agriculture

Top Farmer’s Association Chairman Placed Under 60-Day Judicial Supervision

20:16, 09 Apr. 2019
The chairman of the League of Romanian Farmers’ Associations (LAPAR), Laurentiu Baciu, was place under judicial supervision for 60 days on Tuesday in a case where he is accused of embezzling association funds, judicial sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Can Become A Force In Agriculture, Says President Iohannis

12:18, 26 Oct. 2017
Romania can become a force in agriculture, but it needs to make up for delays and eliminate drawbacks, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said Thursday.

Romanian Authorities To Process Refund Requests For EU Farming Aid Within 45 Days

16:59, 12 Ian. 2012
Reimbursement requests for EU farming aid will be processed within 45 days, the same as in the case of structural and cohesion funds, Romania's Government announced.

Romanian Govt Prepares Poultry, Pig Welfare Legislation

21:01, 05 Oct. 2011
Romanian farmers will receive financial aid in the amount of EUR200 million in 2011-2012, for the diesel fuel used in their activity, among other things, and the authorities are also preparing an act on "the welfare of poultry and pigs," according to Prime Minister Boc and the Minister of Agricultur

Romania Is Having Best Farming Year In Last Five Years – EC Report

17:25, 28 Iul. 2011
Romania is having a good farming year, as its yield per hectare is above the average in the last five years for most crops, while the wheat, barley and potato harvests exceed last year's yield, according to the MARS Bulletin drafted by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.

Romanian Agric Min Says Romania Could Pay Less Than EUR75M To EU For Misused Funds

13:42, 19 Apr. 2011
Romania could pay less than EUR75 million as penalties to the European Commission for misused EU funds, Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara told MEDIAFAX in an interview.

Romanian Beekeepers To Receive EUR7M In Subsidies Annually

15:01, 16 Mart. 2011
The Romanian Government on Wednesday decided to grant EUR7 million in annual financial aid to beekeepers to increase the number of bee colonies.

Romania Wants To Subsidize Diesel Price Hikes For Farmers

12:16, 15 Mart. 2011
Romanian Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara told a news conference Tuesday the ministry wants to subsidize price hikes for diesel fuel used in farming if it gets the approval of the European Commission.

Food Industry Employers: Romanian Agriculture Consumes More Than It Produces

13:35, 07 Dec. 2010
Romanian agriculture consumes more than it produces and food products whose prices increased the most in the last year were local, said Tuesday Sorin Minea, head of the employers association in the food industry, Romalimenta.

Romanian Govt Might Withhold Subsidies, Levy Taxes On Owners Of Untilled Land

20:05, 25 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government will withhold subsidies or levy higher taxes on uncultivated land, to determine owners to sell, rent, lease or work the land, Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Thursday.

Romanian Agricultural Products Too Expensive – Minister

14:11, 10 Nov. 2010
Romanian agricultural products are too expensive, because of the countless middle-men between farm and store shelf, Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara said Wednesday.

Romanian Agric Min Says Increase In Food Prices Ungrounded And Artificial

16:27, 11 Oct. 2010
Romania’s Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara said an increase in prices of agri-food products is ungrounded and artificial, adding food processors and those selling food products siphon off profits in the system, to the detriment of raw material producers and consumers.

World Bank Might Grant Loans To Help Romanian Agriculture

16:46, 04 Oct. 2010
The World Bank (WB) will look into ways to grant loans to the Romanian agriculture sector, the Romanian Agriculture Ministry said in a press release Monday.

Romanian Agric Min Calls For Extra RON1B For Agriculture In 2011

15:25, 12 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara told MEDIAFAX in an interview he has asked the Finance Ministry for an extra 1 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2723) in the agriculture sector’s budget for next year.

Romanian Agric Min Wants To Convince EC To Allow Reverse Taxation On Food

15:10, 12 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara says he is working to get the European Commission to accept reverse taxation on food products, which it rejected earlier this year.

Social Democrats’ Motion On Agric Removed From Lower Chamber Agenda Amid Political Squabble

12:16, 07 Sept. 2010
The simple motion on agriculture submitted by Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party on Tuesday was removed from the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies, after social democrats refused to read out the motion in the plenary meeting because of disputes with ruling democrat liberals.

Romanian Social Democrats, Conservatives To File Motion On Agriculture In Lower Chamber

15:40, 01 Sept. 2010
Romanian Social Democratic Party MP Victor Surdu and Conservative Party president Dan Constantin announced Wednesday that the two parties will submit a simple motion on agriculture in the Chamber of Deputies.

Romania, Hungary To Cooperate In Agriculture Sector

16:12, 24 Aug. 2010
Romania and Hungary want to intensify sanitary and veterinary checkups on animal and foodstuffs bilateral trade, with a view to reducing smuggling, Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru said Tuesday, after a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Sandor Fazekas.

Romania Ranks 8th In EU By European Agriculture Funds Attracted In 2009

19:26, 20 Aug. 2010
Romania is ranked eighth in the European Union by EU agriculture funds attracted in 2009, which amounted to EUR2.1 billion, according to data released by the European Commission’s department on Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).

Romania’s Govt Cuts Over 3,000 Positions Within Agriculture Min

09:18, 22 Iul. 2010
The Romanian Government decided in a meeting Wednesday to cut over 3,000 positions within the Agriculture Ministry and the bodies subordinated to the institution, Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru said Wednesday.

Romanian Social Democrats To Submit Motion On Agriculture In Lower Chamber On Monday

14:44, 13 Mai 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party will submit Monday in the Chamber of Deputies a simple motion on Agriculture, Victor Surdu, head of the party’s agriculture department, told a press conference Thursday.

