European agro-producers won’t be able to compete if the country is admitted to the bloc, the deputy agriculture minister says Ukraine’s admission to the EU could be perilous for the bloc’s agricultural sector, Warsaw’s deputy agriculture minister, Michal Kolodziejczak, told Polish broadcaster RMF FM on Saturday. His comments came in response to this week’s decision…

Sofia slapped a hefty transit tax on Russian gas in October, a move which Budapest considers unacceptable Hungary will block Bulgaria’s entry into the EU’s passport-free Schengen area unless Sofia lifts its transit tax on Russian gas, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned in a video posted on Facebook on Saturday. According to Szijjarto, Budapest…

Red caviar output has hit its highest level in over a decade, an industry group says The production of red caviar in Russia has reached its highest level in over a decade, an industry group has reported.