(ANSA-AFP) - BRUSSELS, MAR 20 - EU member states and
lawmakers on Wednesday reached a deal to cap duty-free imports
of some Ukrainian grains, which were allowed in the wake of
Russia's invasion but have drawn fierce protests from farmers in
the bloc. The agreement renews for one year the tariff exemption
granted in 2022, but adds oats -- as well as eggs, poultry and
sugar -- to the list of products with import "safeguards"
preventing cheap imports from flooding the market. Wheat and
barley will not be added to the safeguard list. The regulation
"provides for an emergency brake for poultry, eggs and sugar",
as well as "oats, maize, groats (a grain with its outer shell
removed) and honey", the European Parliament said in a press
release. The 27-nation bloc dropped tariffs on Ukrainian imports
in a bid to help keep Ukraine's economy afloat after Russia
invaded in February 2022. (ANSA-AFP).
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