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Greek hailstorm aid response expanded

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2026-07-31 10:18 UTC → 2026-07-31 10:47 UTC · added removed

Intense hailstorms on 24‑25 July 2026 devastated crops across central and northern Greece. ELGA deployed rapid appraisal teams, with field inspections beginning on 22 July and expanding to the hardest‑hit districts. An online claims portal (OSDE) operated from 27 July to 10 August, and the government announced that farmers would receive 100 % of the insured harvest value and advance payments of 65 % of estimated losses. Deputy Minister Christos Kellas, MP Maximos Charakopoulos, Governor Dimitris Kouretas and Agriculture Minister Margarita Schoina presented a coordinated “DANIEL‑type” measures package, pledging full compensation, removal of payout caps and seeking EU special‑financing tools. Permanent anti‑hail protection measures such as hail‑networks are also under study. On 29 July the Greek Parliament approved an amendment to article 21 of Law 5062/2023, expanding extending the extreme‑weather compensation scheme to cover plant‑production and plant‑capital losses from the July 2026 events while retaining the events. The de minimis assistance totals €24.648 million, is tax‑free, non‑seizable special protection regime. A and will not be offset against debts. Eligibility criteria, aid amounts and calculation methodology will be set by a joint ministerial decision by of Rural Development and Food Minister Margaritis Margariti Schoina and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis will determine eligibility criteria, payment amounts and calculation methods, Pierrakakis, with financing drawn from the regular state budget and a an ad‑hoc costed programme will to be submitted to the European Commission. In parallel, a de minimis state‑aid programme of €24.65 million was approved for farmers affected by the July 2026 hailstorm, the 2021 frost and the 2025 drought in the Ioannina region. Applications open in early August, with on 6 August 2026 via the AAD platform; payments are scheduled for completion by 21 August. August 2026. The aid sets a base rate targets rice growers nationwide, producers hit by the 2021 frost and farmers in the Ioannina region affected by the 2025 drought, with per‑hectare rates of €70 per hectare for rice growers and up to €1 612 per hectare for selected crops such as cherries, apples, strawberries and blueberries. fruit crops. The response continues to focus on swift damage appraisal, full compensation, advance payments and securing additional EU support for repeatedly affected regions.

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  1. 2026-07-31 10:47 UTC Greek hailstorm aid response expanded
  2. 2026-07-31 10:18 UTC Greek hailstorm aid response expanded
  3. 2026-07-30 11:43 UTC Greek hailstorm damage response and expanded aid
  4. 2026-07-30 08:20 UTC Greek hailstorm damage response and expanded aid
  5. 2026-07-30 08:20 UTC Greek hailstorm damage response and EU aid push
  6. 2026-07-30 08:20 UTC Greek hailstorm response and EU aid extension
  7. 2026-07-26 14:24 UTC Greek hailstorm damage response and EU aid push
  8. 2026-07-26 13:13 UTC Greek hailstorm damage and compensation response
  9. 2026-07-25 19:12 UTC Greek hailstorm damage and compensation response
  10. 2026-07-25 18:45 UTC Greek hailstorm damage and compensation response

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