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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12953

17 May 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Agriculture
EU Member States welcome ‘solidarity lanes’ to move grain from Ukraine
Brussels, 16/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

EU Member States on Monday 16 May welcomed proposed actions to open up solidarity lanes with Ukraine to facilitate agricultural exports from the war-torn country.

Faced with the blockage of Black Sea ports due to the war in Ukraine (90% of grain sent abroad normally passes through Ukrainian seaports), the European Commission presented, on 12 May, an action plan for “EU-Ukraine solidarity lanes” to facilitate Ukrainian agricultural exports as well as imports to Ukraine (animal feed,...

Contents

BEACONS
Russian invasion of Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
INSTITUTIONAL
NEWS BRIEFS