Hit hard by the Russian food embargo, farmers from the Baltic countries and Finland have urged EU politicians to be more effective in finding new markets, as well as continue dialogue with Moscow to overcome the food ban deadlock.
EurActiv: Baltic farmers say Russian embargo creates need for new export markets
Latvian Ministers remove a plastic sheet, revealing the normally flower beds that had been dug up and replaced with a selection of vegetables including beets, cabbages, beans and pumpkins at the seat of the government in Riga on May 22, 2012.