The European Commission is preparing proposals for agricultural products from Ukraine

The European Commission will propose trade measures against Ukraine next week after Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary in a joint letter to the EC demanded import duties on Ukrainian grain due to alleged unfair competition.

This was announced at a briefing by the European Commission’s spokesperson for Trade and Agriculture, Olof Gill.

“Our intention is to come up with a proposal for trade measures by the European Commission on Ukraine next week. I can’t say more about it now, because it is still being discussed internally,” said Gill.

According to him, the EU Council will hold a strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture in Europe on January 23, where the issue of Ukraine will be discussed.

“I can say that our intention is to largely resolve some of the problems and sensitivities (regarding imports of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU),” Gill summarized.

Earlier, the agriculture ministers of Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary in a joint letter to the European Commission demanded the introduction of import duties on Ukrainian grain due to alleged unfair competition.

In September 2023, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary announced restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain after the European Commission decided not to extend the ban on imports to five of Ukraine’s neighboring EU countries.

In response, Ukraine filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against these three countries, and other EU members condemned their unilateral restrictions.

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