Greece got funds from the EU for bad weather but not for the plague

Published 2024년 9월 24일

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Greece has received 101.53 million euros from the EU to aid recovery from weather-related damages, but funds are not available for losses from a sheep and goat plague. The European Council has not yet agreed on compensation for these losses. Livestock breeders are seeking immediate financial support. The Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food, Kostas Tsiaras, has proposed a review of EU funds for zoonosis treatment and compensation for producers. He also suggested a coordinated network of veterinary services between the EU and neighboring countries. Tsiaras is advocating for a delay in the implementation of the regulation on the electronic registration of plant protection product use, to relieve the administrative burden on farmers.
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Greece received 101.53 million euros from the EU for the damages caused by the bad weather "Daniel" but did not get any funds for the plague of sheep and goats. After a year the European Council agreed to mobilize the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide aid for the disasters that occurred in Thessaly and other areas of central Greece. These disasters also include livestock losses from the disaster but not from the plague that followed. Livestock breeders are waiting for immediate financial support to cover their immediate needs and the provision of working capital to continue their activity. There is no government planning to deal with these problems in animal husbandry, nor are any measures announced to replenish the livestock in our country. Everyone was waiting for the money from the EU. The Minister of AAT had stated that regarding the issue of compensation for livestock farmers for the plague, he himself would raise it at the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and ...
Source: Agrotypos

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