After joining CEFTA in 1997, Romania established a relatively stable group of partner countries for its agri-food trade. Several factors contributed to the stability in time of this group, firstly the existence or establishment of preferential trade agreements, the geographical proximity, and...

Romania's accession to the European Union meant the free access of its agri-food products on the European Single market, without tariff barriers or export quotas, as well as a better access on the international markets. At the same time, it meant the free access on the Romanian market of...

In the post-accession period, a common feature of the international agri-food trade of the new Member States was a significant increase in the volume and value of export and import flows, thus contributing to the increase in intra- and extra-Community trade. Despite these increases in total...