BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Askume) – European Union member states may increase the amount of money they give farmers after farmer protests earlier this year prompted policymakers to cut back on climate regulations, the European Commission said on Friday.
The European Commission said it will allow EU member states to make more advance payments to farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy Fund, allowing them to receive up to 70% advance from October and up to 85% advance payments in rural development areas and livestock.
Such payouts are currently 50% and 75%, respectively.
“EU farmers face liquidity problems in particular due to extreme weather events, which have hit production and put pressure on European financial markets in recent years,” the European Commission said in a statement, explaining the reason for the situation.
The Commission has taken similar measures previously, notably in response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this year, farmers blocked roads to demand action on low incomes, cheap food imports, cumbersome regulations and unfair competition from abroad.
Brussels’ efforts to reassure farmersInfluenced major parts of European Union policy .
The EU has rolled back legislation to reduce pesticide use , delayed a target for farmers to leave some land fallow to increase biodiversity, and removed a goal to reduce agricultural emissions from its 2040 climate roadmap.
