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29 March 2024

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19.04.2023

Ukrainian agrarians call on European colleagues to lift tough unilateral restrictions on trade and jointly find a compromise solution

This is stated in an open appeal of Ukrainian Agribusiness Club and leading public associations of the agro-food sector of Ukraine. Nongovernmental Organizations and Unions of Producers of the Ukraine AgriFood sector is highly concerned about the situation that has developed with the ban on the import/transit of Ukrainian food to certain EU countries.

We are talking about the decision of the governments of Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to ban the import of agricultural products from Ukraine. These decisions also provoke similar actions of other EU countries, neighbors of Ukraine. In particular, certain discussions continue in Romania and Bulgaria.

The introduction of restrictive trade measures by EU countries contradicts many international agreements, including WTO trade rules, EU rules on the common market, and the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, and also undermines the postulates of Solidarity Lanes introduced by the EU.”, - noted in the appeal.

Indeed it's true, that during the war, the volume of exports to the EU neighbouring countries of Ukraine increased significantly (especially given the unstable operation of the "grain corridor"), which had a particular impact on their market. Nevertheless, the vast majority of products go in transit to other countries, and this is the main interest of the Ukrainian agricultural sector.

At the same time, the consistency and predictability of the trade policy are essential because, before the full-scale invasion, Ukraine established mutually beneficial cooperation with the EU countries regarding trade in agri-food products. A sudden complete ban on imports harms previously established relationships, contracts and rhythmic supply of certain agricultural products. Such a decision will lead to negative consequences for other sectors of the economy of the countries concerned, as well as their consumers.

The authors of the appeal are convinced that the introduction of unilateral bans on import and transit will create additional pressure on Ukrainian farmers and lead to a deepening of the global food security crisis. Any speculations about introducing a ban on the transit of Ukrainian agri-food products are unacceptable since the economic well-being of European farmers depends on them and the survival of Ukrainian farmers and consumers of Ukrainian products worldwide.

Considering the complex socio-political situation that has developed in neighbouring EU countries, we call on our European colleagues to open dialogue with the involvement of representatives of European institutions to find compromise solutions that do not conflict with EU rules and regulations.

At the same time, we appeal to the representatives of the European Commission with a request to facilitate the removal of strict restrictions on trade between the eastern EU countries and Ukraine.

The full text of the appeal is available at the link: https://bit.ly/3MR02JH  




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