Spain appeals for EU aid for drought-hit farmers

Madrid (AFP) April 25, 2023

Spain said Tuesday it had asked the European Union for emergency funds to help the country's farmers grapple with a severe drought which is threatening crops. Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said he wrote to the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, to request the aid for Spanish farmers. "I expect a prompt reaction from the European Commission, although I know th