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• International · 2026-09-15

  Farmers and far-right groups clash with police in Bucharest over livestock export ban

  Approximately 2,000 farmers, shepherds and far-right protesters clashed with riot police outside Romania's government building in Bucharest on Tuesday over an EU-imposed ban on live sheep exports caused by a contagious disease. The demonstration escalated when some protesters threw rocks and metal barriers; police responded with tear gas, resulting in 24 injured people and 26 arrests. Far-right figures including Calin Georgescu and George Simion were associated with the protest, which the government condemned as violent.

• International · 2026-09-16

  Romanian farmers clash with police over EU sheep export ban

  Approximately 2,000 farmers and shepherds protested in Bucharest against a European Union ban on live sheep exports, which was imposed following an outbreak of ovine rinderpest. The demonstration became violent when protesters threw rocks and metal barriers at riot police, who responded with tear gas. Twenty-four people, including eight gendarmes, were injured, and 26 protesters were detained.