Agri-Business
The commissioner said that the use of Solidarity Lanes is the "solution" to dealing with Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Five Eastern European countries have signed a position demanding the extension of a ban on Ukrainian grain imports until the end of the year.
Farmers from countries bordering Ukraine have been protesting against "excessive" imports from the country in Brussels today.
Protests by local farmers against the imports of Ukrainian grain to the EU have been described as "artificially overheated" by the UAC.
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Henryk Kowalczyk announced that he would step down from his post at a press conference yesterday.