A compromise solution was agreed. The period that will be taken into account when setting import limits has been extended to the second half of 2021, when there was no excessive inflow of Ukrainian products. These findings will now be forwarded to the European Parliament.
Change in the agreement with Ukraine. There is consent of the ambassadors of EU countries
The extension of the reference period was requested by Poland and France, as well as by the European Parliament, which two weeks ago accepted the amendments of Polish MP Andrzej Halicki. The goal was to introduce greater restrictions on trade with Ukraine. Although these efforts involved taking into account the entire year 2021, some countries were reluctant. Hence this compromise. This will still reduce imports of a selected group of products from Ukraine. The list includes eggs, sugar, poultry and, at the request of the European Parliament, corn, oats, groats and honey. The RMF FM journalist pointed out that wheat and barley were not included in the list of products from Ukraine subject to quantitative restrictions.
Currently, in the draft agreement prepared by the European Commission, the reference period is the last two years, when, after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, there were large imports of Ukrainian products. Poland and France, supported by the European Parliament, wanted to add 2021, because then there were no excessive imports from Ukraine and this would mean that trade restrictions would be greater.
According to the findings of the Brussels correspondent of Polish Radio, the compromise was also supported by: Austria, Croatia, Ireland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Italy. Of the large countries, only Germany was against, supported by Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Portugal. There was also a group of five countries (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain and Slovenia) that were open to compromise arrangements.
The European Commission announced at the meeting how the deadline for mid-2021 will affect trade with Ukraine. According to her, this is an additional EUR 86 million less, i.e. a total of EUR 331 million less than last year, when full trade liberalization took place.
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Source: Gazeta
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