Romania's coalition government on February 2 said it had reached an agreement with farmers and hauliers to end weeks of protests against high business costs, even as farmers elsewhere in the EU continued to block roads and border crossings. The protests stem from anger about low prices for produce, rising costs, imports of cheap foodstuffs, and constraints imposed by the European Union's drive to fight climate change. In Romania, hundreds of farmers and truck drivers began protesting three weeks ago, with convoys of tractors and trucks slowing or blocking traffic on national roads near large cities, including the capital, Bucharest.
Romanian Agreement With Farmers, Hauliers Ends Protests
Hundreds of farmers and truck drivers began protesting three weeks ago, with convoys of tractors and trucks slowing or blocking traffic on national roads near large cities.