Since October 15 the payments of the subsidywith the interest focusing mainly on producers involved in organic farming and beekeeping programs, but also on the beneficiaries waiting for the rest of 2024.
OPECEPE has reportedly completed the procedures for clearing the relevant files so that the first payments are made within the week and gradually followed by the rest by the end of the month.
By the end of October, the aids concerning:
• the feed,
• Compensations for fertile materials and damage caused by Daniel bad weather,
• Compensations due to sheep and goats, mainly related to farming units of Thessaly and northern Greece.
For 2025, the procedure will be different and stricter: payments will only be made after the control of all beneficiaries by both the AADE and the services of the European Union, in the context of the new transparency and alignment policy with European regulations.
According to competent sources, the aim is to avoid unjustified statements and double registrations, which in previous years caused delays and problems in the distribution of funds. Checks will be completed by the spring of 2025 to ensure that every euro reaches the real producer.
In a nutshell, this year’s payments are proceeding normally, but from the new year the intersection of data will be a prerequisite for any aid – with the message to farmers being clear: ending to tolerance, principle of transparency.