Eight member states are pushing for higher tariffs on imports from Russia. On Friday, the trade and foreign ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ireland sent a letter to the current Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and his designated successor Maroš Šefčovič. In the letter, the ministers express their „strong will“ for the Commission to present a „comprehensive proposal“ for increasing tariffs on as many products as possible that are imported into the EU from Russia.