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| MPRV plans to issue strategic plan calls for about 900 million euros |
| Bratislava, 03.02.2026 |
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| The Ministry of Agriculture plans to launch the remaining calls of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan in 2026, totaling approximately 900 million euros. This was stated on Monday in Podbanské by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Richard Takáč (Smer-SD), at a meeting with representatives of farmers and food producers of the Trenčín Region and Nové Zámky. The communication department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MPRV) of the Slovak Republic informed about this.
The Minister appreciated the steps towards the reorganization of regional chambers, in particular the merger of RPPK Trenčín and RPPK Bánovce nad Bebravou, which created a strong regional entity representing 78 members on an area of more than 53,000 hectares of agricultural land. In this context, he also reopened the expert discussion on mandatory membership in the SPPK as one of the tools for strengthening the professional representation of farmers.
The minister described the year 2025 as a historic breakthrough in terms of financing the sector. According to him, after the problems of previous years, the system of direct payments has been stabilized and their disbursement has been accelerated. "Direct payments are working in Slovakia today. We have used the maximum possible advances and before December 1, the sector received more than 340 million euros out of the total package of 600 million euros," said Takáč.
According to him, a fundamental success was also the completion of the Rural Development Program, where significant funds were at risk of being forfeited. "In two years, we managed to spend the largest amount of money on project calls in history, thus preventing the forfeiture of unspent resources and their return to the EU budget," added the minister.
The minister mentioned the need to change the structure of Slovak agriculture. "A model based on three or four commodities without livestock production has no future. Slovakia must follow the path of specialization, added value, fruit, vegetables and livestock breeding," said Takáč.
The discussion also touched on the future EU Common Agricultural Policy after 2028. The Minister drew attention to the risks of the European Commission's proposal, in particular the budget reduction by approximately 30% and the mandatory capping of direct payments at the level of 100,000 euros. "Mandatory capping is a red line for Slovakia. It would mean the liquidation of our farms. We are cooperating with Germany, the Czech Republic and other countries on this issue," he said. He also assured that even if the so-called super fund were to be created, the administration for farmers would not worsen and the PPA would remain the main implementer of support.
"For Slovakia, Ukraine is a thousand times bigger problem than the Mercosur agreement. In Ukraine, it is not small farmers who produce, but multinational companies that do not have to comply with strict European standards," he underlined.
The Minister of Agriculture added that despite the consolidation of public finances, the department does not plan to cut national support and state aid. "I consider state aid to be the basis for the stability of the sector. We are consolidating on ourselves, not on farmers," concluded Takáč.odkaz na stránku |
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