The EU agreement with Ukraine comes into effect. Polish Foreign Minister: Poland will maintain the embargo on Ukrainian grain.

Poland, regardless of the provisions of the EU-Ukraine agreement, will maintain the embargo on Ukrainian grain – determined by an RMF FM radio journalist. On Wednesday (October 29), a new EU trade agreement with Ukraine comes into effect. EU authorities are convinced that there are sufficient safeguards for the common market, including the agricultural sector. However, farmers themselves express significant doubts, fearing another wave of Ukrainian agricultural products, produced more cheaply due to lower production costs and without adhering to strict EU requirements. The European Commission, responsible for the agreement, is supposed to guard against the violation of new trade rules with the war-torn country. It is illegal under EU law to introduce and maintain a unilateral embargo on goods in individual countries. And – according to RMF FM – Poland intends to maintain such an embargo on Ukrainian grain. "Currently, due to the situation in the country, we are not in a position ...