Romania will implement additional measures to ensure the transit of Ukrainian cereals and will receive an extra sum of 100 million euros from the European Union to compensate farmers affected by war in the neighboring country.
“After three letters sent by the EPP Romania delegation to the European Commission, the intervention of President Klaus Iohannis after the announcement of the initial ridiculous compensations of a total of 54 million euros in total, of which Romania was allocated 10.5 million euros, a direct request I made to Ursula von de Leyen from the Parliament’s plenary, plus the joint letter of 5 governments, and the unwavering support of the president of the European People’s Party,” Manfred Weber, things are finally moving” said Rareș Bogdan, a MEP and deputy chairman of the Liberal Party.
The European Commission proposed measures for wheat, maize, sunflower seed, and rape seed from Ukraine after a joint complaint from Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia — over a drop in prices on local markets because of the influx from Ukraine.
The five countries became transit routes for Ukrainian grains that could not be exported by sea because of Russia’s invasion, but delays in moving the grains have caused a glut of cheap imports, prompting complaints from farmers and bans on the grains by some countries.
Romania has agreed to will seal and monitor all grain shipments from Ukraine. Food health safety officials will check pesticide levels in Ukrainian grains.
