EU Commission proposes €9.5m crisis fund for Irish farmers

Part of a €330 million package for EU farmers that have been impacted by adverse events,

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The European Commission is proposing to allocate a €9.5 million support package to Irish farmers.

This is part of a €330 million package for farmers across 22 EU member states that have been impacted by adverse climatic events, high input costs, and diverse market and trade related issues.

Ireland will be among the member states to benefit from this exceptional support from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Countries may complement this EU support up to 200% with national funds.

The measure will be voted by member states at the next committee meeting for the common organisation of agricultural markets.

proposes to mobilise additional EU funding for The new support package will consist. In addition, Member States today approved the €100 million support package for farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia presented on 3 May. Several other measures, including a possibility of higher advance payments should support farmers affected by adverse climatic events.

EU farmers from Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, and Sweden will benefit from this exceptional support of €330 million from the CAP budget.

If approved the national authorities will distribute the aid directly to farmers to compensate them for the economic losses due to the market disturbances, the consequences of high input prices and rapidly falling agricultural product prices and, where relevant, for the damage caused by the recent climate events.

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