Ukraine exported more grain through the port of Constanta in January-August 2023 than it did in all of 2022, even though volumes have fallen recently after Russian attacks on Danube ports prompted Ukrainian exporters to turn to road and rail routes, Reuters reports. According to the port authority, Ukraine exported 9.2 million tonnes of grain through the port of Constanta in the first eight months of the year, but the pace of deliveries has slowed as Russian attacks on Danube ports have intensified. Ukraine is one of the world's biggest grain exporters, and the port of Constanta is now the most important alternative export route for Kiev, as grain arrives in the Romanian port by truck, rail or barge on the Danube. But since July, when Moscow abandoned an international agreement allowing Ukraine to export its grain through its Black Sea ports, Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukraine's Danube ports. As a result, Ukraine has increased its grain shipments by rail and road, say brokers interviewed by Reuters. Data presented by the port authority shows that in the first seven months of this year a total of 8.1 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain was shipped through the port of Constanta. By comparison, during the whole of 2022, Ukraine shipped 8.6 million tonnes of grain through the port of Constanta. The Romanian officials announced that during the period to come they will double the transit monthly capacity for the grains, up to four million tons and the investments in infrastructure are underway.But the Ukrainian grains must compete for space in the Constanta port which traditionally manages the Romania’s export of agricultural produce as well as that of the neighbouring landlocked countries such as Hungary and Serbia.As a total, between January and August 2023, through the Constanta port there were sent 22.2 million tons of grains and the port authority estimates that during this year the record of approximately 25 million tons will be surpassed.
The 2025 edition of Bucharest Sculpture Days opens on April 26 with a new theme that places the human body at the center of contemporary artistic debate. Titled #celălaltcorp (the other body), the exhibition explores how identity, trauma, politics, and technology reshape the understanding of the body in modern society, the organizers said. Running until […]
More than 2,200 applications for the new electronic identity cards have been submitted across Romania's Cluj County in the last month, according to an announcement from the Cluj County Council. Between March 20 and April 20, a total of 2,219 applications were recorded at public community services across the county. The Cluj-Napoca office received the […]
The construction of the first road bridge over the Prut River built in the last 35 years, connecting the Republic of Moldova to Romania, is set to begin this Saturday, April 26, in Ungheni. The bridge is part of the future A8 motorway that will connect Chişinău to Iaşi and Paşcani, and further on will […]
The Romanian government is expected to decide this week whether to declare Saturday, April 26, a national day of mourning in memory of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88. According to Euronews Romania, the proposal will be discussed and approved during the upcoming cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 24. The […]
American cryptocurrency-based prediction market Polymarket, a platform where investors can place bets on various future events, predicts that the candidate of the PSD-PNL-UDMR ruling coalition in Romania, Crin Antonescu, is likely to win the presidential elections with his odds at 36%. As regards the first round, Polymarket predicts far-right candidate George Simion (AUR) would dominate […]
Some 51% of the Romanians say they are in favor of progressive taxation of salaries and accession to the euro. Meanwhile, 44% agree with reunification with the Republic of Moldova, according to a recent survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Hotnews.ro. According to the poll, only 4% of Romanians agree with Romania's exit...
