EU could sue member states defying Kiev trade deal – Politico

Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary have banned cheap Ukrainian agricultural imports to protect their farmers

The European Commission could take legal action against member states refusing to comply with the bloc’s trade deal with Kiev, Politico reported on Friday.

Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary have retained unilateral import bans on Ukrainian agriculture, insisting the restrictions are necessary to prevent cheap food imports from undercutting local producers.

The Commission says the restrictions may breach the EU’s single market rules that prohibit national trade barriers. Commission Deputy Spokesperson Olof Gill told Politico that Brussels sees “no…

Read the full article at RT.COM