The European Commission proposed on Friday 2 March that the maximum amount of de minimis agricultural state aid that member states can distribute without prior notification should be increased from €15,000 to €25,000 per farm holding over a period of three years. A public consultation on this plan has been opened and will run until 16 April.
Technically, de minimis aid is not considered to be state aid. In times of crisis, it “enables a quicker reaction in helping farmers overcome...