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The Commission is taking steps to allow EU Member States to pay higher advances of Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funds to farmers, thus helping to address the liquidity problems that many of them currently face. If Member States make use of this authorisation, farmers will be able to receive up to 70% of their direct payments in advance as of 16 October, compared with 50% currently. Similarly, advance payments for area and animal-based interventions under rural development can be increased by up to 85%, instead of the usual 75%.
EU farmers continue to face liquidity problems that have arisen due to an exceptional combination of adverse events, notably due to extreme weather events which have had an impact on yields in recent years, as well as the uncertainty created by trade tensions. To respond to these challenges, and in line with one of the CAP's fundamental objectives to provide an economic safety net for EU farmers, a large majority of Member States requested this authorisation.
The Commission took swift action to provide this much-needed support to EU farmers while also ensuring legal certainty for Member States.
July 30, 2025/ EC/ European Union.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner
