The European Union should extend the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products by five countries neighboring Ukraine, which expires on September 15, at least until the end of 2023, said European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski.
“My task is to convince the European Commission and member states that, firstly, the EU should subsidize the transit of grain from Ukraine to ports and third countries, and secondly, it should extend the import ban to these five countries, including Poland , at least until the end of the year,” he said on the Polish Radio.
Wojciechowski proposed that the EU fund, as part of its assistance to Ukraine, the transportation of grain to designated ports, from where the grain would be shipped to Africa and Asia. He added that Ukraine should export about 4 million tons of grain per month. The EU, he clarified, is able to transit this amount of grain to ports, but “this requires funds.”
Recall that in early June, the European Commission agreed to extend until September 15 restrictions on the export of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds from Ukraine to five countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. At the same time, the transit of these crops through these countries is allowed.
Source: Rosbalt
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