The European Commission presented a delegated act on Friday 17 February that will allow Italy to exceptionally award additional support to farmers affected by the wave of earthquakes by topping up the country’s EU envelope by up to 200% (see EUROPE 11709).
In the affected regions, the Italian authorities will be able to top up the €21 million envelope of European funding given in July 2016 (as part of the measures for milk producers and livestock farmers) with national funding (up to...