EU set to impose much higher tariffs on imports from Ukraine

Sorry, just saw this now, I think im going to delete this one and repost with the original FT article with any proper title adjustments

I wouldn't be surprised, but it's Poland apparently, who in all fairness do have a bunch of struggling farmers because of cheap Ukrainian imports. But this is not the way and I don't see the rest of EU agreeing to this plan anyway. It could be current polish government foresaw that and did this to tell those Polish farmers he is really trying to help them so they don't turn to the PiS candidate but I'm not informed enough on Polish politics to say anything about their motives.

@cm0002@lemmy.world Given the circumstances, could you editorialize the title a little, i.e. "EU preparing to impose much higher tariffs on imports from Ukraine" or similar?

Ftr: The original FT article that gives a bit more detail.

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Sigh, it is a proposal, not a certain fact that this will happen.

Anyone know who sent it in?

the fuck is that click bait title and news?

WHO would want to impose tariffs on Ukraine Imports!? Hello? They are fricking struggeling and we should IMPOSE TARIFFS ON THEM!?

fuck you Orban, we all know that it's on you!

Here is the unpaywalled/archived FT article which says:

>... The decision to abruptly end special trade arrangements — which allowed most Ukrainian goods to enter the EU duty free — came after Poland led a push to protect the bloc’s farmers, according to diplomats.

>The EU has an existing free trade deal with Ukraine but went further in the wake of Moscow’s 2022 invasion and temporarily suspended remaining duties.

>These arrangements lapse on June 6 and the EU is planning to replace it with “transitional measures” while the two sides update their overall trade agreement.

>But diplomats said this transitional proposal, recently sent to EU member states, would drastically cut the tariff-free quotas of agricultural products — a lifeline for Ukraine’s farmers and budget ...

>Ahead of [Poland's] presidential elections on Sunday [May 18], Warsaw asked the Commission to delay highly unpopular trade talks with Kyiv to minimise the chances of the nationalist opposition candidate, Karol Nawrocki, the diplomats said ...

>“The Commission is also looking into possible transitional measures in case the negotiations are not finalised and applied by June 6,” the spokesperson added ...