Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has not ruled out the possibility that the country may impose a ban on imports of agricultural products from Russia, following the example of Latvia.
Source: Reuters, citing Tusk during a press conference in Warsaw on 29 February, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The Polish prime minister noted that Russian and Belarusian agricultural products imported to Poland also cause market distortions, which protesting farmers resent.
“Latvia decided to implement an embargo on the import of (agricultural) products from Russia. We will analyse the case of Latvia, and I do not rule out that Poland will take an appropriate initiative,” Tusk added.
Tusk also stated that the European Union needs to “seriously focus on better regulations when it comes to the import of cereals and food products from the east”.
Like most European countries, Poland has been gripped by farmers’ protests in recent weeks, opposing the EU’s environmental regulations and what they say is unfair competition from Ukraine after it was granted trade benefits.
Background:
- Last week, the Latvian parliament passed a temporary ban on imports of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus until at least July 2025. Latvia stated that this step seeks to sever economic ties with the aggressor countries and complements EU sanctions.
- Earlier, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa noted that her country was setting an example for others by banning grain imports from Russia and Belarus.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/29/7444398
Poland ‘may’ ban grain from mafia land. It should have been done two years ago, which side are you on?
Could this be as a result from the arrest of the Ukrainska Pravda correspondent? He was investigating Polish trade with mafia land and Belarus.
It’s ridiculous that the EU is importing grain from mafia land, but blocking Ukrainian grain. Do they realise they are helping mafia land fund it’s war?
Do they realize anything at all?
And stop dumping out Ukrainian grain!!!
I heard Tusk speech today. He looks determined to do right things.
The government and protesters agreed that military and humanitarian help should go to Ukraine smoothly and that all of them want Ukraine to win.
However note that the situation of farmers in the whole EU is critical. First – the Green Deal which is very ambitious but most of it should be postponed until better times. Second – farming in Ukraine is very different then in EU. Much less regulation, much bigger farm companies. Some are not even owned by Ukrainians. I really do hope that these companies pay full tax to Ukraine and even provide donations. Do they?
I don’t know much about the agricultural aspect of Ukraine, except that the country has exquisite soil.
I hope that they will find common ground, and this very soon.