Agriculture Minister Petre Daea will meet on Friday morning in Bucharest with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Solsky to find other solutions that can be applied to ensure the transit of grain through Romania, as well as to solve other problems. specific to the current situation, reports Agerpres.

Online discussions took place between the two ministers on Wednesday, during which Petre Daea presented to his counterpart the “particularly serious” situation facing Romanian farmers and informed him that Romania had taken a step to strengthen customs quality checks on products imported from Ukraine. coordinated by ANSVSA, in accordance with current European legislation.

The Ukrainian minister was also informed that the Romanian state will introduce additional security measures for the transportation of products transiting the territory of Romania to third countries.

Petre Daea asked the Ukrainian minister to use all the means at his disposal so that economic entities from Ukraine reduce the export of grain and oil crops to Romania, directing the export to transit routes.

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Petre Daea, who has been criticized for his reaction to the cheap grain scandal in Ukraine, asked his colleagues on Thursday, at a government meeting, not to leave him alone in this crisis: “Don’t leave me alone, brothers, because there are many children. on me.” He claimed to have taken action “faster than at the front” to protect Romanian farmers.

In the context of the crisis of cheap Ukrainian grain, Romania is considering not only the suspension of the import of raw grain, but also other measures, including the suspension of the import of chicken meat, following the example of Hungary, Prime Minister Nicolae Chuke said on Wednesday.

The EU considers unilateral measures against Ukrainian imports to be illegal

The Minister of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening at a press conference that the Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, stated that the unilateral measures taken by four countries (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria) regarding the import of grain from Ukraine are illegal and asked that they be withdrawn. to be able to implement the Commission’s proposals, which, among other things, are aimed at stopping the import of wheat, corn, sunflower and rapeseed from Ukraine until June 5.

This measure can be taken within 48 hours after states that have taken unilateral measures withdraw them.

“EC Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis directly stated that the unilateral measures taken by the 4 European states are illegal, they contradict the Accession Agreements and the Association Agreement concluded between the EU and Ukraine, calling on the 4 countries to withdraw them, otherwise the European Commission’s proposals will not be applied .

The two commissioners presented the support package that the Commission provides to 5 countries, consisting of 100 million (euro – no), an amount from the crisis reserve of the EC, which will be distributed in the near future, and a package to regulate imports. from Ukraine.

It provides for the launch of exceptional protective mechanisms, which means the cessation of imports until June 5 of the following goods: wheat, corn, sunflower seeds and rapeseed. The commissioner noted that this measure can be taken 48 hours after states that have taken unilateral measures withdraw them,” Daea explained.

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