More and more EU member states are asking Brussels for solutions to the problems that have arisen from the effects of the climate crisis.

The severe weather conditions that have affected many regions of Europe have caused significant damage to large areas of the EU agricultural sector, destroying crops and agricultural equipment worth hundreds of millions of euros.

Typical examples are “Daniel” that hit Thessaly, the disasters in Italy, specifically in Emilia-Romagna, and the recent floods in Spain, in the region of Valencia.

Moreover, farmers have to deal with significant loss of income, which governments are often called upon to cover, burdening their state budgets.

“Climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of extreme weather phenomena in Europe. Greece is experiencing its devastating effects and clearly supports, like other member states, the need for a European climate change adaptation strategy, especially in the agricultural sector,” the general secretariat of Agricultural Policy and International Relations, Konstantunis Baginetas, said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA).

He added that “the European Commission must proceed with a plan that will cover both the prevention and adaptation to climate change, as well as the immediate response to the consequences in cases of disasters caused by extreme weather conditions.”

During the latest meetings of the European Union’s Agriculture Ministers, discussions have taken place to address these issues and tο establish a European Special Fund to address the consequences of natural disasters in the primary sector.