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The EU has presented a strategic plan for the protection of the Black Sea, which includes monitoring infrastructure and combating the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation.

The Office of the President emphasized that the 18th package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation should cover the energy sector, the so-called “shadow fleet” and the banking sector.

The Prime Minister said that the restoration of quotas for the import of agricultural products from Ukraine to the EU does not pose any threats in the short term.

Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski named the EU countries that would like to receive grain from Ukraine.

The European Commission, together with key EU member states, is pushing for a reduction in the export price cap for Russian oil from $60 to $45 per barrel.

The French government complained about grain imports from Ukraine, stating that they were “destabilizing the market.”

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is implementing a program of export credit guarantees worth 300 million euros.

The European Commission has approved a transitional implementing act to replace the “trade visa-free regime”, which expires on June 6.

Ukrainian agri-food exports to the EU have increased to 13 billion euros, providing 8% of imports.

The Vice President of the European Commission announced that the EU has approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia, affecting almost 200 ships of the shadow fleet.