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The European Commission will represent Poland, Hungary and Slovakia in the grain dispute with Ukraine at the World Trade Organization, Polish news outlet PAP reported on Sept. 26.
Poland summoned Kyiv's envoy to the foreign ministry on Wednesday, after comments by Ukraine's president on a ban on grain imports angered the government in Warsaw, which is toughening its stance ahead of October elections. Poland has been one of Ukraine's staunchest allies since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, but the countries are now embroiled in a deepening conflict over agricultural imports since Poland, along with Hungary and Slovakia, extended a ban on grain imports from their war-torn neighbour. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations General...
Poland has no fear of repercussions from the European Union or the World Trade Organisation (WTO) following its decision to unilaterally impose a ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products. Source: European Pravda, citing Robert Telus, Polish Agriculture Minister, in an interview with Euractiv Quote: "We would like not to implement unilateral solutions - we would be happier that the EU does it, which would be the true EU solidarity approach - but we were forced to introduce the decision u
Five EU countries bordering Ukraine have signaled their opposition to Kyiv’s proposals on implementing export controls on shipments of Ukrainian grain, Polish news agency PAP reported on Sept. 18, citing an EU source.
European Union finance ministers on Saturday backed a timeline calling for the reform of the bloc's fiscal rules by the end of the year as they look to balance debt cuts with investing in an individually tailored yet equal way. "It may be challenging but... the Spanish Presidency is committed to this timeframe and just today we outlined the way to do it, the fiscal 'camino'," European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis told a news conference. Dombrovskis was referring to the "camino de Santiago" or Saint James's way, a famous Catholic pilgrim...