​Romania will seal and control transport vehicles with grain from Ukraine transiting through Romania, as well as carry out customs inspections of all agri-food products coming from the neighboring country. The Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea handed over these measures to his Ukrainian colleague Mykola Solsky.

According to the press release of the Ministry of Agriculture, Daea also sent a request to the Ukrainian side to quickly find a solution to limit the export of grain and oil crops (sunflower, rapeseed) to Romania.

The two ministers will meet on Friday in Bucharest.

Announcement of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy:

• During the conversation, Minister Petre Daea told his Ukrainian counterpart that the Romanian state will introduce additional security measures (sealing and monitoring) for vehicles going through the territory of Romania to third countries in order to protect Romanian farmers who are facing difficulties due to the flow of Ukrainian grain. Minister Daea reiterated that Romania, as a member state, supports the efforts of the European Commission to support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression and will continue to ensure the transit of grain from this country to third countries and traditional trade routes.
• At the same time, the Daea Minister sent a request to the Ukrainian side to quickly find ways to limit the export of grain and oil crops (sunflower, rapeseed) to Romania, taking into account the difficulties faced by Romanian farmers. The Ukrainian minister was also informed that starting today, Romania will establish control directly at customs, coordinated by ANSVSA, for all agri-food products coming from Ukraine, with sampling for qualitative determination in accordance with European legislation, and not at the destination, as is the case . so far The decision was made in view of the fact that levels of pesticides exceeding the limit allowed in the EU were detected in another European country.

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