The EU will continue to buy Ukrainian cereals and food
Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the EU Commission, shared on his social media account after meeting with the representatives of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia, who are against the import of agricultural products from Ukraine and have implemented action against him.
“We made a deal. The EU Commission has reached an agreement in principle with Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia on Ukrainian agricultural and food products.” Using the expression Dombrovskis stated that they have found a solution to alleviate the concerns of farmers in Ukraine’s neighboring EU countries.
Dombrovskis pointed out that countries that have implemented unilateral measures against Ukrainian products under the agreement will put an end to this, saying that these countries can apply exceptional protection measures for wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower.
Noting that 100 million euros of financial support will be given to farmers affected by Ukrainian products in 5 countries, Dombrovskis noted that Ukrainian products will be exported to other EU countries.
ABOUT THE PROCESS
After the start of the Russian-Ukrainian War and the impossibility of shipping from Black Sea ports for a long time, a significant amount of Ukrainian grain and food products began to be shipped overland to Central and Eastern European countries.
A large number of agricultural products from Ukraine entered the markets of the border countries Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and nearby Bulgaria. Relatively cheap Ukrainian grains and food products have upset growers in these countries.
Farmers in the countries of the region have long been demanding an end to cheap agricultural products from Ukraine. These countries decided last week to impose a temporary ban on grain and food from Ukraine.
To address the concerns of countries banning grain imports from Ukraine, the EU Commission has prepared a plan that includes providing additional support to farmers if goods are allowed to transit and placing restrictions on some Ukrainian products. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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