EU aid for farmers hit by “extreme weather”
By Martin Banks EU Member States have endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilise €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary.
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February 5, 2026 Farmers eye February 13 or 14 for big Athens rally
Greek farmers voted to escalate their long-running demonstrations by descending on the capital with tractors and buses on February 13 or 14, following a national meeting in Thessaly, central Greece, on Wednesday.
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December 1, 2025 Tensions rise as farmers clash with police near Larissa
Tensions flared Sunday in the village of Platykampos near Larissa, in central Greece, hours before farmers were due to assemble a major protest blockade in nearby Nikaia.
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November 11, 2025 Farmers head to Athens for protest at ministry
Farmers and livestock breeders from across Greece were heading into Athens on Tuesday for a protest rally at 12 noon outside the Rural Development and Food Ministry, demanding delayed payouts from the agricultural subsidy agency OPEKEPE and support for flocks hit by a sheep and goat pox outbreak.
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EUROPE
May 2, 2024 European Commission extends state aid emergency rules for farmers
The EU executive announced on Thursday (2 May) a six-month extension of the extraordinary framework allowing member states to grant support to farms and fishermen, set to expire in June, due to “persisting” market disruptions.
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EUROPE
April 30, 2024 Commission mulls weakening peatland protection requirement for farmers
A group of EU countries is calling to relax rules on mandatory practices to protect peatlands and wetlands under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a measure that is currently being considered by the European Commission.
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April 17, 2024 Farmers should not bear EU green transition costs alone, says Letta report
The costs linked to the EU’s green transition should be shared collectively to avoid burdening specific sectors, according to a report by former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, citing farmers as a group showing resistance to reforms.
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EUROPE
March 13, 2024 EU leaders to call on Commission to ensure fair competition for farmers
As the Commission prepares to unveil a package to cut red tape for farmers on Friday (15 March), EU leaders meeting at the European Council next week will urge the EU executive and agriculture ministers to act “without delay” on multiple fronts, such as trade and food chain, according to draft conclusions seen by Euractiv.
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EUROPE
March 8, 2024 EU countries urge Commission to speed up cutting of red tape for farmers
Twenty-two European countries wrote to the Commission calling for immediate initiatives to respond to the agricultural crisis, with the bloc’s executive confirming its intention to table measures next week.
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EUROPE
February 20, 2024 EU Parliament’s agriculture committee calls on Commissioner to stand up for farmers
Members of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee sent a letter to Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski on Tuesday (20 February), seen by Euractiv, setting out six demands to ease farmers’ discontent.
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