European agricultural protests finally heard?
EU member states approved on Wednesday the renewal, from June, of the exemption from customs duties for Ukrainian agricultural imports, accompanied by reinforced
“safeguard mechanisms”
to limit their impact, at the heart of recent protests of farmers.
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The text proposed by Brussels and validated by the ambassadors of the Twenty-Seven provides for rapid
“corrective measures”
in the event of
“significant disruptions”
on the market, and for three products (poultry, eggs, sugar) an
“emergency brake”
stabilizing imports at average volumes imported in 2022-2023, beyond which customs duties would be reimposed.
MEPs must now decide.
More information to come…