De Minimis, up to € 63 million, to the country’s sheep and goats, due to the incarceration of animals, as a result of zoonoses and increased feed costs, is provided by the Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD), signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, signed by the Minister of Animals, due to Finance, Athanasios Petralias.

As noted in a statement, the decision concerns producers who maintain sheep and goats and comes to cover the effects of increasing the cost of nutrition of animals, caused by the rise of zoonoses, such as the plague of the small ruminants and the blessing, as well as the 20s and 20s.

Beneficiaries of the aid are producers who have delivered milk to manufacturing units in 2024, have completed the livestock census process to the Integrated Veterinary Information System (OSK) and have filed a single application for aid (UAE) for the same year.

Exceptionally, for islands where no manufacturing units operate, it is possible to boost even without milk delivery, provided the inventory and a single aid application (UAE) is provided.

The reinforcement concerns adult female sheep and goats, and its height is formed per regional unit, with three distinct categories:

1. Aid amount of 4 euros per animal in the following regional units: East Attica, Argolida, Arcadia, Arta, Achaia, outside Dim. Kalavryta, Northern Sector of Athens, Grevena, Western Sector of Athens, Evritania, Zakynthos, Imathia, Thesprotia, Thira, Ithaca, Ikaria, Ioannina, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kastoria, Koukis, Koukis, Kythou Lasithiou, Lefkada, Messinia, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Islands, Paros, Pella, Preveza, Rethymno, Rhodes, Samos, Sporades, Syros, Tinos, Florina, Chania, Chios, Thessaloniki, Apart from Municipality.

2. Aid amount of 6 euros per animal in the following Regional Units: ‘Andros, Drama, West Attica, Heraklion, Serres, Evia, Corinthia, Lesvos, Limnos, Thassos, Thessaloniki (Municipalities of Volvi and Lagada), Pieria and Florina.

3. A reinforcement amount of 14 euros per animal in the following Regional Units: Aitoloakarnania, Achaia-Municipality of Kalavryta, Evros, Ilia, Kavala, Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia, Xanthi, Rodopi, Trikala, Fokida and Chalkidiki.

It is noted that OPECEPE, who carries out the necessary administrative and computer inspections, informs the beneficiaries of the amount appropriate to them and issues the relevant payment orders.

The Minister of Rural Development and Food, Costas Tsiaras, said: “We were committed to supporting the breeders who were affected by the consequences of zoonoses and the increased cost of feed. Today, by activating the aid of up to 63 million euros, we are making this commitment. We breathe to the people of production and enhance the durability of the primary sector, which is the foundation of the national economy and regional development. We continue with plan, consistency and determination. “

For his part, Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, Christos Kellas, underlined: “With 63 million euros, we support sheep and goat breeding hard by zoos and farming restrictions. The prediction of up to € 14 per animal is a powerful signal of political will and aesthetic reinforcement of affected farmers. “