Slovakia will maintain a ban on selected farm products from Ukraine because they harm Slovak farmers as the European Union takes steps towards extending market access by another year from June, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.
"The EU policy in this respect is horrible. No problem that farmers in Slovakia, an EU member state, perish. The main thing is that Ukraine is satisfied," Fico said in a video post.
He added that Slovak representatives voted alongside Polish and Hungarian ambassadors on Wednesday against a European Commission proposal for extending the suspension of quotas and duties on Ukrainian farm produce.
He added that Slovak representatives voted alongside Polish and Hungarian ambassadors on Wednesday against a European Commission proposal for extending the suspension of quotas and duties on Ukrainian farm produce.
Source: Reuters
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