The use of European funds in the Republic of Macedonia

This paper deals with the problems encountered by people in rural areas in a country such as the Republic of Macedonia. The importance of rural development originates in several sides such as the large representation of these environments in the entire territory of the country as well as the number of people living in these areas. In this paper one of the means for securing funds available to the Republic of Macedonia will be mentioned; these are funds from the European funds expressed through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).