Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will withdraw from negotiations regarding Ukrainian grain

The governments of Poland, Slovakia and Hungary are refusing to participate in the Coordination Platform regarding the export of grain from Ukraine.

Poland, Slovakia and Hungary withdraw from discussions regarding Ukrainian grain within the EU Coordination Platform. This is how the countries responded to the statement of the Ukrainian side about the intention to sue them in the World Trade Organization (WTO),  reports the Polish publication PAP.

“Poland, Hungary and Slovakia refuse to work within the platform due to procedural caution and the fact that Ukraine can use the information provided within the coordination platform against these three countries in WTO arbitration,” the source explains to the publication.

It is noted that the day before Kyiv presented an action plan to stabilize grain exports to the EU. According to the plan, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine should independently make decisions on granting permits for the export of grain to the EU, consulting with EU countries and the European Commission. At the same time, the final decision would remain with Kyiv.

Poland’s ambassador to the EU, Andrzej Sados, criticized Ukraine’s proposal, saying that it does not solve the issue of controlling and limiting the flow of Ukrainian grain to the domestic market.

At the same time, in a comment for Hromadske, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine denied the information that neighboring countries rejected the Ukrainian action plan regarding the control of grain exports.

The day before, USM wrote that Ukraine is suing Poland, Slovakia and Hungary due to the grain import ban.