Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk acknowledged this Thursday the imposition of an embargo on imports of Russian agri-food products, as did Latvia last week.
“We are carefully studying Latvia’s decision, and I do not rule out that Poland will come up with a similar initiative in this regard,” Tusk said at a joint conference with his Latvian colleague Evika Silina, who visited Warsaw.
The Latvian Parliament (Seimas) last week approved a ban on the import of Russian and Belarusian agricultural products, as well as animal feed from the same countries for domestic consumption, becoming the first European country to adopt this measure.
Tusk added that “few people realize that (European agricultural) markets are being destabilized by products from Russia and Belarus.”
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, trade between Russia and Poland has declined significantly, but Warsaw continues to import products such as liquefied crude oil, aluminum, fertilizers and synthetic rubber, and in the food sector it imports fish, onions, and garlic. , -French, among other things.
According to the Prime Minister of Poland, “the problem of unequal competition in the import of food and grains to Poland and the European Union (EU) is not only a problem for Ukraine.”
Tusk called on “EU institutions to seriously consider improving their rules and security in relation to Eastern Europe.”
Farmers in Poland and other European countries have been protesting for several weeks against the entry of Ukrainian agricultural products into the European bloc, which they say is causing falling prices and a crisis in the agricultural market.
“We want to help Ukraine (…), but we want to protect our farmers. In Latvia there is a similar problem, although on a slightly different scale,” stressed Tusk, who plans to meet this Thursday with representatives of Polish farming associations.
The Polish prime minister also cited “worrying signs emanating from Transnistria,” a breakaway region of Moldova whose authorities on Wednesday demanded Moscow’s “protection.”
The Polish chief executive explained that security in Eastern Europe, bilateral military cooperation and the situation of European farmers in the context of the war in Ukraine were topics discussed at the meeting of the two leaders this Thursday.
“We have several common projects with Latvia, such as synchronizing electrical networks, improving transport links, especially the railway network, and expanding energy cooperation,” said Donald Tusk.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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