Post-European Council Meeting: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2023-04-18
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Brendan Howlin (LAB), Wexford

First, I agree with that. There may be a need for a particular debate on the Palestinian issue because of the nature of the new Israeli Government, which is the most right-wing in Israel's history with the ensuing consequences.
On the impact of the issue of grain exports, I raised its impact on Africa in my contribution. It is absolutely vital that grain is exported from Ukraine. I am a bit intrigued by the decisions of Poland, Slovakia and Czechia to halt imports of Ukrainian grain because of the impact it is having on their own domestic markets. Will the Minister of State explain exactly how it could be that grain from Ukraine is being prevented from entering the European Union by member states?

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Sitting date: 2023-04-18