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More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean region were affected by drought at the beginning of June 2025, marking an absolute record for this time of year, according to an analysis by AFP based on data provided by the European Drought...

PSD does not give up on the idea of establishing a solidarity tax and introducing, after the digitalization of ANAF, the progressive tax, said Petre Florin Manole, the spokesperson for the social-democratic political party, yesterday.

The European Union and Ukraine are negotiating a new agreement that will set quotas for agricultural imports from Ukraine, quotas that will be "somewhere between" current levels and temporary exemptions granted to Ukraine in 2022, after...

Côte d'Ivoire officially launched the Agricultural Commodities Exchange (Bourse des Matières Premières Agricoles - BMPA) on May 28, the first of its kind in West Africa, allafrica.com reports.

Ukraine's 2025 grain harvest could fall by 10% to about 51 million tonnes, compared with 56.7 million tonnes in 2024, according to the most pessimistic estimates, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval said yesterday, Reuters reports,...

The middle of the calendar spring, April, represented a fiery month for the Romanian economy, in light of the pressure put by the presidential elections scheduled for May 4 and 18, but also by the need to take legislative, fiscal and...

The European Union's agricultural sector loses an average of 28.3 billion euros annually from extreme weather events, which are being exacerbated by climate change, according to a study cited by Reuters. Only a small part of the losses is...

The European Commission is expected to adopt tomorrow the third legislative package dedicated to the Common Agricultural Policy, the so-called Omnibus Agricultural Directive, through which it proposes increasing flexibility in accessing...

George Simion, the AUR and POT candidate for president of Romania, admitted on Tuesday evening, in an interview with Digi 24, that his promise to offer one million apartments at 35,000 euros for homeless Romanians was a political marketing...

Member States' contributions to the European Union budget could increase moderately between 2028 and 2034 given the need for more joint investments at European level for defense and security, said MEP Siegfried Mureşan, rapporteur on the...

Farmers in our country recorded a total production of 17.87 million tons of grain cereals last year, of which wheat ranked first with 9.29 million tons, according to a situation issued yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...

Researchers have identified six hoards of metal objects on the volcanic hill of Somlo in western Hungary in a remarkable archaeological discovery. The discovery was made in just one year using metal detectors and lidar technology, bringing to...

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

Between 14% and 17% of the world's agricultural land is contaminated with at least one toxic heavy metal, warns a study published in the journal Science and cited by AFP. This contamination could pose a direct risk to the health of up to 1.4...

The first quarter of 2025 ended with a March full of strategic decisions, with a mix of social support, economic investments, programs for industry and entrepreneurship, but also budgetary prudence measures. The decisions taken by the Government...

The first month of spring was a dense one in government decisions, with a wide range of interventions, from support for agriculture and industry to strategic investments in energy, defense, infrastructure and national security. The government led...

US trade policy changes almost weekly, if not daily, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which notes that while Trump imposed heavy reciprocal tariffs on about 100 countries last week, on April 9 he announced a 90-day break for...

In the context of the adoption of the guidelines for the European Union budget for 2026, the European Parliament has issued a document that, although wrapped in the grandiloquent language of progress and cohesion, raises serious questions about...

The new 25% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect yesterday, along with a doubling of duties - to 20% - on Chinese products, generating new trade conflicts with the US's three largest...

Reporter: Why did you enter politics?

Klaus Iohannis is leaving Cotroceni today. Definitively, following his resignation, after having served two full terms as president of the country, plus an almost two-month extension granted by the Constitutional Court. Iohannis is leaving...

The price of Arabica coffee futures hit a new record high on Monday in New York, as weather forecasts show dry weather in the main regions of Brazil where this agricultural raw material is grown.

The boycott of hypermarkets in our country between February 10-16, an action to which Romanian citizens were called by Călin Georgescu and the sovereignist parties, in order to protect Romanian farmers, proved to be a failure from the very first...

The European Council will take a decision in June on the financing of military mobility programmes for the current budgetary framework and, following the decision, the European Parliament will approve either an adjustment to the current budget or...

The year 2024 was marked by economic-financial and socio-political convulsions, which accentuated Romania's vulnerabilities in the face of domestic and international challenges. From the alarming budget deficit to the uncontrolled increase in...

The price of Arabica coffee futures on Wednesday topped $4 per pound for the first time in history on the New York Stock Exchange, as concerns about global supply have driven prices to double over the past year, Bloomberg reported.

The second half of 2024 represented a critical turning point for Romania's economy and political stability. In an attempt to counter the ever-expanding budget deficit and ensure macroeconomic balance, the government implemented a series of...

Over 9.4 million citizens who went to the polls on November 24 had their options canceled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, which, after validating the first round of the presidential elections on December 2, reversed its decision on...

President Donald Trump's executive is the richest in US history, with the assets of its members worth a total of almost $500 billion, a staggering amount that far exceeds the GDP of countries such as Greece ($238 billion) or Hungary ($212...

While pro-European parties are trying their best to block Călin Georgescu from running in the presidential elections, citing reasons for which they have no evidence or have evidence that they have not yet presented, journalists avoid talking...

Trouble never comes alone, not even in climate issues. The ways in which people consume and feed themselves are causing "interconnected" crises that affect biodiversity, climate and health, threatening the survival of essential ecosystems...

The Ministry of Education announced the signing of financing contracts through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for projects won by universities that will train teachers in agricultural high schools in our country. This program...

Antreprenorii europeni din agricultură, silvicultură şi piscicultură vor beneficia de o finanţare totală de 3 miliarde euro din partea Băncii Europene de Investiţii (BEI), conform unui comunicat de presă publicat ieri pe site-ul instituţiei...

European entrepreneurs in agriculture, forestry and fisheries will benefit from a total of euro3 billion in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB), according to a press release published yesterday on the financial and banking...

Humanity is facing all kinds of challenges. The historic drought affecting southern Africa has plunged 26 million people into acute food insecurity, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned, needing $300 million (286 million euros) in emergency...

Bee-killing pesticides have been found in 85% of rivers tested in England, an analysis of UK government statistics has revealed. Environmental groups analysed Environment Agency data on neonicotinoid pesticides present in rivers tested in...

Creşterea subvenţiilor, dezvoltarea sistemului de irigaţii, accesul la finanţare şi modificarea legii arendei, reprezintă principalele solicitări ale fermierilor din ţara noastră, potrivit documentului Carta Albă a Agriculturii 2024 lansat ieri...

Increasing subsidies, developing the irrigation system, access to financing and amending the lease law are the main demands of farmers in our country, according to the White Paper on Agriculture 2024 document launched yesterday by the National...

Reporter: In EU Member States we are witnessing a debate on GMO and NGTs cultivation. Farmers would like to grow plants that give higher yields and are more resistant to climate change, frost and drought through genetic modification, while...