Over the weekend, Polish authorities banned the import and transit of a number of food products from Ukraine. Slovakia and . Bulgaria is also considering a ban. recalls that trade policy falls within the competence of the EU and Member States cannot decide on their own in this regard. On Monday, at a press conference, Miriam Garcia Ferrer, spokeswoman for the European Commission on She called on the countries in question to withdraw from this move.
The European Commission comments on Poland’s decision on Ukrainian grain
– We are grateful to the EU Member States bordering Ukraine for their help in exporting agricultural products. We are aware that this affects the farmers there – emphasized Ferrer. However, she informed that she was in constant contact with the authorities of the EU countries that announced the ban, as well as with the authorities. She wants to find out about the measures and the legal basis because, as she admitted, “there is no complete clarity on this issue”. – Policy is an exclusive competence of the EU, which means that decisions have to be taken at EU level. Therefore, we repeat that unilateral action is not possible in this context – reminded Prof. Artur Nowak-Far from the Warsaw School of Economics, former Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Poland banned Ukrainian grain
At the same time, the ministers of agriculture of Poland and Ukraine are continuing talks on the Ukrainian issue. – We understand the complicated situation on the Polish market, resulting from the blocking of Ukrainian ports. We hope that during the visit we will be able to resolve these issues and resume transit, said the Ukrainian Minister of Agricultural and Food Policy before the meeting. In total, it covered as many as 18 product groups. In addition to cereals, the ban includes sugar, fruits and vegetables, meat and dairy. The head of PiS in Łysy informed about the decision to ban the import of some agricultural goods from Ukraine to Poland during the PiS agricultural convention.
Source: Gazeta
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