Ukraine has filed lawsuits towards Poland, Hungary and Slovakia on the World Commerce Group over their choice to ban grain imports, in a row that has cut up the EU and will harm Kyiv’s prospects of becoming a member of the bloc.
“It’s basically essential for us to show that particular person member states can’t ban the import of Ukrainian items. That’s the reason we’re submitting lawsuits towards them within the WTO,” First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic system of Ukraine Yuliya Svyridenko mentioned in a press release.
Svyridenko added that the lawsuits, along with stress from the European Fee and different member states, “will assist restore regular commerce between Ukraine and neighboring international locations, in addition to present solidarity between us.”
The choice comes after the three international locations rebelled towards a European Fee choice final Friday to finish momentary import restrictions — carried out within the spring in an try to mitigate a provide glut — and as soon as once more enable Ukrainian grain gross sales throughout the EU.
The bans by the three central European international locations are meant to guard their farmers from a surge in exports from grain superpower Ukraine, following Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea.
“We hope that these states will elevate their restrictions and we won’t need to make clear the connection within the courts for a very long time,” Svyridenko mentioned.
