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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13584
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Commission allocates €99 million in emergency aid to farmers in five EU countries

On Wednesday 19 February, the EU Member States backed the European Commission’s proposal to mobilise €98.6 million from the agricultural crisis reserve to support farmers in Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia and Hungary who suffered the effects of natural disasters in 2024 (see EUROPE 13575/7).

The Commission will pay €68 million to Spain, €16.2 million to Hungary, €6.7 million to Croatia, €4.2 million to Latvia and €3.5 million to Cyprus as exceptional support. This aid will help to support farmers in these countries who have suffered a loss of production and, consequently, a loss of income. EU aid can be supplemented by up to 200% from national funds.

The national authorities will have to distribute this aid by 30 September 2025 and ensure that farmers are the final beneficiaries. The five Member States will also have to notify the Commission of the details of the implementation of this aid by 31 May 2025 at the latest. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)

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BUDGET: several Member States question need for discussion on next multiannual financial framework at European Council in March
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ENERGY: phasing out Russian gas may mean “bigger imports from United States”, according to Dan Jørgensen
CLIMATE: European Environment Agency stresses need to implement existing legislation in order to achieve 2030 objectives
COHESION: future centralisation of cohesion policy funds is causing concern among EU’s local and regional elected representatives
AGRICULTURE : EU stakeholders concerned about lack of budgetary ambition in vision for agriculture
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SWITZERLAND: Commission reiterates to European Parliament its expectations that Bern will benefit from new series of bilateral agreements
SERBIA: Belgrade still needs to make efforts to align itself with EU and initiate reforms necessary for its future accession, according to the MEPs
KOSOVO: for the MEPs, Pristina is on right track in its accession process, but much remains to be done
MEDITERRANEAN: new ‘Pact for Mediterranean’ should be presented in September, according to Dubravka Šuica
MIDDLE EAST: OXFAM also believes that EU should make relations with Israel conditional on respect for international law
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