Tusk: Poland and Ukraine close to transit solutions. We are looking for solutions for both sides regarding agriculture

Poland

Supply Chain Management

Regulation & Compliances

Published Mar 29, 2024

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced significant progress in agricultural negotiations between Poland and Ukraine, moving towards imposing a 50% duty on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products by the EU, effectively serving as an embargo. This measure aims to shield Polish and Ukrainian producers from unfair competition, ensuring their interests are protected. The discussions have also focused on fair competition in transportation for Polish and Ukrainian carriers and are nearing an agreement to prevent the transit of goods through Poland from disrupting the local market. This development marks a crucial step in securing the interests of local farmers and maintaining fair competition.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk assessed after the meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart that both sides were looking for solutions regarding agriculture and had moved a step forward. "We are one step away from having Russian and Belarusian agricultural products subjected to a 50% duty by the EU." - he informed. "We are looking for good solutions for both sides in the matter of agriculture, we have moved a step forward, as we agreed in Kiev. Poland launched a diplomatic offensive to block the import of Russian and Belarusian grain and other agricultural products and we achieved an effect equivalent to an embargo. We are waiting a final, formal decision is still pending, but it seems that we are one step away from having Russian and Belarusian agricultural products subjected to a 50% duty by the EU, which de facto means fulfilling our common goal of blocking Russian and Belarusian exports Belarusian into the EU," said Prime Minister Tusk at a joint conference with the Prime Minister of ...

Source: AgroPolska