EU farmers shielded from aid cuts where disaster insurance is unavailable
( May 21, 2026, 10:04 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU's top court has said that a 50 percent reduction in agricultural disaster aid cannot apply to farmers who can prove that suitable insurance for the goods they produce was unavailable on the market. However, judges said that EU countries may generally cut compensation under state-aid rules if the claimant could have taken out insurance, but didn't do so.The decision is attached. The reference for the joint cases is C-52/25 and C-53/25....
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