DADO RUVIC / REUTERS.
Poland and Hungary banned Ukrainian grain imports over the weekend.
The EU condemned the unilateral decisions but has yet to take measures against Warsaw and Budapest.
- Poland and Hungary announced the bans on Saturday, claiming that they were necessary to protect their domestic agricultural markets.
- The European Commission said that EU member states were not authorized to make such decisions, adding that "it is crucial to coordinate and align all decisions within the EU."
- A European Commission representative told CNN that the unilateral decisions made by Poland and Hungary were "not acceptable.”
- Cheap Ukrainian agricultural produce flooded the Polish market after the EU lifted tariff duties on Ukrainian products in a bid to support the country's economy following Russia's invasion.
- Polish farmers have protested against the influx of Ukrainian farming products in recent months, and agricultural authorities have urged the EU to revert the decision.
- Poland's agriculture minister resigned in early April after the EU proposed to renew its suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian products for another year.
