The EC will assess the consequences for the agricultural sector from the accession of Moldova and Ukraine to the EU. European analysts also plan to evaluate the adaptation of supply chains to the conditions of military conflict.
Experts will consider foreign direct investment in the agri-food sector and the role of oligarchs in the food chain. According to Vladimir Olenchenko, a researcher at the Center for European Studies at IMEMO RAS, European farmers are suffering losses from the customs-free regime for the import of Ukrainian products.