Protesting Shepherds, Farmers Clash with Romanian Police
- Thousands of Romanian farmers gathered in Victory Square, Bucharest, on Tuesday, protesting a European Union export ban and reduced drought compensation that sparked clashes with riot police.
- The European Commission extended the live sheep export ban through 2026 due to Peste des Petits Ruminants, while farmers demanded fair compensation after payments were reduced from 100 euros to 19 euros per hectare.
- Violence erupted when protesters threw objects at law enforcement, prompting police to deploy tear gas; Twenty-six people were detained, and 24 people, including eight gendarmes, were injured.
- Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said the protest "degenerated into regrettable acts of violence," while Alliance for the Union of Romanians leader George Simion wrote that "AUR stands with the farmers."
- Tensions coincide with broader political instability in Romania, where protesters chanted for Calin Georgescu, a former presidential candidate facing trial for acts against the constitutional order.
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A large protest by farmers and livestock keepers in Bucharest has escalated into clashes with police, as thousands of protesters took to the streets against European Union restrictions on the export of live animals from Romania. The protesters are opposing measures imposed after outbreaks of sheep and goat pox, which have led to restrictions on the transport and export of Romanian livestock. Farmers say the measures are severely damaging their e…
Protesting shepherds, farmers clash with Romanian police
Some 2,000 people protested the export ban -- imposed by the European Union due to the highly contagious small ruminant plague -- in front of the Romanian government building in Bucharest. Violence broke out when some protesters began throwing objects -- including rocks and metal barriers -- at law enforcement, which responded with tear gas in a bid to disperse them. Twenty-six people were detained, while 24 people, including eight gendarmes, w…
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AUR announces that it supports the peaceful protest of the farmers and points out the violence cannot be encouraged, but the fact that people appear who lose their patience should be an alarm signal for any responsible government, because the tension does not appear out of the blue. The formation shows that Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan must come out of the door of the Victoria Palace and speak directly to the farmers. Romania needs a government t…
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