The Spanish authorities have promptly allocated 269 million euros to support farmers

🇪🇸 The Spanish authorities have promptly allocated 269 million euros to support farmers Spanish farmers today picked up on the protests already taking place in almost all EU countries. Agrarians drove machinery into the streets in an attempt to block traffic on the roads. ️ Amid the protests, Spanish authorities have published a preliminary list of nearly 140,000 farmers who will receive up to 269 million euros in emergency aid. The agriculture ministry said the funds would go to “compensate for the difficulties caused by the drought and the effects of the conflict in Ukraine“. ️ This is the first country whose authorities have reacted to farmers’ discontent with the EU policy and offered at least some support measures. Источник: Global News (EU, USA)