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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In Romania's capital, there were clashes with the police at an unauthorized farmers' rally, which affected 24 people; some 30 people were detained in Bucharest after the riots at the farmers' rally, handed over the RIA News to Agraria on Tuesday, demanding the resumption of the export of livestock to EU countries and the dismissal of the head of the National Authority for Health and Veterinary Control and Food Safety; the participants agreed to …
EADaily, 16 September 2026: In Romania, several thousand farmers and shepherds entered Bucharest, protesting against the European Union's ban on the export of cattle from the country after the outbreak of sheep and goats smallpox, reported by Bloomberg.
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PentapostagmaSecurity forces used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Around 2,000 people gathered outside the prime minister's office in Romania to demand the lifting of health restrictions on live sheep and goat exports. The post Romania: Farmers and police clash in Bucharest appeared first on in.gr.
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