22/08/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 22 August, Germany stated it had released the sum of €340 million to compensate its farmers following four months of unprecedented drought (see EUROPE 12077). “This wave of drought is a meteorological event of national magnitude requiring a massive compensation plan at federal level”, said Germany’s minister for agriculture, Julia Klöckner. The adverse effects of the drought on farming in Germany has been evaluated at €680 million...