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BRATISLAVA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Brexit won't have a huge impact on the agriculture and food sector, informed Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK) spokesperson Jana Holeciova on Wednesday.
"We don't expect a great influence on foreign trade between Slovakia and Great Britain, as the number of agriculture and food products exported to Britain isn't that high. It concerns around seven products that are exported from Slovakia to Britain and vice versa," explained Holeciova.
According to Holeciova, Slovakia imports watermelons, pork, apples, pears and plums from Britain. Conversely, goods exported from Slovakia to Britain are sugar, deep frozen vegetables, and cheese.
Holeciova did stress, however, that Britain's departure would have an impact on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which is one of the biggest EU budgetary areas and sets the rules and budget for European farmers.
The SPPK spokesperson went on to say Britain was a net contributor to the EU budget. The European Commission now faces a big challenge concerning setting the rules to govern Britain's exit from the EU.
"It's said that the British will remain in the EU for two more years, but the question is whether they'll still contribute to the EU budget during this period," added Holeciova. Enditem
