Bulgaria will ask the European Union to ban the import of eggs from Ukraine

On September 23, Bulgaria will appeal to the EU Council on Agriculture and Fisheries with a request to stop the import of eggs from Ukraine.

Source: Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria Giorgi Takhov at a meeting with farmers, reports “Evropeyska Pravda” with reference to “24 Chasa”

Details: Minister Takhov drew attention to the market problems of Bulgarian producers due to increased imports and the possibility of applying protective measures in accordance with the mechanism of safeguards to limit free trade with Ukraine.

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The Minister of Agriculture commented on the complaints of producers about the increase in, according to them, food imports, which violates the competitive environment in the country. Takhov explained that this is really a problem, since we are talking about imports from third countries outside the EU.

“When the import of a certain type of product or product – vegetables, meat, eggs – reaches certain limits, which the EC has outlined in advance, then we can activate the mechanism of banning their import. Currently, we do this from the point of view of eggs,” the minister explained, adding , that they are already included in the list of goods with increased duty and the next step is being taken, as he will demand their absolute ban at the meeting of the EU Council.

As a reminder, the EU has launched a mechanism of protective duties for Ukrainian honey since August 21, which will be in effect for all further imports of products until the beginning of June 2025.

In the spring, the EU created a safety mechanism to limit free trade with Ukraine.

In June, this mechanism was applied for the first time and extended to only one type of import – Ukrainian oats, later it was used for eggs and sugar, as well as honey.

Read more about the fuse mechanism in the article Trade with a compromise: on what conditions Ukraine will maintain free access to the EU market.