The European Union does not intend to introduce quantitative restrictions on agricultural trade with Ukraine.
There is no chance of introducing quantitative restrictions on EU agricultural trade with Ukraine or of exceptional measures to prevent excessive imports from this country – reports RMF FM.
“There is no chance of introducing quantitative restrictions on agricultural trade with the AU. The draft EU regulation to extend duty-free trade with the AU until 2025 will be adopted by the College of Commissioners on Tuesday. There is no support for the AU’s efforts. Commissioner Wojciechowski and Minister Siekierski,” the station’s Brussels correspondent reported.
As reported, during inter-ministerial consultations it turned out that none of the commissioners’ offices supported the position of the Polish commissioner. “The Polish Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, wrote a letter to the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, demanding the introduction of quantitative restrictions on Ukrainian sugar and poultry, as well as extraordinary measures that the EC has already taken once applied by blocking grain imports to neighboring countries of Ukraine at EU level” – we read. It added that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is putting a lot of personal pressure on the Commission to maintain trade without restrictions.
What will Poland do?
A draft regulation extending duty-free trade with Ukraine until June 6, 2025 will be adopted by the College of Commissioners on Tuesday. – The decision will be taken collegially and not through a vote, so the lack of support from the Polish Commissioner does not matter – says the interlocutor of RMF FM of the EC.
The issue was commented on by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Michał Kołodziejczak. “Poland does not agree with the European Commission’s idea to expand trade liberalization with Ukraine under the current conditions, which pose a threat to Polish farmers. The interests of Polish farmers, our food security and profitable production are a priority,” assures Kolodziejczak.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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