GDP of Poland will lose 0, 6% of the increase due to sanctions against Russia

Polish economy this year will not be counted 0, 6 percent increase of GDP due to the introduction of Western sanctions against Russia, said Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Piechocinski in conversation.

" 0, 6 percent by the end of the current year ", - said Piechocinski in response to the question, what is the cost of penalties imposed against Russia. In early April in an interview Last news Deputy Prime Minister said that the economy of Poland in 2014 will grow by 3%.

Piechocinski also said that the export to the Russian Federation of Polish products for the period from January of this year decreased by 7%, while supplies to Ukraine have decreased almost thirty percent.

The Council of the EU on behalf of the European Union on Thursday finally approved economic sanctions against the Russian Federation, which limit the access of Russian state-owned banks - Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank and Rosselkhozbank - the means of European investors, prohibit companies from the EU to supply equipment for the Russian oil and impose an embargo on fresh contracts with Russia on arms trade.

The Minister of agriculture and rural development of Poland Marek Sawicki already sent to the European Commissioner for agriculture and rural development), Decano COLOSO official letter with the request to compensate losses related restriction of import to the site of the Russian Federation of Polish vegetables and fruits. The Rosselkhoznadzor from the 1st of August banned the import of almost all fruit and vegetables from Poland due to violations of certification and detection of quarantine objects.

in 2013, Poland exported to Russia more than 804 tonnes of fruit and vegetables worth about 336 million euros. The Ministry of agriculture estimates losses from the Russian ban of five hundred million euros.


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