Sweden Unveils Crisis Package to Help Drought-Stricken Farmers
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Sweden’s government unveiled a 1.2 billion-krona ($137 million) package to help farmers amid a record heat wave and dry-spell across the Nordic country.
The government will seek to pay out an immediate 400 million kronor in aid this year and an additional 760 million kronor next year. It will also seek increased aid from the European Union.