The chairman of the Agrostar Federation, Stefan Nicolae, declared on Wednesday, after a meeting with the Senate chairman, Florin Citu, that without the Government's quick intervention there is a risk of a "massive" drop in business and activities of small producers, an effect that is so impactful for the agricultural producer and the food industry "which nobody will be able to control.""If the Government does not intervene quickly and promptly within a month, we will no longer have products from small producers, we will have a massive shutdown of businesses and activities, we will have unemployment, it will be such a large effect against the agricultural producer and the food industry which nobody will be able to control anymore. It is a problem linked with the production part, prices and the cost impact of energy, but there is also a problem of buying power," Nicolae specified.He added that the measure proposed by Florin Citu regarding decreasing social security contributions (CAS) by 5% is "very good," because thus there will be a reduction on the work force pressure, with a positive impact on buying power.The union leader also specified that he presented the chairman of the Senate the real situation which small agricultural producers are facing in the context of the energy crisis, requesting urgent measures for resolving the problems."It is an intense debate on capping food items, the huge impact of the hikes in prices of energy, fuels, fertilizers, on organizing small agricultural producers, on the raw material prices, the input prices, so all this package of problems I discussed with the chairman of the Senate, I presented the real situation, the current situation in farming, animal husbandry, the large crops. I pointed out that increasing prices for fuel, gas and energy will lead to the disappearance of many farmers, producers, prices will go wild and unfortunately buying power has gone down because of the increase in inflation and we asked for urgent measures," Nicolae said.In context, he pleaded for the agricultural producer's capitalizing and support."I want the capitalization of the agricultural producer, I want them to be supported through programs - some were announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and they are very good - by supporting the small producer in the medium term through regional investments, through intense inspections (...). It is a problem package and we cannot fix one and abandon the other," Nicolae pointed out.
The entrepreneur George Iacobescu, who had a major role in building London’s financial district, was decorated by interim president Ilie Bolojan with the National Order "Star of Romania" in the rank of Grand Officer. The Romanian Presidency said that the medal is for the exceptional services rendered to the Romanian state through the constant promotion […]
Documentary Mondays and Fiction Tuesdays, the established programs of the Czech Center in Bucharest, are set for new editions between May 19 and June 10, every Monday and Tuesday. The Bucharest public can attend eight screenings of contemporary and classic European cinema, with free admission. Documentary Mondays, the Czech Center’s longest-running film program, will present […]
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Romania carried out a medical evacuation mission to assist Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip, continuing its humanitarian support amid the ongoing crisis. A C-27J Spartan aircraft operated by the Romanian Air Force transported 12 severely ill Palestinian patients, along with 21 accompanying family members, to Romania for medical care. The aircraft departed from Otopeni […]
Bucharest mayor and independent presidential candidate Nicușor Dan is ahead of George Simion, the leader of far-right party AUR, in voting intentions, according to a poll presented on Thursday, May 15, by the independent public opinion polling institute IRSOP. This is the first time that the former takes the lead in the race for president. […]
