spending on agriculture continues to constitute a great part of the EU budget, but its importance will be reduced. This does not however mean that problems accompanying rural development have been completely solved.