The decision means that farmers in 15 EU countries are now eligible for an increase in their advance payments. The decision for the first 10 countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Finland) was taken in early September 2017. The five additional member states (Romania, Croatia, Ireland, Greece and the UK) were slower to request approval, reacting only as the decision on the first set of requests was already being processed. In order to avoid delaying the process for all countries concerned, the Commission decided to deal separately with the two sets of requests.

The different adverse climatic conditions, from droughts to heavy rainfall, they have experienced so far this year have put many farmers in financial difficulties. By allowing an increase in the level of advance payments that member state authorities give to farmers each year under common agricultural policy rules, the aim is to alleviate some of these cash-flow problems currently faced by farmers.

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