EU OKs €44.7m worth of Polish state aid to corn producers affected by Ukraine war

The European Union’s executive has said it has approved a Polish plan to offer EUR 44.7 million worth of state aid to corn producers affected by Russia's war against Ukraine.

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The European Commission said on Monday it had approved "an approximately EUR 44.7 million (PLN 200 million) Polish scheme to support the corn production sector in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine."

The EU executive added that the support would take the form of direct grants.

According to the European Commission's statement, "the purpose of the measure is to support agricultural producers that, in 2022 or 2023, at least once did not receive payments for corn sold to entities purchasing and trading cereals, and that are at risk of losing financial liquidity due to the difficulties on the agricultural market caused by the current crisis."

❗️Kolejna znacząca pomoc publiczna dla 🇵🇱, w kontekście agresji 🇷🇺 na 🇺🇦, została zatwierdzona w kwocie 44,7 mln euro (200 mln zł)

Pomoc dla producenta rolnego, który nie otrzymał zapłaty za sprzedaną kukurydzę🌽.

Decyzja nr SA.109217 będzie dostępna👇https://t.co/obVMkemysQ

— Janusz Wojciechowski (@jwojc) September 18, 2023

The aid will not exceed EUR 250,000 per beneficiary, and will be granted no later than December 31, 2023, the statement also said.

Odpowiedź na wojenne reperkusje w rolnictwie. KE zatwierdziła polski program pomocy dla producentów kukurydzy o wartości 44,7 mln euro https://t.co/px2PgXrLAB

— wPolityce.pl (@wPolityce_pl) September 18, 2023

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Monday is day 572 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: PAP, ec.europa.eu