Agriculture & Food

#52026AS122611EU approval of Croatian aid for African swine fever damage

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The European Commission has approved Croatia’s state aid scheme to compensate pig farmers for damage caused by African swine fever. The scheme provides direct grants covering up to 100% of eligible costs linked to prevention, control, eradication, and damage from the disease. The programme has a total budget of €10 million, with €5 million available annually, and runs until 31 December 2027. It affects Croatia’s swine and pig-raising sector, especially farms facing disease-related losses or control measures.

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Key Changes

  • Approves a Croatian state aid scheme for African swine fever-related losses
  • Allows direct grants covering up to 100% of eligible costs
  • Sets a €10 million total budget and a programme end date of 31 December 2027

Affected Parties

Croatian pig farmersSwine and pig-raising businesses+1 more…

Tags

state aid,African swine fever,pig farming…