This paper provides a summary of the results of an analytical review of EU Member States support for mountain areas under EAFRD (2007-2013). The analysis was conducted by the ENRD Contact Point. The main purpose of the review was to provide an overview of the different RD support measures available in mountain rural areas and to assess how these measures have been applied by different Member States (MS). The paper provides a narrative summary of the results, supported by qualitative and quantitative summaries, presented in the technical annexes. Results suggest that the availability and use of EU rural development measures in support of mountainous areas (both direct and indirect) is widespread in many Member States. EAGGF Guarantee section monitoring data for EU-25 for the years 2002-2006 confirm this, with just under 30% of total EAGGF Guarantee expenditure (approx. €1.3 bn p.a.) allocated to mountain LFA areas. The range of support offered and its application in specific mountain regions also varies greatly across the EU, both in terms of the types of measures used and the eligibility criteria applied to them. These findings suggests that the current menu of EAFRD Rural Development measures (and sub measures) available to respond to the needs of mountain areas appears to provide a sufficiently broad and flexible range of support options. It also underlines the critical role that member states and regional administrations have in developing well targeted RDPs, ensuring the optimal balance in the selection, use and application (or otherwise) of relevant policies and measures to meet the needs of specific mountain areas. It is these programming choices and their implementation that are most likely to determine the effectiveness and overall impact of rural development measures in mountain areas.