Posted on September, 6, 2023 at 09:07 am
“I convinced my interlocutors that closing the market for Ukrainian grain is in the interest of other EU countries. They claim that we must build solidarity - this is the moment when we pass the exam of this solidarity,” said Telus.
He added that in his opinion the talks in Córdoba were fruitful and he believed that the ministers of other EU countries understood the situation.
“However, I am aware that it will not be the Agricultural Ministries who make decisions and that the decision may not be substantive, but political. Eventually, the European Council will make it,” noted Telus.
He stressed that Polish farmers can rest assured that even if the EU ban on Ukrainian grain imports is not extended, Poland nevertheless will decide on not letting it in “because it is in our interest”.
In spite of the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain to Poland, Warsaw continues to facilitate its transit through Polish territory.
EU Agriculture Ministers have met in Córdoba to discuss new technologies for balanced agriculture. They debated the use of innovative genomic techniques in food production and the problems of agriculture in connection to climate change.
During the three-day informal meeting, the ministers also met with the EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski. The meeting took place as part of the six-month Spanish Presidency of the EU Council.
Spain aims to submit a legislative proposal during its presidency to promote new plant varieties with “improved characteristics”, but within the same species, grown using innovative NTG genomic techniques, the Spanish government said in a statement.
Source: TVP World