The European Commission has not extended the embargo on Ukrainian grain

The European Commission has announced that it will not extend restrictions on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine after September 15.

This was reported by the press service of the European Commission.

The European Commission has analysed data on the impact of exports of 4 categories of agricultural products on the EU market and concluded that distortions in the grain market in the 5 Member States bordering Ukraine have disappeared. 

Ukraine, for its part, agreed to introduce legal measures to avoid a renewed surge in EU imports. On September 18, Ukraine will submit an action plan to control agricultural exports.

In response to this decision, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland would extend the embargo on Ukrainian grain.

Poland justifies the restriction of Ukrainian grain imports by the instability of the situation in the domestic grain market.

Hungarian Agriculture Minister István Nagy said that Hungary was closing its borders to Ukrainian goods.

Following Poland, Hungary explains the restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products by protecting the interests of Hungarian farmers.

The President responded to the decision of the European Commission to lift the embargo on Ukrainian grain.

"I am sincerely grateful to Ursula von der Leyen for keeping her word and the rules of the free market. This is an example of true unity and trust between Ukraine and the EU. Europe always wins when the rules work and the agreements are implemented," Zelenskyy said.

It will be recalled that on May 2, the European Commission imposed an embargo on imports of certain agricultural products from Ukraine to the EU due to falling prices on the markets in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. Poland requested an extension of the embargo after its expiration. In Bulgaria, the Parliament lifted the ban on imports of Ukrainian grain on September 14.