The EU member States have given the
green light to the European Commission's proposal to mobilize up
to 120 million euros from the CAP agricultural reserve to
support farmers in Italy, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia and Romania
affected by the effects of extreme weather events.
Of these, approximately 37.4 million will go to Italy, the
second biggest beneficiary of Brussels' aid after Germany (46.5
million euros), followed by Romania (21.6 million euros),
Bulgaria (10.9 million euros) and Estonia (3.3 million euros).
"The 120 million euro package will enter into force in the next
few days", Brussels announced via X.
The current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provides for an
agricultural reserve of at least 450 million euros per year to
deal with market disruptions or exceptional events that affect
production or distribution.
The green light to the proposal - put forward last September 23
- came during the meeting of the Committee for the Common
Organisation of Agricultural Markets. In the first half of 2024,
Brussels recalled in putting forward the proposal, "unusually
hot temperatures and unprecedented drought conditions" were
recorded in the south of mainland Italy and on the islands, with
consequences for the production of fruit and vegetables, wine
and arable crops.
The capitals concerned will have to send Brussels a notification
by the end of the year with the details of the implementation of
the measures, in particular "the criteria used to determine the
granting of individual aid, the expected impact of the measure,
the payment forecasts broken down by month until the end of
April and the level of additional support to be provided".
The notification must also include the actions taken to avoid
distortions of competition and overcompensation.
Once the green light is obtained, a note specifies, the aid must
be distributed by 30 April 2025 and ensure that farmers are the
final beneficiaries.
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