The EU reserve allocates 50 million euros for farmers from 5 countries, including Bulgaria.

Today, the European Commission adopted a proposal to provide nearly 50 million euros from the agricultural reserve to support fruit, nut, and vegetable producers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. Agricultural producers in these member states recently suffered significant damage from adverse weather events. Following approval from the member states, the Commission's proposal allocates 7.4 million euros for Bulgaria, 10.8 million euros for Hungary, 4.2 million euros for Latvia, 1.1 million euros for Lithuania, 14.8 million euros for Poland, and 11.5 million euros for Romania. These countries can supplement this EU support by up to 200% with national funds. In the six member states, late frosts, which were often followed by hail or heavy rains, destroyed a large part of the crop of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. In the spring of 2025, Bulgaria experienced unusual weather, which began with warm temperatures in February, causing the premature flowering ...