Council Regulation (EC) 1290/2005[REF] of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy provided for the creation of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the financing of rural development programmes.
Axis I: Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector Axis II: Improving the environment and the countryside Axis III: The quality of life in rural areas and diversification of the rural economy Axis IV: Leader .