The legitimate grievances of cattle breeders in Romania are constantly increasing. Milk and meat prices are low and feed is in short supply, with the result […]
Read more...Pork farmers in Romania are becoming desperate. The farm gate price for a kilo of pork currently stands at RON 3.5. This is less than the […]
Read more...Although agriculture is receiving the lion’s share of EU funding, the take-up rate is judged by the authorities to be unsatisfactory. This can be attributed to […]
Read more...Romanian livestock farmers and exporters are complaining that they are unable to market their products abroad despite assurances given on 12 December that restrictions relating to bovine […]
Read more...According to the latest estimates, grants from the Romanian Agency for Agricultural Payments and Intervention (APIA) might only reach farmers in full at the end of […]
Read more...Romanian farmers are directly affected by the need for ‘unambiguous identification of the agricultural plots’ as a precondition for subsidies. The maximum allowable deviation for the […]
Read more...Despite the fact that they produce around 20 thousand tonnes of mushrooms annually, Romanian mushroom growers are not eligible for subsidies, which, under EU legislation, are […]
Read more...A human life may often depend on the speed and success of a transplant operation. In recent years the National Transplant Agency has been working tirelessly […]
Read more...The Norwegian child protection authority (‘Barnevernet’) has taken action restricting the right of a number of EU citizens to contact with their own children and even […]
Read more...There are around 218 000 hectares of virgin forest in Romania, but only 20% of that area is protected by law. Scientifically speaking, an area can be […]
Read more...Infringement proceedings are liable to be initiated against Romania (for violation of EC law) before the year is out, unless it resolves the issue of the rendering […]
Read more...A study by the Transnational Institute has revealed that, in Romania and many other Eastern European countries, arable farmland is being used by European purchasers for […]
Read more...National land registers are extremely important for Romania, especially since, from 2018, EU subsidies will only be paid to the owners of registered property and a […]
Read more...The recent major resurgence of terrorist attacks has now clearly shown itself to be the greatest non-conventional threat at international level. While the primary purpose of […]
Read more...Global warming and the effects thereof are adversely affecting public health and, according to the World Health Organisation, an additional 250 000 deaths annually are likely to […]
Read more...The automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is under scrutiny for wholesale fraud involving the falsification of emissions test results for its cars. Volkswagen has publicly admitted that as […]
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