The European Commission on 18 November confirmed its intention to adopt a EUR 28m support package for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This new package is the latest in a series adopted by the Commission in response to the Russian ban on the importation of certain EU agricultural products.
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The amount of support being provided to each of the three countries is 6.9m for Estonia, 7.7m for Latvia and 14.1m for Lithuania, based on their respective 2013/2014 milk production levels within national quotas.
Background
The support measure for the Baltic countries follows earlier specific market support measures for peaches & nectarines, perishable fruit & vegetables and the dairy sector, as well as an additional 30 million for promotion programmes.
This measure will be a further Delegated Regulation taken under the Commission’s own authority. Experts will be consulted on the measure on 20 November and the Commission will adopt the measure shortly afterwards.
