EU mulls Ukraine grain import ban to five member states
The EU is mulling a ban on grain imports from Ukraine into five member states, four of which have contravened the bloc’s laws.
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The EU is mulling a ban on grain imports from Ukraine into five member states, four of which have contravened the bloc’s laws.
The European Commission on Monday criticized the decision of several Central European countries to stop the import of grain from Ukraine, DPA
Eastern European leaders are adamant in their support of Ukraine as it battles Russian forces, but farmers in in those European Union member countries that border Ukraine are aggravating that solidarity as they contend with the grain that floods their domestic markets and depresses prices.
Slovakia became the third European Union country to ban food imports from Ukraine on Monday, deepening the challenge for the bloc as it works to help Ukraine transport its grain to world markets. Slovakia followed Poland and Hungary, both of which announced bans Saturday on Ukrainian food imports through June 30. They did so in…
The EU has slammed Poland, Hungary and Slovakia for stopping imports of Ukrainian grain. The European Commission is stressing that it is in charge of trade policy in the bloc. Bernd Reigert reports from Brussels.