Background information

On 23 March 2026, the Prime Minister of Greece announced four economic support measures, amounting to €300 million, to mitigate the impact of the war in the Middle East on households and businesses. One of these measures concerns a subsidy for fertiliser costs in the agricultural sector. The measure was introduced as an emergency intervention to address the increase in production costs in the primary sector following the escalation of the war in the Middle East and Iran. The main rationale was that rising international oil prices, higher fuel costs and increased fertiliser prices were placing direct financial pressure on agricultural holdings. The measure was included in the Act of Legislative Content of 26 March 2026, entitled Urgent provisions to address the increase in energy costs and protect affected sectors of the economy (Government Gazette, Series A, No. 46/26.03.2026). Article 3 of the Act is entitled Financial support for agricultural holdings.

Content of measure

The measure provides financial support for the purchase of fertilisers. Eligible beneficiaries include individuals who are professional farmers, as well as legal persons and legal entities active in the primary sector. The aid amounts to 15% of the final value of fertiliser purchase invoices. Initially, the measure covered purchases made between 15 March and 31 May 2026, with retroactive effect from 15 March. The initial fiscal cost was estimated at €15 million The measure is expected to benefit around 250,000 farmers. On 22 April 2026, the Prime Minister announced that the fertiliser subsidy would be extended until August 2026. This extension entails an additional cost of €23 million, bringing the total cost of the measure to €41 million. The 15% fertiliser subsidy will be granted following an electronic application through the Independent Authority for Public Revenue’s myBusinessSupport platform. Beneficiaries will declare the fertiliser purchase invoices issued during the eligible period. Following verification of the submitted data, they will receive an amount equal to 15% of the value of the eligible invoices in their declared bank account. The detailed procedure, required supporting documents and application deadlines are expected to be specified in a Joint Ministerial Decision.

Use of measure

The measure concerns approximately 250,000 farmers. Its implementation has not yet started.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Sector specific set of companies One person or microenterprises	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

There is no any involvement of social partners

Views and reactions

On 26 March 2026, the National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (ETHEAS) sent a letter to the competent ministries concerning the impact of international developments on fertiliser costs. ETHEAS considered that the measures were a step in the right direction, but argued that they were not sufficient. It called for the support to also cover the period during which the first price increases had occurred. At the same time, farmers, through the agricultural press, called for the measure to apply retroactively from 15 March 2026 and pointed out that the 15% subsidy does not fully offset the increase in fertiliser prices. Further criticism was also expressed in the agricultural press regarding delays in the opening of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue’s myBusinessSupport platform, which had not yet become available as of at least 10 June 2026.

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 23 March 2026: Εξειδίκευση των μέτρων οικονομικής στήριξης της κοινωνίας από τις επιπτώσεις του πολέμου στη Μέση Ανατολή (minfin.gov.gr)
• 24 March 2026: Με αναδρομική ισχύ από τις 15 Μαρτίου η επιδότηση 15% στα τιμολόγια λιπασμάτων (www.agrotypos.gr)
• 26 March 2026: ΕΘΕΑΣ: Επιπτώσεις διεθνών εξελίξεων στο κόστος λιπασμάτων και ανάγκη παρεμβάσεων για την έναρξη περιόδου εφαρμογής 26 Μαρτίου, 2026 (etheas.gr)
• 02 April 2026: Nόμος 5292 Κύρωση της από 25.3.2026 Πράξης Νομοθετικού Περιεχομένου (www.kodiko.gr)
• 22 April 2026: Ως Αύγουστο η επιδότηση στα λιπάσματα, κλειστή η πλατφόρμα (www.agronews.gr)
• 26 May 2026: Επιδότηση στην αντλία, κίνητρα και έκτακτες ενισχύσεις 825 εκατ. ευρώ - Όλα τα μέτρα στήριξης (www.cnn.gr)
• 10 June 2026: Καθοδόν το άνοιγμα της πλατφόρμας για επιδότηση 15% στα λιπάσματα (www.agronews.gr)