On Saturday, May 10th, Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze sent a letter to EU Agriculture and Food Commissioner Christophe Hansen, calling for EU-level import restriction measures — specifically the increased EU customs tariffs — to also apply to fish and fish products. Minister Armands Krauze: “Latvia, as a border country with Russia and Belarus, seeks to sever economic ties with the aggressor states as quickly as possible. Other European countries are acting similarly, but such action…
On Saturday, May 10th, Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze sent a letter to EU Agriculture and Food Commissioner Christophe Hansen, calling for EU-level import restriction measures — specifically the increased EU customs tariffs — to also apply to fish and fish products. Minister Armands Krauze: “Latvia, as a border country with Russia and Belarus, seeks to sever economic ties with the aggressor states as quickly as possible. Other European countries are acting similarly, but such action will be most effective and impactful only if all EU member states implement it together. In Latvia's opinion, the European Commission must be much more ambitious; therefore, I call on the EU to apply restrictive measures also to the import of fish and…