EU wheat exports in 2021-2022 season that ended on June 30, went up by 6.8% to 27.47 million tons from 25.71 million tons in 2020/2021 season, according to data released by the European Commission, Reuters informs. EC figures show that France was the largest wheat exporter in EU with 8.276 million tons exported in 2021/2022, followed by Romania with 6.388 million tons. EC data also show that EU corn exports have almost doubled to 5.994 million tons in 2021/2022, from 2.833 million tons exported in the previous season. For this chapter Romania is the undeniable EU leader , exporting 4.298 million tons of corn, that is over 71% of the total of 5.994 million tons of corn exported by the community block in the season that just ended. Corn is a product for which EU is a net importer, especially for feeding animals. EU corn imports in 2021/2022 amounted to 16.37 million tons, on the rise by 7.6% from 15.22 million tons in the previous season. Half of the corn imported by EU in 2021/2022 came from Ukraine. In exchange, EU barley exports dropped by 6.1% in 2021/2022, to 6.97 million tons from 7.42 million tons in 2020/2021. In this case, Romania was the second largest barley exporter with 1.735 million tons, surpassed by France with 3.314 million tons of barley exported in 2021/2022. EC points out that data are based on customs figures supplied by the 27 EU member states and may be reviewed in the following weeks.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
