On Tuesday, 10 May, the European Commission approved a €400 million French aid scheme aiming to support agriculture and fisheries in the context of the war in Ukraine.
The aid was approved under the State Aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the European Commission on 23 March 2022.
The support in question will take the form of direct grants to cover part of the rise in feed costs incurred by farms and fish farming businesses in France.
The European Commission found that the...