Specific interventions for producers facing difficulties in submitting and finalizing the 2026 Single Aid Application due to pending Cadastre issues were requested by the former minister and Heraklion MP, Lefteris Avgenakis, during the discussion of his topical question in Parliament, which was answered by the Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, Giannis Andrianos.
Mr. Avgenakis stressed that the reliability of agricultural aid and the protection of the real beneficiaries are a common goal.
He acknowledged the necessity of digital cross-checking and the positive adjustments that have been made, noting that additional, applicable solutions are needed for cases that continue to face obstacles.
Cadastral pending issues: The 55% does not cover every case
The former minister highlighted the particular difficulties arising in Crete from pending corrections of boundaries and area, objections, incomplete registrations, and discrepancies between titles and cadastral records.
As he explained, the establishment of a minimum geospatial overlap of 55% between the declared parcel and the KAEK is a useful adjustment. However, the requirement remains that the digitized area must not exceed the area of the declared KAEK.
Consequently, a pending correction of area or boundaries is not automatically addressed by the overlap tolerance, nor is the correction of the E9 sufficient on its own to resolve the cadastral pending issue.
Responding, Mr. Andrianos acknowledged that the first implementation of mandatory digital cross-checking highlighted difficulties and led the ministry to make adjustments.
He argued that the 55% threshold constitutes sufficient facilitation for addressing the problem and clarified that the non-identification of the owner does not in itself prevent the submission of the application, as the relevant cases can be submitted and checked subsequently.
Temporary registration with documentation and substantive review
Mr. Avgenakis requested that a corresponding procedure also be examined for pending cadastral corrections: registration of the justification, submission of the supporting documents to be specified by the competent services, and examination of the file with verification of possession, the eligible area, and prevention of duplicate declarations.
He clarified that temporary registration does not imply automatic recognition of a payment entitlement. The aim is to provide a specific examination route for the producer who has a documented pending issue and cannot resolve it immediately.
The deputy minister stressed that the reform aims to protect real farmers and that, wherever indications arise requiring investigation, the necessary checks will follow.
Applications until 16 October - The timing of the advance payment is critical
Mr. Andrianos clarified that 25 September concerned inclusion in the first advance payment and was not the final deadline for submitting applications, which can be submitted until 16 October.
In his rebuttal, Mr. Avgenakis pointed out that, according to the published timetable of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), for applications until 25 September there is provision for the possibility of an advance payment until 31 October, while for those submitted from 26 September until 16 October there is provision for the possibility of an advance payment until 30 November.
He stressed that exceeding the first deadline does not automatically mean loss of the aid, but it may shift the payment. For the producer who must immediately cover cultivation expenses, the delay has a real cost, which makes the timely examination of pending issues necessary.
Clear instructions to KYD and information for every producer
Regarding the operation of the Declaration Reception Centers (KYD), the deputy minister pointed out the obligation of due diligence, checking completeness and the formal correctness of applications before their finalization.
He added that AADE is in communication with representatives of producers and KYD, with priority given to the possibility of submitting an application by every real beneficiary.
Mr. Avgenakis requested three specific interventions:
Joint written instructions from the ministry, AADE and the Cadastre, by category of pending issue, with clear specification of the acceptable supporting documents.
Publication of aggregated data on the affected applications in Crete and nationwide, broken down by cause.
A specific timetable for examination and information for each producer about the pending issue that must be resolved and the payment in which they may be included.
Closing his intervention, he stressed: “The checks must protect both public money and the consistent producer. This is what I ask for: an applicable solution, so that a documented cadastral pending issue is not turned into an unjustified exclusion from agricultural support”.