The European Commission has threatened to cut EU agricultural subsidies to Romania if the county doesn't strengthen administrative controls over how that money is spent.
 
Romania, which joined the EU in January 2007, faces a 25% cut in the amount of money it receives from the EU for farm support, amounting to more 100 million Euros.

Romania, "still has time to rectify the situation, but it is a matter of urgency and swift actions are needed," the EU Agriculture Commissioner, Mariann Fischer-Boel, told Agence France Presse on 10 October.
 
The news came amidst turmoil in Romania's agricultural sector. In October, the agriculture minister, Dacian Ciolos, resigned following allegations of corruption. Meanwhile, some 150 cattle farmers took to the streets to demand more financial support from the government. The Romanian government is currently negotiating with farmers over how much money they will receive per head of cattle.