Applications for farm payments to go online only in 2018

Time is running out for pen-and-paper applicants for EU farm subsidies.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016 - 01:00

Stephen Cadogan

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed that the EU requires 75% of Basic Payment Scheme beneficiaries to apply online in 2017, and 100% in 2018.

EU regulations also set out that Member States take steps to provide for online (geo-spatial) applications.

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