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Agriculture Minister: More than 200 billion HUF are available this year to farmers
The decision-making systems of the affected programs had been updated in order to help farmers get faster access to support.
The decision-making systems of the affected programs had been updated in order to help farmers get faster access to support.
The prime minister said farm prices had imploded due to “flawed decisions in Brussels”, and the remedy was to elect new EU leaders.
Balázs Hidvéghi said the government had been protecting farmers’ interests for years, citing protectionist measures in Hungary and other forms of financial support.
Hundreds of farmers protested near the Hungary-Ukraine border crossing at Záhony on Sunday.
The prime minister said that countries of central Europe agreed to cooperate and ensure protection to agricultural producers.