Fact Finding Mission to Romania

25-05-2023 - 11:17
Wild brown bear in forest
Wild bear in forest © Image used under the licence from Adobe Stock

To investigate the issues raised by several petitioners on the management and protection of the brown bear population and the illegal logging in Romania, a group of eight MEPs visited Bucharest, Sfântu Gheorghe and Suceava in Romania, between 15 and 18 of May.

They first hold meetings covering both subjects with Mr Barna Tánczos, the Romanian Minister of Environment, Water and Forests and officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, followed by exchanges with a representatives of the Prosecutor General's Office and of Agent Green Association.