Poland initiates the introduction of frozen berries from Ukraine to the list of restricted import goods

Poland initiates the inclusion of frozen raspberries and strawberries in restrictive measures on imports into the European Union. "In 2022 and in the first months of 2023, the import of Ukrainian strawberries and frozen raspberries to Poland increased significantly. This means enormous difficulties for Polish producers and very serious market disruptions. There is no such problem in other countries of our coalition (Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary). That is why Poland decided to turn to the European Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, to include frozen raspberries and strawberries in the so-called preventive measures, i.e. the ban on imports from Ukraine," said Minister Robert Telus. According to him, a letter on this matter signed by the Minister of Development and Technology will be forwarded to the European Commission in the near future. It is also noted that on July 19, 2023, a ...