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EU extends live-sheep export ban through year-end

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC · How we work

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Shepherds Rally Ban

The EU extended the live-sheep export ban through year-end because of a Peste des Petits Ruminants outbreak.
Around 2,000 Romanian shepherds and crop farmers rallied in Bucharest demanding the ban’s reversal.
Crop growers protested a drought-aid cut from €100 to €19 per hectare, calling it insufficient.
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan affirmed the right to peaceful protest but condemned the violence.

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Shepherds Rally Ban

The EU extended the live-sheep export ban through year-end because of a Peste des Petits Ruminants outbreak.
Around 2,000 Romanian shepherds and crop farmers rallied in Bucharest demanding the ban’s reversal.
Crop growers protested a drought-aid cut from €100 to €19 per hectare, calling it insufficient.
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan affirmed the right to peaceful protest but condemned the violence.

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