Greece opens €24.6m de minimis aid for rice growers, frost-hit, and Ioannina farmers

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Greece opened applications Thursday for up to €24.6 million in de minimis aid to farmers hit by extreme weather; eligible producers must apply by August 18. Submitted via AADE's myBusinessSupport platform, the program covers rice growers with 2025 weather losses, 2021 frost victims with over 30% production decline, and Ioannina farmers facing water scarcity. Rice aid is €70 per stremma (0.1 hectare); other amounts vary by crop, area, and damage. Registered professional farmers receive 100% of the aid; others receive 50%. The de minimis cap is €50,000 per enterprise over three years. Payments are expected by August 21, 2026, after checks and debt offsets.


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