https://www.politico.eu/article/pola...-takes-effect/

OCTOBER 31, 2025 4:30 AM CET
BY BARTOSZ BRZEZIŃSKI AND REBECCA HOLLANDThe European Commission refused to rule out taking legal action against three countries that are keeping their unilateral import bans on Ukrainian goods.

Poland, Hungary and Slovakia are openly defying efforts to reset trade relations as a revised trade deal with Kyiv kicks in. The bans, covering Ukrainian grain and other farm products, breach EU single market rules that prohibit national trade barriers.

The defiance underscores how politically fraught the EU’s trade relationship with Ukraine has become, with capitals essentially daring Brussels to prioritize Kyiv over EU members to enforce the trade pact.