World May 07, 2026 · 1 min read

UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies

Al Nahyans’ control over farmland in Europe has meant they receive proportion of payments to farmsThe United Arab Emirates’ ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can be revealed.A cross-border investigation by DeSmog and share...

TH
The Guardian
by Clare Carlile
UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies

Al Nahyans’ control over farmland in Europe has meant they receive proportion of payments to farms

The United Arab Emirates’ ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can be revealed.

A cross-border investigation by DeSmog and shared with the Guardian found subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected more than €71m (£61m) in six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain.

Continue reading...
TH
Source

This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Clare Carlile.

Read original article on The Guardian
Back to Discover

Reading List