Commissioner Hogan: My first visit while in office to Romania, due to determination to carry on with Ciolos's projects

Photo credit: (c) Radu TUTA / AGERPRES PHOTO

Romania is the first country Phil Hogan officially visits in the capacity of European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Suindprod Radic pig farm in Arges County was the first facility Hogan, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu, Minister of Agriculture Daniel Constantin and Minister of European Funds Eugen Teodorovici toured together on Thursday.

Photo credit: (c) Radu TUTA / AGERPRES PHOTO

The visit to Romania is my first trip to a member state as European Commissioner for Agriculture. I decided that this should be my first pick for an official visit because I want to continue what my predecessor, Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has started, as he contributed for five years to developing the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and did a very good job in a very difficult period, Commissioner Phil Hogan said on Thursday in Ratesti ? Arges County, the site of the farm set up with European funds.

Hogan explained that the integrated pig breeding and processing project carried out with European funds has created over 260 jobs, contributing to the development of economic activities in the area.

This is a fantastic integrated project that helped create over 260 jobs in production and processing and which represents an important investment for the rural community. It is gratifying to see how the Common Agricultural Policy can help in this area where we are now. Last year Romania's exports of agricultural goods prevailed over its agri goods imports, and agriculture and rural development can make a higher contribution to Romanian exports, but also create new jobs, Hogan explained.

The European official stressed that the ambition he holds together with Commissioner Corina Cretu is to maximize...

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