Romanian Govt Prepares Poultry, Pig Welfare Legislation

The financial aid will be provided on the basis of a decision approved in the Government’s Wednesday meeting.

The prime minister said that a first tranche of area subsidies, EUR42/hectare, will be provided starting on October 16; the rest will be paid by the end of the year.

Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara said the authorities will discuss a bill package with the European Union, for the „welfare of poultry,” worth 195 million lei (EUR45 million), and the „welfare and protection of pigs,” for RON155 million.

(EUR1=RON4.3144)