166 Written questions of Daniel BUDA
Organic farming - an illusion for Romanians
Romania's very high school-leaving rate
GP's IT system in meltdown
Nightmare scenario for Romanian farmers one year after the outbreak of African swine fever
Oilseed rape crops at risk from a dangerous virus
Romanian cattle at risk from dangerous diseases
Romania stricken by flooding
Considerable losses occasioned by piracy and counterfeiting in Romania
Vietnam close to developing the vaccine against African Swine Fever
Extensive replacement of products obtained from milk in catering establishments
Reduction in the number of agricultural classes
Food prices are constantly on the rise
Food imports went up by 7.9% last year
Fake tomato crops, subsidised to the detriment of real tomato growers
Reduced innovation capacity of Romania
The Cereals Exchange in Corabia is an example of European objective funding, but it has never been operational
Heavy attacks by the corn borer
For 3 years, ANSVSA has not published any information on the Romanian agricultural and food products notified in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
Limited access to new medicines
27 000 tonnes of sunflower seeds found to contain excess levels of pesticide
Prepared meats that may contain meat
Fish consumption in Europe: Romania is lagging behind
Romanians – lowest consumers of vegetables in Europe
Romania: untapped energy security potential
Alarming increase in imports of grain into the EU
Sale of jams and conserves containing fruit flavouring and carmine
Romania: EU leader for deaths avoidable through a medical check
Everyone in work is supporting 1.25 people not working
Inadequate funding for education
Cyclists and pedestrians more at risk of road accidents in Romania than anywhere else in Europe
Tonnes of food wasted each year accelerating global warming
Successive rises in staple food prices
Unfortunately not even apples are what they used to be! Europeans eating apples full of pesticide
Weak industrial output
Subject: Milk produced by Romanian farmers fed to pigs despite substantial increase in dairy imports
Demographic decline
A paltry RON 48 per month for Romanian farmers responsible for producing high-quality food
Billions of euros lost owing to the shortage of qualified workers
Slow progress by EU in combating antimicrobial resistance
Increased risks to Romania of avian influenza from Poland
Deadly virus ravages EU tomato crops
Use of robots in farming: Romania lagging behind
Romanian agri-food imports amounted to over EUR 5 billion in 2019
Slow progress by the EU in combating antimicrobial resistance
Organic product processing in Romania – almost non-existent
Ever-increasing food prices
Aggressive strain of bird flu identified in China
Wolves still ravaging livestock farms
Reduced impact of support measures for production losses for farmers
Impact of global warming on agriculture
Outlets – a big problem for small family farms in Romania
Decline in cattle farming
Subject: 13% reduction in soya stocks accompanied by price increases forecast for 2020
Romanian farming technology lagging behind that of other Member States
Romanian pork prices among the highest in Europe
Romania lagging behind in the European organic farming sector
Devastating impact of drought
Toxicity problem with canned food
Collapse in domestic demand for potatoes
Insufficient cold storage capacity for thousands of tonnes of food
Bleak times for Romanian food producers
Romania hit by flooding
Romanian pork and bread imports and subsidy exports
Farms endangered by law to ban unpleasant odours
Online farm platforms prove to be a success
Q fever detected on the Romanian border
Six-million tonne shortage of rapeseed on the European market
Spike in food prices
Black year for beekeepers
Tonnes of food wasted and allowed to go bad owing to the COVID-19 pandemic
Hundreds of millions made ill by substandard food
Romanian workers hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis
Exploitation of Romanian farmworkers in Germany
Excessive poultry consumption
Sugar industry in crisis
Impact assessment of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies
Persisting food waste
Humanity has been living on ecological credit since 22 August
Romanian honey price the lowest in Europe
Severe impact of drought and floods on European wheat production
Grape yield the lowest in a decade
Social networks becoming virtual marketplaces
Pro-Europe victory in the Republic of Moldova
Massive milk imports
Increased food imports in Romania
Preserving of organic fruit
Effects of the pandemic on the food industry
România: 7 million hectares of degraded soil
Crisis affecting farmers and farmworkers
463 million children without access to distance learning during the COVID-19 crisis
Lab-grown (cell-cultured) meat on the international market
Agriculture IT
100 million people facing extreme poverty as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
Threats to Romanian food security
200 European airports facing insolvency
Sustainability and its crucial role in the internal market
Sturgeons, an endangered species while poaching is on the increase.
Hundreds of millions of children live in over-indebted states
Agricultural specialists report major difficulties caused by reducing the number of pesticides
Slow vaccination roll-out in Europe
Developing countries paying more for the AstraZeneca vaccine than developed countries
EU population migration
Education severely affected by the pandemic
Natural fertiliser transformed into heat and electricity
European confidence in COVID-19 vaccines
Fraudulent use of ‘eco-friendly’ product labels
Strengthening traditional seed systems, a potential solution for developing local agriculture
Longer life cheese, but no milk
Nearly a third of hospitality outlets on the verge of bankruptcy
Real or sci-fi? An app that can detect coronavirus
AMOC at its lowest level in 100 years
Tourism in 2021
Fresh wave of migrants following the restoration of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan
Cumulative impact assessment of the combined effects of the Fit for 55 package
Unprecedented price rises in the global food industry
The ever-increasing price of fertilisers
Romania, 2020: the most significant decrease in agricultural production output value recorded in the EU.
The problem of natural gas in the European Union
Global food production system affected by conflicting EU and USA positions
Insufficient funds to attract young farmers
Livestock farmers at the limits of survival
Cattle herds decline in number and productivity
Major shortage of qualified tractor drivers
The price of pork continues to rise
Cow farmers in Romania bring in 18 times less revenue than their Danish counterparts
Supporting technology research in agriculture
Brain drain, an increasingly prevalent phenomenon in Romania
80% of commercial pork to be sourced from imports
Thousands of farm animals killed by wild animals
Vegetable growers are pausing solarium-based vegetable cultivation
The COVID-19 pandemic in rural environments
Promoting women in agriculture
Ukrainian refugees with disabilities
Destruction of meadows by wild boar
Managing the gas supply crisis generated by Russian threats
New threats of nuclear war
Shortage of sunflower and soybean oil
Suspension by Russia of fertiliser exports
Russian sanctions on Western energy companies
Price of farm machinery driven up by steel costs
Fertiliser production exiting the European Union
Carbon emissions from forest fires at record levels in several regions of the world in 2021
Fertiliser crisis impacting on farm output in Romania
Worrying rise in anti-Semitic acts in Europe
China threatening a competitive timber market in Europe
Highest global food price index
Availability of raw materials and geopolitical aspects of the Green Deal
Fertiliser crisis reduces crop yields
Wheat as a weapon of war
Alarming increases in agricultural production costs
Decline in Chinese imports of farm produce
What will power the tractors of tomorrow?
Romania now imports more milk than it produces
Prices of crop protection products have rocketed
Cattle herd size in Europe is shrinking
New wave of COVID-19 infections in times of war
EU Member States’ food security under threat
Trade in illegal pesticides
Half of European ammonia production plant closed
Commission action against adulterated honey
Data on pesticide use per crop type
Ukraine
Family-run farms
Romanian farmers’ unhappiness with cereal crop prices
Milk prices on the rise worldwide
Challenge of the rise in fertiliser prices