Powered by automated translationThe European Commissioner for agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, on Thursday said he is lobbying for the commission to subsidise Ukrainian grain exporters over the next year, at an estimated cost of €600 million ($652 million).The subsidies would help the companies cover transport costs to seaports in the Baltic Sea, Germany and Poland, while appeasing the diplomatic tensions caused by excess grain exports ending up in neighbouring EU states, according to Mr Wojciechowski.Ukraine used to export just under half its grain via the Black Sea but this route all...…Powered by automated translationThe European Commissioner for agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, on Thursday said he is lobbying for the commission to subsidise Ukrainian grain exporters over the next year, at an estimated cost of €600 million ($652 million).The subsidies would help the companies cover transport costs to seaports in the Baltic Sea, Germany and Poland, while appeasing the diplomatic tensions caused by excess grain exports ending up in neighbouring EU states, according to Mr Wojciechowski.Ukraine used to export just under half its grain via the Black Sea but this route all...WW…

Saudi Arabia will host a second round of Ukraine peace talks on August 5, EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali told The National on Monday. Senior EU officials will attend the meeting with about 40 other country representatives, said the official. It comes after a first round of peace talks in Copenhagen in June. “This meeting will provide an opportunity for further exchanges with global partners and Ukraine on the Ukraine’s Peace Formula, in preparation for an upcoming Global Peace Summit,” Ms Massrali said in an email. A global summit is expected by the end of the year, Ukraine's President...…Saudi Arabia will host a second round of Ukraine peace talks on August 5, EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali told The National on Monday. Senior EU officials will attend the meeting with about 40 other country representatives, said the official. It comes after a first round of peace talks in Copenhagen in June. “This meeting will provide an opportunity for further exchanges with global partners and Ukraine on the Ukraine’s Peace Formula, in preparation for an upcoming Global Peace Summit,” Ms Massrali said in an email. A global summit is expected by the end of the year, Ukraine's President...WW…