These structural changes significantly impacted rural dw'ellers and economic migration increased as people sought opportunities further afield. The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), structural funds and other instruments have supported a multidimensional view of rural development. The focus of rural policy thus shifted towards a wide range of policies that are important to rural life - education policy, infrastructure, entrepreneurship, environmental protection, etc. This is a positive development, however, as this chapter will discuss, more could be done to further integrate the two policy areas.