Janusz Wojciechowski

Work under way to help Ukrainian grain exports says EU commissioner

According to Wojciechowski, it is necessary to introduce measures which will make it possible to transport Ukrainian grain through the territory of the countries bordering Ukraine, and to avoid bottlenecks. Henrik Montgomery/PAP/EPA

The EU has been working to help Ukraine export its grain to those EU states and countries worldwide where it is in demand, the EU commissioner for agriculture told the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

EU agriculture commissioner backs extension of Ukrainian grain ban

The EU commissioner for agriculture has supported the extension by the end of 2023 of a ban on imports of Ukrainian grain to five frontline countries, including Poland.

EU ready to export Ukrainian agri-food products says Polish commissioner

Poland's EU agriculture commissioner said on Tuesday that the European Union was ready to export almost all of Ukraine's farm produce via so-called solidarity lanes and would help to cover the costs.

Polish farmers join Eastern European peers in Brussels protest

Farmers from Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries have held a demonstration in Brussels demanding bigger support from the EU as liberalised trade with Ukraine has undercut their operations.

EU set to extend trade ban on Ukrainian seed

The EU will probably extend a ban on the free trade of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia, Janusz Wojciechowski, the EU commissioner for agriculture, said on Monday.

Polish farmers impacted by Ukrainian imports to get over EUR 210 mln

The amount of EU and state aid paid to Polish farmers affected by increased agricultural imports from Ukraine will exceed PLN 1 billion (EUR 210 million), the EU’s agriculture commissioner has told PAP.

Supreme court law will unlock EU recovery funds says EU commissioner

Poland will get access to EU post-pandemic funding once a Supreme Court bill reforming the disciplinary regime for judges becomes law, the EU's agriculture commissioner has said adding there are assurances of that in writing from the European Commission.

Poland vital to restoring Ukraine's food exports, EU commissioner says

Poland has played a major role in restoring Ukraine's food exports to their pre-war level, the EU's agriculture commissioner told PAP on Tuesday.

Rule-of-law strife has no influence on cohesion funding - EU commissioner

Poland's rule-of-law conflict with the EU poses no threat to its access to cohesion funding, Janusz Wojciechowski, the EU’s agriculture commissioner, told PAP on Monday.

EU Commissioner announces over EUR 32 bln for Polish agriculture

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture has said during a visit to Poland that the country will receive about PLN 150 billion (EUR 32.6 billion) in EU funding for farms in the years 2021-2027.

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