Agriculture Minister István Nagy announced on his Facebook page that he managed to persuade the bureaucrats in Brussels: they should not only serve the interests of Ukraine by allowing unrestricted grain imports, they should also take into account the interests and difficult situation of the farmers of the EU countries.

The minister detailed what happened in a video message, commenting on the recording with the following few lines:

We had a great success! Brussels yielded to the pressure of the five member states, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania, and an EU-level agreement was reached on the Ukrainian grain import ban!

civilek.info:

It is worth noting that Hungary, Poland and Slovakia had previously introduced a ban on the distribution of grain from Ukraine, partly because the original export agreement - introduced by Brussels - would have created an impossible market situation. In theory, the Ukrainian grain would have only "travelled" through the surrounding countries to reach the countries that need it. But instead of transit, the shipments were "stuck inside" the warehouses of the above-mentioned countries.

The main problem with Ukrainian grain is that the EU's strict quality standards do not apply to their cultivation (because Ukraine is not a member of the European Union!!!), so they also use pesticides that are prohibited in the member countries. In addition, there is also talk of genetically modified grain ("thanks" to companies with American interests), and the distribution of genetically modified foods is also prohibited by Hungary, among others. It was also revealed - based on Slovak investigations - that some of the grain in Ukraine is contaminated, not only suitable for human consumption, but also for use as animal feed.

In the end, nothing else happened than that Brussels was forced to acknowledge the existing situation, i.e. it accepted the import bans already in force.

And let's wait for the promised financial support, knowing the "good habit" of the Brussels people, that they love to break their promises when it comes to Poland and Hungary... 

Source: Facebook/István Nagy

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