Romania became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on April 27, 2006. The tobacco industry constantly lobbies for preferential treatment from the government of Romania, either in the form of exemptions or benefits, or through delaying the adoption or implementation of specific policies. Although Romania is an EU country, the government still gives subsidies for tobacco farming; although very limited in the number of beneficiaries, the tobacco farming subsidy is the highest available farming subsidy.