Bulgaria has requested from European Commission to allow the implementation of a COVID-19 emergency measure in each of the programmes for supporting vulnerable farmers and food-processing workers. Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva has..
Greek farmers have started recurrent roadblocks to demand tax reductions and cheap fuels. The protest’s leader Stergios Litsos explained that the protesters aim to reach the border with Bulgaria at Promahon border checkpoint in the coming days...
Farmers from the eastern Rhodopes protest today near Bulgaria’s Kardzhali because of low milk purchase prices and non-payment of subsidies. In addition to the resignation of Minister of Agriculture Rumen Porozhanov, farmers also demanded that..
The countries from the Visegrad Group (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland) together with Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia share common position about the future agricultural policy of the EU. The farmers from those countries support the..
Greek farmers have once again blocked the E 79 European route in the vicinity of Promahon border checkpoint with Bulgaria. The farmers formed a human chain, blocking traffic around 200 meters from the border checkpoint. Traffic in both..
It was reported that Greek farmers would begin protests on January 23 which means that roadblocks are expected, including blockade of the border with Bulgaria. The reason for the protest is discontent of farmers over the economic policy of the Greek..
Farmers in Greece announced that they would start protests on January 23. Blockades of roads, including checkpoints at the Greek-Bulgarian border are also expected. Farmer protest against tax reforms in Greece. In January and February last year Greek..
About 775 million euro will be allocated under various measures for supporting farmers in the 2016 campaign for direct payments. Payments begin at the end of the year, Minister of Agriculture Desislava Taneva said while on a visit to the Regional..
