Poland’s deep-seated opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union!
report Mehr News quoted by Sputnik, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski believes that the possible accession of Kiev to the European Union is troublesome for the common agricultural policy of the Green Continent.
Sikorsky emphasized in a television interview: Among more than 30 conditions and articles that we will negotiate, we expect that the most difficult issues will be issues related to agriculture and transportation. and be quoted.
He pointed out that Ukraine benefits from “vast agricultural lands with very fertile soil”, and stated: this issue will be a problem for the common agricultural policy of the European Union. was.
Poland’s top diplomat also noted that the worst thing Ukraine could do is to rob Western aid. On Friday, the Council of the European Union set the beginning of the process of negotiating the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to this bloc on June 25.
June 2022, the European Union Council temporarily issued a tax-free export license for agricultural products to Ukraine. In March 2022, in the midst of the war with Russia, this bloc launched green corridors to facilitate the transit of Ukrainian grain to the world market. However, a flood of cheap Ukrainian grain flooded EU markets, prompting widespread protests from farmers.
In March 2023, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia asked the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to introduce laws to deal with the negative effects of increased imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. establish In May 2023, the European Commission banned the sale of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds in these five countries until June 5, in order to “adjust logistical obstacles and bottlenecks.” This ban was extended until September 15.
