The topic of this paper are agricultural policy measures in the Republic of Croatia and the European union, ie characteristics and features of agricultural policy in both the Republic of Croatia and the European Union. The main goal of this graduate paper is to determine how the European Union has influenced the development of agriculture in the Republic of Croatia after its accession to the European Union. The main purpose of this graduated paper is to show the importance of agricultural policy measures in the Republic of Croatia and in the European Union for the development of rural areas and agriculture. The literature used in this graduate paper is based on the manuals, books, online sources and scientific articles. The paper is conceptualized into six key units that include additional subdivisions in each unit. The first unit is an introduction to the topic and work. The second unit is based on the characteristics of agricultural policy in the European Union through an analysis of the state of agriculture in the European union, its development and emergence, and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Agricultural Guarentee Fund are also described. The third unit is based on the characteristics of agricultural policy in the Republic of Croatia. It discusses the analysis of the current challengers of agriculture, technological progress, opportunities for progress and the strategic plan of agriculture in the republic of Croatia. The fourth unit describes agricultural policy measures in the Republic of Croatia and discusses the division of measures. The fifth unit is a practical example of the good development of the EU agricultural policy, and the selected Member state is Poland. In the last sixth unit conclusion is made. At the end of this graduate paper is a list of literature, list of pictures and a list of tables used in the making of this graduate paper.