Estonia to seek EU aid after severe weather devastates crops

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-08-14

TALLINN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Estonian government will confirm by decree that the country experienced significantly worse-than-usual weather conditions between April and July this year, severely impacting agriculture. On this basis, Estonia plans to apply to the European Commission for emergency aid for farmers. Lower-than-average temperatures during the growing season, night frosts, excessive rainfall, and hailstorms have sharply reduced c......

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