The European Commission criticized bans on the import of Ukrainian grain

The European Commission criticized the decision of Poland and Hungary to ban the import of Ukrainian grain.

The Commission considers unilateral trade actions by EU member states unacceptable. This was reported by the spokesperson of the European Commission to Reuters.

“We know about the announcement of Poland and Hungary regarding the ban on the import of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine. In this context, it is important to emphasize that trade policy is the exclusive competence of the EU, and therefore unilateral actions are unacceptable. In such difficult times, it is extremely important to coordinate and agree all decisions within the EU,” the spokesman said.

For a long time after the beginning of the large-scale invasion of russian federation, Ukraine could not export grain by sea and was forced to sell grain in large batches overland to the EU.

Since Ukrainian grain is cheaper than grain grown in the EU, the increase in its import affected European farmers – they began to protest.

Finally, in April, Poland announced a temporary suspension of grain import  from Ukraine to limit the impact on prices. At the same time, Poland did not limit the transit of Ukrainian grain.

The other day, Hungary introduced a ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products until June 30. The ban applies to products of both plant and animal origin.

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