Brussels did not decide to extend the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain to 5 European countries

Following the meeting of the coordination platform for Ukrainian grain exports, no decision has been made on whether the current temporary ban on grain imports to Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria will be extended. The ban expires on September 15.

This was announced on Wednesday after the 9th meeting of the coordination platform by the European Commission’s representative Miriam Garcia.

According to her, the first part of the meeting was attended by representatives of five member states, Ukraine, Moldova and the European Commission.

“The Commission presented the latest forecasts of the market situation in terms of harvest, trade and prices. Countries were invited to share their latest information. The platform also discussed how to increase storage capacity and reduce border crossing times. Finally, they exchanged views on short-term actions to facilitate trade flows and on ways to support transport,” the EC representative said about the content of the first part of the platform meeting.

According to Garcia, the second part of the meeting, which was attended by representatives of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Italy and Croatia, was devoted to alternative routes.

“In the context of this meeting, the Commission informed that no decision has yet been made on preventive measures, the phased abolition of which is scheduled for September 15, 2023. In any case, the Platform will continue to meet regularly and monitor grain imports from Ukraine,” the European Commission representative stated.

As it is known, in May 2022, the EU decided to suspend import duties, quotas and trade remedies on Ukrainian exports to the EU to help alleviate the difficulties faced by Ukrainian producers and exporters after the invasion of Russia.

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