War in Ukraine news
2024-02-28
Poland: Tusk backs Ukraine, yet allays farmers fears
PM Donald Tusk wants to support Ukraine but needs to address Polish farmers' concerns over Ukrainian grain imports. Read more
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2024-02-26
Tusk seeks to reconcile farmer protests and Ukraine support
Polish PM Donald Tusk is determined to continue supporting Ukraine. At the same time, he must address Polish farmers' concerns about Ukrainian agricultural imports if the farmers' protests are to be... Read more
politics poland
2024-02-26
Ukraine and global agricultural markets two years later
A mixed picture for prices and food security. Read more
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2024-02-26
Tusk seeks to reconcile farmer protests and Ukraine support
Polish PM Donald Tusk is determined to continue supporting Ukraine. At the same time, he must address Polish farmers' concerns about Ukrainian agricultural imports if the farmers' protests are to be... Read more
politics poland
2024-02-20
Polish farmers block Ukraine border in grain row
President Zelensky has said the protests show solidarity between Poland and Ukraine is waning. Read more
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2024-02-20
Polish farmers block Ukraine's border protesting non-EU imports
Polish farmers blocked border crossings with Ukraine and traffic in Warsaw on Tuesday in protest against the so-called European "Green Deal". Read more
2024-02-20
Polish farmers block Ukraine border in grain row
President Zelensky has said the protests show solidarity between Poland and Ukraine is waning. Read more
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2024-02-14
Farmers in eastern Poland protest against competition from Ukraine
In May 2022, a few weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion began, Brussels gave farmers in Ukraine permission to sell their products in the European Union without paying customs. However, farmers in... Read more
2024-02-12
Howard Dahl reflects on ag challenges in Ukraine through Russian invasion
Howard Dahl, CEO of Amity Technology, also serves as chairman of the board for Ukrainian ag giant Astarta Holding. He discusses the challenges of running ag enterprises through wartime. Read more
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2024-02-12
Howard Dahl reflects on ag challenges in Ukraine through Russian invasion
Howard Dahl, CEO of Amity Technology, also serves as chairman of the board for Ukrainian ag giant Astarta Holding. He discusses the challenges of running ag enterprises through wartime. Read more
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2024-02-02
State of the Union: Orbán backs down as farmers carry on
Against the backdrop of massive farmers' protests in Brussels, a special EU summit approved a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine. The deal was possible after the last hold-out, Hungary, was pressured... Read more
2024-01-31
EU proposes to extend free trade with Ukraine but with restrictions
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to extend free trade with Ukraine until June 2025, but with a new tweak to enable the type of national restrictions that Kyiv has complained about. Read more