Bulgaria banned the import of agricultural products from Ukraine, but left transit

Bulgaria introduces a temporary ban on food imports from Ukraine, with the exception of transit goods.

The head of the provisional government of Bulgaria, Gilib Donev, spoke about the temporary ban, writes  Evropeiska Pravda . According to him, the main reason is that last year, contrary to the concept of the so-called solidarity corridors, significant amounts of food remained in the country.

“If this trend continues and even worsens, it may end up with extremely difficult consequences for Bulgarian business,” Donev explained.

Donev noted that he hopes that “Brussels will listen and understand the positions of Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia and rethink its position.”

“Bulgaria remains in solidarity with Ukraine, but the bankruptcy of Bulgarian farmers will not contribute to this,” said Donev.

Currently, it is not known how long the temporary ban on food imports from Ukraine will be in effect.