Poland will receive financial compensation from the EU for the losses caused by the import of Ukrainian grain, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, Polish news agency PAP reported.

Warsaw said Ukrainian grain exports, instead of being exported further, were piling up in Poland, putting negative pressure on domestic prices and creating financial problems for farmers.

"Poland will receive more compensation from the EU!" Morawiecki wrote on Facebook yesterday.

"This time for the losses caused by the import of Ukrainian grain. This is nearly 30 million euros from the EU plus twice as much from the state budget: a total of about 280 million zlotys (60 million euros - PAP)."

Yesterday, the European Commission announced that EU member states have approved a package of aid in the amount of 56 million euros to support farmers in border countries who have faced the consequences of increased imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Moravetski recalled that he and five other prime ministers asked the EC for immediate action.

"Today we have a result, more money for Polish farmers," he wrote.

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