Where do the savings in the EU budget come from?
Ukraine's financial support of EUR 50 billion was approved in February this year. unanimously by EU countries, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban withdrew his veto.
Money from the EU budget directed to Ukraine, intended, among others, for: for the functioning of the state are to be paid by 2027. EUR 17 billion will be a non-repayable loan, the remaining part, i.e. EUR 33 billion, Ukraine will receive in the form of cheap loans guaranteed by EU countries.
At the beginning of May this year. EU countries accepted the Ukrainian state reform plan, which finally opened the door to the flow of money. The Ukrainian government presented 69 reforms to modernize the country, which were positively received by the Community countries. The long-term EU budget for 2021-2027 has been adjusted, and agriculture is not spared from spending cuts.
Only half of the money goes to Promotion Funds
The European Commission announced that the budget of the annual work program for the Promotion Funds for 2025 will be EUR 92 million. This reduction by as much as half, in 2024 the budget amounts to EUR 185.9 million. Importantly, money will be able to be directed only to simple programs involving one or more organizations from one member country. However, there will no longer be support for more complex programs that involved 2 or more EU countries. There will also be no money for initiatives from the Commission, such as high-level visits that were supposed to support the reach of European agri-food products to new markets. Such missions took place, among others: in China, Argentina, Brazil, Kazakhstan.
The Association of Butchers and Meat Makers of the Republic of Poland appeals to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to take action to limit cuts to Promotion Funds related to agriculture, as the final decision is to be made in September. – The European Commission announced a reduction of the budget for the promotion of agricultural products by EUR 93.9 million in the 2025 budget. It is worth noting that the budget was originally supposed to be PLN 185.9 million. The cost cutting is done to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. Member states have until July 15 to raise objections. The Association of Butchers and Meat Makers of the Republic of Poland is already running the 6th European program promoting meat products and fruit in third countries. In recent years, our activities have supported the export of products from Poland, including: for markets such as Japan, Vietnam and Singapore. We are counting on the strong opposition to the above changes expressed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development! – appeals the SRW RP.
