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Ireland may row back on EU deal to aid Ukraine food imports
The government is considering backing Poland, France and Italy in their bid to reopen a deal on duty-free food imports from the eastern European country
The Irish government may back Poland, France and Italy in their bid to reopen a deal on duty-free food imports from Ukraine.
It is the second time in a week that EU governments have decided to row back on a deal once presumed to be sealed, and comes amid renewed farmers’ protests and the rise of populist parties across the continent.
Tariffs and duties on certain Ukrainian food imports have been suspended since 2022, but ...