The Minister of Agriculture, Petre Daea, held a press conference on Wednesday evening after Romania announced that it will seal and control transport vehicles with grain from Ukraine passing through our country, as well as carry out customs checks on all agri-food products coming from neighboring countries . country. The Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea handed over these measures to his Ukrainian colleague Mykola Solsky.

However, our country will continue to allow the transit of grain to third countries. “Romania remains the only import gateway for products from Ukraine,” Daea reports.

The minister read from the sheet, spoke about it from a third person and declared that he would not answer the questions of those present, because “all the answers are contained in those sheets” that he would leave to the press.

Daea reiterated what was announced a few hours earlier:

• grain deliveries from Ukraine will not be stopped, but will be sealed
• Additional security measures will be taken for Ukrainian vehicles transiting through Romania
• The Ministry of Romania asked Ukraine to limit the export of oil crops and rapeseed
• Romania is the only gateway for Ukrainian grain to the EU

After several Eastern European countries began to unilaterally suspend the import of Ukrainian grain, putting pressure on Brussels, the European Union is preparing to introduce European-wide restrictions on the import of grain from Ukraine.

The European Union is preparing 100 million euros in compensation for farmers in countries bordering Ukraine and plans to impose restrictions on the import of Ukrainian grain, a spokesman for the European Commission said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

The European Commission, which oversees the trade policies of the 27 EU member states, will take what it called “precautionary measures” on certain categories of grains and oilseeds, including wheat, corn, sunflower seeds and canola.

According to the EU regulation, the European Union can restrict the import of products in the entire community block or in part of the block, while allowing transit.

In May 2022, the European Union suspended for one year tariffs on all products imported from Ukraine and arranged to allow it to export its grain stocks after the closure of sea routes through the Black Sea due to the Russian invasion. However, instead of simple transit, neighboring European countries have found that corn, wheat and sunflowers from Ukraine are piling up on their territory due to logistical problems, which has caused the prices of local products to fall, AFP notes.

• The European Union is preparing restrictions on the import of grain from Ukraine