The EC has approved transitional trade arrangements with Ukraine following the end of visa-free trade.

The end of the duty-free regime for the import of Ukrainian agricultural products is approaching. The exemption, introduced after the start of the Russian invasion as an emergency aid to Ukraine, expires on June 5, and attempts to extend it further under pressure from European farmers have failed. According to the original plan, the expiring exemption was to be replaced by...

The EC has approved transitional trade arrangements with Ukraine following the end of visa-free trade.

The European Commission has adopted a list of transitional measures for Ukrainian exports to the EU, which will take effect after June 5 when autonomous trade preferences for Ukraine will no longer be in effect, said EC spokesman Balazs Ujvari. The transitional arrangements will remain in place as long as necessary to adjust the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which has been in effect between Ukraine and the EU since 2016. Ujvari…