Romanian Fin Min To Unblock 2009 Overdue Subsidies For Farmers By Friday

12:13, 13 Mai 2010
Romania’s Finance Ministry will unblock all 2009 overdue subsidies to farmers by Friday, Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said Thursday after a meeting with agriculture sector unionists and Agriculture Minister Mihai Dumitru.

Romanian Farmers Picket Govt HQ Tuesday Calling For Subsidies, EU Funds

13:46, 11 Mai 2010
Over 1,200 Romanian farmers picket Tuesday for two hours the Government’s headquarters, calling for payment of overdue subsidies, lower excises on fuel used in farming and access to EU funds.

Romanian Conservatives, Social Democrats To Submit Motion On Agriculture

17:10, 20 Apr. 2010
Romanian conservative leader Daniel Constantin on Tuesday said conservatives and social democrats, in opposition, will team up and submit next week with the Chamber of Deputies a simple motion on agriculture, calling for the dismissal of Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru.

Romania Agriculture Ministry Cleared To Take RON1.4B Loan From State Treasury

10:05, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government cleared the country’s Agriculture Ministry to contract a loan of 1.4 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.0958) from the State Treasury, which will allow the ministry to make single area payments for 2009.

Romania Agriculture Ministry Says There Is No Money To Meet Farmers’ Demands

16:24, 23 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry state secretary Adrian Radulescu said Tuesday, after a meeting with representatives of union federation Agrostar, that most of farmers’ claims cannot be solved on lack of money.

Romanian Agric Output Seen Weak Despite Wide Crop Surfaces

16:50, 22 Mart. 2010
Romania fell to last place in 2009 in Europe with respect for corn output calculated on hectare, and poor results were also registered in the production of wheat, potatoes, rapeseed and sunflower, according to data from European statistics office Eurostat and local statistics office INS.

Over 400 Romanian Farmers To Picket Agriculture, Finance Ministries Tuesday

09:20, 22 Mart. 2010
Over 400 Romanian farmers will picket the headquarters of the Agriculture Ministry and the Finance Ministry, urging authorities to support the agriculture sector.

Romania Agric Min To Pay Farmers 2009 Overdue Subsidies In Two Stages In Feb

12:06, 27 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry will pay farmers, in the first half of February, 990 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1319) in overdue subsidies for October and November 2009, while overdue subsidies of RON370 million for December 2009 will be paid until the end of February this year.

Romanian Commissioner-Designate Dacian Ciolos Pleased With EP Hearing Outcome

15:19, 15 Ian. 2010
Romania’s designated European Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolos, said Friday, after the hearing in the European Parliament, that he was pleased to witness a compelling interest and a wide range of opinions on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Romania Not To Introduce New Taxes In Agriculture – Fin Min

16:38, 07 Ian. 2010
Romania's Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said Thursday there are no talks on the introduction of new taxes in agriculture, but unregistered farms need to be taxed, so that budget revenues can be increased.

Romanian Commissioner-Designate Sees Agriculture Minister’s Nomination As Wise

11:45, 22 Dec. 2009
Dacian Ciolos, Romania's European Commissioner-designate for Agriculture and Rural Development, said Monday the designation of Mihai Dumitru as the country’s future agriculture minister is “a wise decision” as he is familiar with the Union’s agricultural policy.

Romanian Parliament Committees Opposed Proposed Agriculture Minister

20:16, 28 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Parliament committees for agriculture and public administration opposed proposed Agriculture Minister Adrian Radulescu with 26 to 43 votes.

Romanian Govt Allots RON15 Installment Of Subsidy For Sheep Farmers

19:24, 28 Oct. 2009
Romania's Government decided Wednesday to allot a 15 lei per head (EUR1=RON4.2995) installment of the subsidy granted to sheep farmers, official sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Nominates Dacian Ciolos For European Commissioner

14:59, 12 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Government nominated Dacian Ciolos, a former agriculture minister, for European Commissioner and the proposition will be forwarded to President Traian Basescu Monday, Prime Minister Emil Boc said.

EC Asks Romania For Different Candidates In European Commissioner Negotiations

21:08, 09 Oct. 2009
Romanian MEP social democrat Victor Bostinaru told MEDIAFAX Friday that European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso officially asked Romanian President Traian Basescu to propose another three people for an EC portfolio.

Romanian Finance Ministry Allots RON1.8B For Farmer Subsidy Advance

16:32, 06 Oct. 2009
The Romanian Ministry of Finance approved Tuesday the allotting of 1.8 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2619) to the Ministry of Agriculture, to finance the 70% advance meant for farmers within the support scheme offering single payments on surface in 2009, said interim Agriculture Minister Radu Berceanu.

Romanian President Pushes For Investments In Country’s Irrigation Systems

17:30, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday in western city of Timisoara, that Romania is able to feed 80 million people if it invests in the country’s irrigation systems and the development of rural area.

Romania’s Ex Agriculture Min Criticizes Banks’ Decision Not To Finance Agriculture

14:25, 22 Sept. 2009
The decisions of the banks not to finance start-ups in agriculture is “absurd” and the state should intervene to allow farmers to get loans, Romania's former Agriculture Minister Dacian Ciolos said Tuesday.

No. Of Farming Projects In Need Of Co-Funding Up 50% In ’09 – Romania Agric Min Official

12:41, 22 Sept. 2009
The number of rural development projects in need of co-funding, submitted to Romania's Agriculture Ministry, was up 30-50% in 2009, in the fallout of the economic crisis, Agriculture Ministry secretary of state Liviu Harbuz said Tuesday.