Ekonomický deník | Subsidies for Czech farmers
Farmers in the Czech Republic receive the fifth largest package of national subsidies in the European Union, behind Poland, Germany and Austria. Moreover, the whole system is set up in such a way that small farmers often do not receive subsidies at all. According to Viktor Daňek, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute, the system cannot function fairly without a cap or a significant degression in payments.
27. May 2024
Then there are the extreme ends that we see, for example, in southern Italy and Slovakia, where the market is being cornered by mafiosi who are really only interested in the number of hectares in order to get the highest possible payment from the European Union and not in looking after the countryside.
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