Five countries in the European Union have demanded a revision of a new trade agreement with Ukraine. Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania have declared the need to restrict Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU markets by returning previous quotas that acted before the full -scale war.
This is stated in a joint statement published by Hungary's representation with the EU on the social network. Initiators have expressed dissatisfaction with new conditions of trade with Ukraine, which, according to them, harm the interests of European farmers.
The statement stresses that unlimited exports of Ukrainian agricultural products creates serious pressure on the EU domestic market and provokes price dumping. In this regard, the signatories demand the return of quotas that operated until 2022.
Also among the requirements are the introduction of European sanitary and environmental standards in animal husbandry for Ukraine, as well as setting a minimum price for imported products to avoid breaking competition in the market.
The statement was a continuation of tensions between Ukraine and individual Eastern European countries, which have previously introduced temporary prohibitions on the import of some Ukrainian goods. The final decision to revise the terms of trade should be made by the European Commission.
