Tusk convinced Macron to change import conditions not in favor of Ukraine – Polish media

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Published Mar 29, 2024

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and French President Emmanuel Macron collaborated to amend the EU's trade agreement with Ukraine, particularly concerning agricultural imports. Their efforts, supported by several EU countries, led to the European Parliament adopting amendments that restricted additional Ukrainian agricultural products, though not including the year 2021 and wheat. A compromise was reached that partially included 2021 in the restrictions, aiming to reduce Ukrainian agricultural imports. This move, however, faced opposition from Ukraine, with President Zelenskyy arguing it could undermine Kyiv's defense capabilities.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk has managed to win over French President Emmanuel Macron to Poland’s side, making it possible for the EU to reach a compromise on changes to the trade agreement with Ukraine that does not satisfy Kyiv. The details of how this happened became known to the Polish radio station RMF FM from sources. It is noted that on March 13, the plenary session of the European Parliament adopted an amendment by Polish MEP Andrzej Galicki, which referred to the unfavorable inclusion of the 2021 import threshold in the calculations, when the volume of Ukrainian agricultural goods was low. Galicki’s amendment also included expanding the list of products to be subject to restrictions to include cereals and honey. Subsequently, Polish Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Sekerski convinced Prime Minister Donald Tusk that the prime minister could play a key role in Poland’s efforts to achieve greater restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural imports. Tusk was allegedly skeptical at ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult