Poland turned to EU commission for farmer's support

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Marek Sawicki informed that the ministry has turned to the European Commission for financial support to help farmers which were heavily affected by the heat and drought in Poland. The Commission will consider the request on  7th September. Next week the Polish government will debate on the issue of farmer support. Sawicki emphasized that this support will be social rather than compensational, as the budget does not foresee money to pay for all the damages. The minister added that the government's decision will fall when it receives the information from at least two third of the commissions which investigate the damage. It is estimated that they amount to PLN 550 million.