Agriculture ministers will discuss the impact of Ukrainian agricultural exports on European markets at a meeting of the EU Council in Brussels on Tuesday. This is reported by the APA.

"EU agriculture ministers are meeting on Tuesday in Brussels. They will discuss the impact of Ukrainian agricultural exports, laboratory meat, and the protected status of wolves," the report said.


According to reports, the European Commission is expected to announce the extension of the duty-free regime for Ukrainian agricultural products in the near future. EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis emphasized the importance of introducing protective measures for Ukraine's neighboring countries.


Czech Minister of Agriculture Marek Vyborny expressed support for the extension of the duty-free regime for Ukrainian products, but noted that Ukrainian producers must meet the requirements, as well as farms in the EU.


In addition, the agenda includes the issue of reducing the protected status of wolves. The European Commission proposed to reduce it from "strictly protected" to "protected", which requires changes to the international Bern Convention. If this initiative is adopted, it could simplify the process of authorizing the shooting of wolves.


A group of EU countries, represented by Austria, Italy and France, also brings to the meeting the issue of meat grown in laboratories using stem cells.


This innovation, which is not yet on European shelves, is already the subject of attention of ten pairs of EU countries, which are willing to discuss the possible consequences.