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We are aware of the threat to the environment and to consumer health that obsolete pesticides constitute in Ukraine and aware, too, of the magnitude of the challenge that their elimination poses to that country.
Ukraine has taken a positive step concerning the elimination of some of the obsolete pesticides, in particular those that are persistent organic pollutants, by signing the Stockholm Convention regarding the elimination and reduction of those pollutants. The ratification of the Convention is still pending. The Commission urges Ukraine to ratify the Convention and to cooperate with the international community to work on this difficult problem.
Responsibility for dealing with obsolete pesticides is primarily for the country itself. While the Commission is prepared to assist Ukraine to the extent possible – and I should just note that our assistance to Ukraine amounts to EUR 126 million a year – current EU assistance programmes do not provide funding for the elimination of obsolete pesticides in Ukraine. In fact, environmental issues have not been selected by the Government of Ukraine as a key cooperation area with the European Union. However, Tacis small project programmes could accommodate project proposals linked to the elimination of obsolete pesticides. Taking into account the amount of pesticides to be eliminated, an EU contribution could only partially alleviate the vast problem. As a signatory to the Stockholm Convention, Ukraine is eligible for funding from the interim Global Environmental Facility, which is the financing mechanism of the Convention."@en1
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