12 countries have spoken out against the suspension of imports from Ukraine
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Published May 15, 2023
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Agriculture ministers from 12 EU countries have expressed "serious concern" over a compromise reached by Brussels and five eastern bloc member states to limit imports of Ukrainian grain through their territory. From May 2 to June 5, the EC decided that corn, wheat, sunflower and rapeseed from Ukraine could only transit through Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, but not be sold on their domestic markets.
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In addition, the five countries insist that this ban also cover deals concluded before May 2, which currently need to be physically implemented. In a scathing letter sent to the EC, cited by Politico, the 12 agriculture ministers said the deal "undermines the integrity of the EU's internal market". Ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Luxembourg, Estonia, Denmark and Slovenia called for urgent "clarification" of the deal, which they said the commission had made ...
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