Slovakia will halt the import of grain and other selected products from Ukraine. The Guardian reports this.
“Slovakia will temporarily halt imports of grains and other selected products from Ukraine, a government spokesperson said on Monday,” the message reads.
As Guardian writes, representatives of the European Union member states in Brussels this week will discuss the decision of Poland and Hungary to ban the import of grain and other food products from Ukraine, a high-ranking EU official said on Monday.
“We expect that Poland and Hungary will offer some explanations, and there will be a reaction from the European Commission,” the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that the issue was raised at the last summit of EU leaders, particularly by Slovakia and Romania.
“We expect Poland and Hungary to offer some explanation, and there will also be a reaction by the European Commission,” the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that the matter was raised at the last summit of EU national leaders, including by Slovakia and Romania.
” There is an issue, and we expect the commission to come up with a proposal on that. We’ll see what we can do in the coming weeks and months, ” he added.
Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi said that Kyiv wants to resume the transit of food and grain through Poland as a first step at the talks in Warsaw on Monday.