Hungary should lift the ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine, — European Commission
27.05.2026 - 14:52
The European Commission believes that Hungary should lift the ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine, as it is unjustified.
This was stated at a press briefing by the European Commission’s spokesperson for enlargement, Tomás Renier, reports Liga Business.
The journalist asked Renier what the European Commission’s opinion was on the new government’s renewed ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine to Hungary.
“The position of the European Commission has not changed: we call on the relevant Member States to lift their unilateral measures and continue to cooperate with them to ensure this result. We do not believe that these measures, which risk fragmenting the single market, are justified after the recent comprehensive update of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Ukraine,” Renier commented.
He stressed that the European Commission does not consider the Hungarian ban necessary, “given the strength and protection clearly offered by the renewed agreement from last year, and including the safeguard clause that can be activated in case additional imports cause serious difficulties both for the EU as a whole and for individual member states.”
Rainier added that the EC continues to demand the abolition of national measures that are still in force. He did not specify what the next steps of the Commission in this matter might be.
Recall that the new Hungarian government banned the import of agricultural products from Ukraine.
Earlier, USM reported that Hungary did not extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine. Regulation 130/2023, which banned the import of more than 20 categories of Ukrainian agricultural products into Hungary from 2023, expired on May 14. This was an emergency decree, and the new Hungarian government ended the state of emergency on May 13. However, the Hungarian farmers’ union MAGOSZ subsequently appealed to the government to urgently reinstate the ban through legislation.
