Polish Minister of Agriculture Czeslaw Sekierski said that the new Polish government will continue the ban on grain imports from Ukraine. This was reported by “Sputnik Close to Abroad”.
According to the minister, the blockade of Warsaw will remain in force until new rules for the transit of Ukrainian grain are developed at the EU level. For example, as Sekierski mentioned, this could be licensing.
15 September European Union It is cancelled There was previously an embargo on grain exports from Ukraine to Europe, but border countries opposed this decision. According to the authorities of Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary, the supply of agricultural products from Ukraine leads to devastation of local farmers, so each country has adopted its own restrictions on the supply of Ukrainian grain. In response, the Ukrainian government filed a WTO claim against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia for the embargo on agricultural products in mid-September.
On November 6, Polish truckers began blocking automobile checkpoints on the Ukrainian border. The reason for the protests was the loss of competition with Ukrainian carriers, which priced their services much cheaper.
Previously Slovakia extended There is an embargo on materials coming from Ukraine.