At the ongoing Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Romania applied with the European Commission for the extension of the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework in the sector of agriculture until June 30, 2025, as well for the increase of the individual aid amount to EUR 560,000 per agricultural enterprise, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a release on Monday.The ministry's Secretary of State Sorin Moise participates in the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council taking place in Luxembourg between October 21 - 22.An important point on the Council's agenda is represented by the conclusions regarding a post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) oriented towards farmers, and in this sense the Agriculture ministers will seek to approve a set of conclusions regarding the future post-2027 CAP.Also, based on the information provided by the EU Presidency, the Council will discuss the main challenges facing the EU food chain."Romania reiterates the need to extend the application of the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework in the agricultural sector, as well as to increase the individual aid amount per agricultural enterprise. Thus, Romania and its partners request the European Commission to urgently analyze the realities faced by farmers and put up the individual ceiling applicable to the primary agricultural sector to EUR 560,000 per beneficiary. In order to prevent the farmers' bankruptcy and support the sector's recovery, Romania suggests the extension of the timeframe of this aid until at least June 30, 2025," the release states.The Hungarian EU Presidency will publicly provide the Council with information on: the outcome of the conference on the prevention of food waste (Budapest, October 1, 2024), the outcome of the meeting of the CAP directors (Budapest, September 10 - 12, 2024), and the outcome of the conference of the directors of EU payment agencies (Budapest, October 16 - 18, 2024).
The Arts Hour on Tour, the BBC World Service arts and culture program that visits cities all over the world, will be in Bucharest next week to record a show on topics relating to the cultural life in the city and Romania. Television and radio broadcaster Nikki Bedi, who curates, writes, and presents the program, […]
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu recently stated during an interview that foreign minister Emil Hureaznu will be replaced if he continues to send messages to private individuals, such as those addressed to Elon Musk, without consulting him. The warning comes after Emil Hurezeanu stated on Saturday, February 22, that Elon Musk’s support for Călin Georgescu […]
Romanian state-controlled gas producer Romgaz (BVB: SNG) reported a net profit of RON 3.22 bln (EUR 647 mln) in 2024, up 14.5% compared with the previous year. The company’s revenues went down by 11.9% to RON 7.93 bln (EUR 1.6 bln) because of lower...
The Romanian Parliament rejected the no-confidence motion initiated by far-right parties AUR, SOS Romania, and POT against the government led by Social Democrat prime minister Marcel Ciolacu. The motion received 147 votes in favor and one against during the lawmakers' meeting on Friday, February 28 - a figure lower than the 155 signatures with which […]
Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), the company that operates Romania’s only nuclear power plant – Cernavoda, reported a net profit of RON 1.7 bln (EUR 343 mln) in 2024, down 31% compared with the previous year. The company recorded 37.6% lower revenues from electricity sales due to lower average...
In his first press conference since becoming interim president, held on Friday, February 28, Ilie Bolojan said that discussing peacekeeping troops in Ukraine is premature, since no peace agreement was reached. He also discussed increasing Romania’s defense spending, the relationship with the United States, and the reconstruction of Ukraine. The press conference was organised after Ilie […]
