There is also a meeting with the Minister of Finance in order to have a clear deadline for the payment of the remaining BGN 125 million.
Within tomorrow, October 10, farmers will receive the funds in the amount of BGN 200 million under “Aid to support the liquidity of farmers to overcome the negative economic impact of Russian aggression against Ukraine” and “Aid to support the liquidity of farmers, producers of grain and oil crops, to overcome the negative economic impact of Russian aggression against Ukraine”.
This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Georgi Tahov during a meeting with representatives of the agricultural branch at the Ministry of Agriculture.
He emphasized that there is a decision of the Board of the State Fund “Agriculture” (DFZ) for payout of the amount of Ukrainian aid and a notification was sent to the EC for the entire amount of BGN 325 million.
The Minister of Agriculture informed that tomorrow, together with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova, they will meet with representatives of the interested parties.
He added that in connection with the unfavorable weather phenomena that had a negative impact on agricultural production, at the request of Bulgaria, the crisis reserve of the EU was activated and for the first time the affected farmers in our country will have the opportunity to take advantage of this mechanism.
During the meeting, the progress on a number of legislative proposals from the industry was also discussed, as well as the targeted allocation of resources for state aid “de minimis”.
The following took part in the meeting: Deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Food Deyan Stratev, Ivan Kapitanov and Yanislav Yanchev.
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