The Agrarian Committee of the European Parliament approved new protection measures against the import of products from Ukraine

The Committee on Agriculture of the European Parliament decided that protection measures against the import of Ukrainian agricultural products should be strengthened, as demanded by the farmers of several EU countries, Euroaktiv reports.

According to the Committee's conclusion, "safeguard measures should cover all sectors, and 'emergency' measures designed to restore duties on eggs, poultry and sugar should extend to grains and oilseeds and honey."

To assess the excess of the average level of imports, the Committee proposes to use the "pre-war" indicators of 2021-2022, while the European Commission proposed to take into account the indicators of 2022-2023.

The committee also believes that for the purchase and storage of imported Ukrainian agricultural products, it is necessary to use funds from the 50 billion euros allocated to Ukraine. This will stabilize market prices in case of excessive import volumes.

The conclusions of the Agrarian Committee will be sent to the Committee on Trade, which may consider or reject the amendments.

The final vote of the European Parliament on the Ukrainian issue will be held on March 7.