{"id":58255,"date":"2026-06-12T12:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=58255"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:12:15","slug":"eu-commission-proposes-e540-million-and-financial-relief-and-other-supports-for-farmers-facing-fertiliser-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/eu-commission-proposes-e540-million-and-financial-relief-and-other-supports-for-farmers-facing-fertiliser-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commission proposes \u20ac540 million and financial relief and other supports for farmers facing fertiliser crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the European Commission presents measures to help farmers facing sharply rising fertiliser costs and to support Europe’s food security, delivering on the recently announced\u00a0Fertiliser Action Plan<\/a>. In recent months, geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions have pushed prices of fertilisers up across Europe.<\/p>\n

To address this situation, the Commission is proposing two concrete short-term measures. Firstly, the Commission is providing\u00a0financial relief<\/strong>\u00a0to help farmers who need to buy fertilisers to guarantee their next crops. In the coming weeks, the Commission aims to\u00a0mobilise \u20ac540<\/strong>\u00a0million in total. Earlier this week, the Commission\u00a0proposed<\/a>\u00a0to boost the agricultural reserve with an additional \u20ac300 million\u00a0from the EU budget 2026 on top of the remaining funds. The Member States will be able to top it up by up to 200% of national funds, bringing the total available financial support to a potential total of \u20ac1.5 billion.<\/p>\n

Secondly, the Commission\u00a0proposes<\/a>\u00a0targeted adjustments<\/strong>\u00a0to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) enabling Member States to provide farmers with faster and more flexible support to access fertilisers. These measures include:<\/p>\n