Poland will appeal to the European Commission to check possible market violations in connection with the import of certain types of Ukrainian agricultural products, including poultry, milk and eggs.
This was announced at a press conference in Warsaw by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Ukrinform reports.
According to the Polish Prime Minister, Poland expects to quickly reach an agreement with the European Commission on a ban on the import of wheat, corn, and rapeseed from Ukraine to five EU countries (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria).
Morawiecki added that once this decision was made at the EU level, Poland would lift its national ban, as European regulations would apply.
According to him, other European partners bordering Ukraine asked to add Ukrainian oil to this list.
"It was not a Polish proposal," he stated.
"We want to thoroughly check the impact of these products (poultry, eggs, dairy products – ed.) on the Polish market over the past few months and the risks associated with destabilizing the Polish market in the future," Morawiecki said.
Background. As a reminder, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria have imposed a temporary ban on imports of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine. Poland suspended the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through its territory, but resumed it on April 21.
Meanwhile, Hungary banned imports of 25 types of food from Ukraine and tightened transit rules.