The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) informs that Minister Florin-Ionuț BARBU participated in a meeting of agriculture ministers from Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine, held in Warsaw.

The main topic of the meeting focused on the situation in the agricultural markets as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the measures that need to be taken to ensure fair competition rules for farmers from EU member states and candidate countries.

In this context, Minister BARBU advocated for finding solutions regarding the transportation of cereals, the release of deposits, and the export of a portion of the new harvest products for Romanian farmers.

At the end of the meeting, the participants signed a joint statement by the agriculture ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, emphasizing the need for the EU's preventive measures on certain products originating from Ukraine to be extended.