Poland asks EU to ease trade conflict with Russia

Poland has called on the European Commission (EC) to mediate in its dispute with Russia over Moscow's "unjustified" food imports ban, the PAP news agency reported.

The Polish Senate on Thursday passed a resolution on the Russian ban, appealing to the EC to take "effective action" to ensure all European Union (EU) members received equal treatment when it came to protecting their interests.

The resolution, which was adopted with 85 votes for, none against and two abstentions, described the eight-month ban as unjustified.

Last November, Russia imposed restrictions on imports from Poland of beef, pork, poultry and some other meat products, as well as some fresh vegetables, amid allegations of fraudulent practices by Polish exporters, including falsification of health and hygiene certificates.

But in Warsaw the restrictions have been seen as being politically motivated and a contrived test of the conservative government that came to power last year.

Source: Xinhua