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🇵🇱Poland, 🇸🇰Slovakia & 🇭🇺Hungary have banned #grain imports from 🇺🇦Ukraine, saying 🇪🇺EU's freeze of import tariffs to help get Ukraine grain around the world is flooding their markets and hurting their farmers.
But such unilateral trade actions cannot be taken nationally.
But such unilateral trade actions cannot be taken nationally.
Despite these bans being a clear violation of EU law, the 🇪🇺Commission took a soft approach today and wouldn't even say what possible repercussions there could be.
Why? They likely don't want to become a pawn in Polish election politicking.
Why? They likely don't want to become a pawn in Polish election politicking.
Poland's hard-right nationalist governing party PiS depends on the farmer and rural vote to maintain power - and there's an election later this year.
🇵🇱farmers have been protesting the Ukrainian grain influx (which has drastically lowered prices) and the Ag minister resigned.
🇵🇱farmers have been protesting the Ukrainian grain influx (which has drastically lowered prices) and the Ag minister resigned.
🇵🇱PiS would like nothing more than for this to become a Warsaw-vs-Brussels story. That's their political playbook.
But it's important to point out that the decision to stop grain import tariffs for Ukraine was taken by EU national governments. Some consequences weren't foreseen.
But it's important to point out that the decision to stop grain import tariffs for Ukraine was taken by EU national governments. Some consequences weren't foreseen.
The 🇪🇺temporary freeze on Ukraine grain import tariffs is scheduled to end in June.
The Commission has proposed to extend it. 🇵🇱#Poland, along with 🇭🇺🇸🇰🇷🇴🇧🇬, could push to stop the extension.
So why have an illegal unilateral grain ban now? 🤔
The Commission has proposed to extend it. 🇵🇱#Poland, along with 🇭🇺🇸🇰🇷🇴🇧🇬, could push to stop the extension.
So why have an illegal unilateral grain ban now? 🤔
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