The size of Ukraine's lost revenues could amount to 1.2 billion euros.
Paris supported Warsaw's position and called for an extension of restrictions on import of Ukrainian agricultural products. According to European diplomats, such a step threatens to disrupt negotiations on extending free access to the EU market for Ukrainian goods.
Politico writes about this.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met on Friday, March 15, at the Weimar Triangle summit in Berlin, where they called for support for Ukraine in the war with Russia.
But the two leaders also agreed to bring Paris and Warsaw closer together ahead of crucial talks to resolve a last-minute trade rift with Ukraine between EU countries and the European Parliament. Negotiations will take place on the evening of Tuesday, March 19.
The publication's anonymous sources from among European diplomats reported that, according to European Commission estimates, import restrictions will cost Ukraine 1.2 billion euros in trade income.
“This is a huge blow for a country that needs all the help it can get. The member states that show the most support for Ukraine are also the ones doing the most harm to the country,” one diplomat said.
These disputes, if not resolved quickly, threaten to overshadow the EU leaders' summit in Brussels this Thursday and expose EU leaders' hollow claims of solidarity with Ukraine as they come under pressure from disgruntled farmers in their countries.< /p>
Recall that Poland wants to introduce a new ban on Ukrainian products. We are talking about sugar, poultry meat, eggs, frozen raspberries, apple juice, sunflower and rapeseed oil.
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