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Kyiv 18. In September, contrary to the decision of the EC, it intends to start the process of filing a lawsuit at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia due to their extension of the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain after September 15. Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade of Ukraine Taras Kachka said this in an interview with Politico.
“It is important to prove that these actions are legally illegal,” Kachka said.
According to Kachka, it was EC for many years as a mediator in trade negotiations and an institution of trade policy for the entire EU, Kyiv is used to working on this basis. He emphasized that the systematic approach of Budapest and Warsaw to ignore the position of the EU institutions in trade policy will become a problem for the EU in the future. vegetables and fruits. He also clarified that Hungary's extension of the trade embargo to 25 items on agricultural products from Ukraine serves as a “political statement” to block trade with Kyiv and ignore Brussels.