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Greek Agriculture Ministry approves €38.1 million in compensation for livestock farmers hit by disease outbreaks

Payments cover losses caused by sheep and goat pox, peste des petits ruminants (PPR), and foot-and-mouth disease, including mandatory culling and income losses during the first half of 2026

€3.6 million in compensation for 226 livestock farmers over sheep and goat pox outbreak

The compensation concerns animals that were culled as part of measures to eradicate the sheep and goat pox epidemic

Preventive measures against sheep and goat pox extended in Crete

The measures in force from October 1 to October 9, 2025, restrict the movement of sheep and goats for slaughter and breeding only within each Regional Unit

“Ten-Day War” to halt the spread of sheep and goat pox – “We risk a lockdown,” said Tsiaras

Almost 263,000 animals have been culled in 13 months – A race against time now for on-site inspections by veterinarians, installation of disinfection stations on main roads, and stricter measures – What a lockdown would mean

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