Free trade with the EU: what the Ukraini • Table.Briefings

The EU benefits from trade with Ukraine, argues its Agriculture Minister Vitaly Koval.

Kyiv and Brussels should take more time than previously planned to negotiate new trade rules, demands Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaly Koval. He wants to extend the temporary tariff reductions, which are unpopular with European farmers, until 2027.

Kyiv is aiming to extend the temporary trade facilitation between the EU and Ukraine until the end of 2027. A longer-term framework for comprehensive trade liberalization is to be negotiated by then, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaly Koval told journalists at the Green Week. The current facilitation expires on June 5, 2025.

Free trade with the EU: what the Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture is aiming for

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