The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution asking the European Commission to ban Russian and Belarusian grain imports into the European Union.
The resolution was passed with 107 votes in favour, none against, and no abstentions.
“With this resolution, we aim to consolidate the parliaments of all EU countries so that a common European decision is made and individual countries do not have to impose bans separately,” Viktoras Pranckietis, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Rural Affairs, said while presenting the draft resolution to the Seimas.
The document also asks the EC to ensure cooperation and coordination among EU member states to effectively and uniformly implement the ban throughout the bloc.
Lithuanian MPs also call on the commission to examine the possibility of banning the import of food products of Russian and Belarusian origin into the EU and using products supplied by Ukrainian agricultural entities if there is a need to regulate agricultural product flows.
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