Ukraine presented its action plan for controlling cereal exports to the European Commission and several Member States at the meeting of the joint coordination platform set up to address this issue on Thursday 28 September. The Commission’s objective is now to see this action plan put in place as quickly as possible.
Since 16 September, Ukraine has also implemented a system of export licences and checks on cereal exports in place to prevent too large an influx of these products into EU countries, particularly Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.
“The European Commission welcomes the effective work done by Ukraine to introduce measures in just 10 days”, said the Commission’s spokesperson for Trade and Agriculture, Olof Gill.
Asked about the participation of Member States at the meeting on 28 September, he specified that Poland and Hungary were not present. This does not prevent the platform from “delivering results”, according to him.
The coordination platform is intended to facilitate the exchange of information between all stakeholders with a view to finding an EU-wide solution to the influx of Ukrainian cereals and lifting unilateral import bans.
Mr Gill added that contacts were continuing on an ongoing bilateral basis with the member countries concerned and Ukraine. (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)