EC grants Polish farmers €29 mln

Poland will receive €28.95 million from the European Commission as financial aid for domestic agriculture, Marek Sawicki, the Minister of Agriculture told the media. The package includes funds for, among others, those farmers who suffered due to the summer drought. Sawicki admitted that he is "disappointed" with the amount that the EC has offered. He stressed that the EC paid too much attention to milk quotas, neglecting other factors such as the Russian embargo or losses caused by the drought.