Romanian farmers are today protesting in Bucharest and in 18 counties across the country, dissatisfied with the compensation proposed by the European Commission for the damage caused by the tax-free import of cheap grains from Ukraine. Farmers demand that the European Union abandon the special regime applied to imports from Ukraine, which – in their opinion – seriously disrupts the Romanian market. Bulgarian farmers are also protesting, again, today, including by blocking traffic in the roundabout towards the Ruse-Giurgiu bridge, which connects Bulgaria to Romania. They say that Romanian farmers will join their protest, on the other side of the bridge. Moreover, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Romanian citizens transiting or intending to travel to Bulgaria that farmers from that country will organize protests in the customs offices of Ruse – Giurgiu and Kardam – Negru Vodă, including by blocking road access to the customs offices with agricultural equipment, as well as the traffic on adjacent roads.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania Intenational
