IPARD funds are once again available to farmers, Agriculture Minister Cvetan Tripunovski said on Tuesday. According to information presented by him, following its analyses, Brussels has found no irregularities in actions by North Macedonia’s institutions.
The Minister also criticized SDSM, saying its lies that farmers would be left without support had been exposed.
As he explained, the EU never blocked the funds, but rather when the IPARD case involving former Payment Agency Director Stoilev broke, the national mechanism was activated and notified the EU.