The European Union’s executive arm is proposing to member countries to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2024. European Union leaders were urged Thursday to show the same respect for international law in Gaza as they aim to uphold in Ukraine, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face dire food shortages and possible famine.
Speaking at the end of the opening day of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, Von der Leyen said the move would prevent Russia from destabilizing the EU market with its imports of cereals, oilseeds and derived products. “It will stop Russia from using the revenues from the export of these goods to the European Union, and it will ensure that illegal Russian exports of stolen Ukrainian grain do not enter the EU market,” she said.Russia was one of the main trade partners of the European Union before it invaded Ukraine.on Russia.
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