EU completes talks over review of FTA agreement with Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has announced the completion of its talks over reviewing the European Union’s Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Agreement with Ukraine. The modernized agreement ensures trade flows from Ukraine to Europe and world markets and is also building bridges of stability and economic solidarity, while continuing to defend EU farmers’ … Read more

European Commission, Ukraine agree on terms of trade in agricultural goods

The European Commission and the Ukrainian government have reached an agreement in principle on their trade relations in the future, particularly as regards exports of agricultural products, Ukrainian media quoted European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen as saying at a press conference in Brussels on Monday. After the start of the crisis, the … Read more

New EU trade rules shake up Ukraine’s agri-food sector: challenges ahead for farmers, opportunities after war

Quota systems and other trade restrictions threaten to narrow market development and complicate export routes for Ukrainian agricultural products, particularly raw material producers, warns Taras Bashtannik, president of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, as reported by SEEDS. The impact of revised EU trade preferences, adopted on June 5, was the focus of an online … Read more

Deficit of Ukrainian foreign trade in goods up 48.5% in Jan-April 2025 – State Statistics Service

Ukraine’s negative balance of foreign trade in goods increased by 48.5% in January-April 2025 versus the same period in 2024 – to $11.512 billion from $7.755 billion, Ukrainian media said, citing a statement by the State Statistics Service. Ukrainian exports decreased by 6.9% YoY to $13.312 billion, while imports grew 12.6% to $24.824, it said. … Read more

EU lifts Autonomous Trade Measures for Ukraine through transitional arrangements – European Commission spokesperson

The European Commission is implementing a special arrangement to ensure a smooth transition from the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) currently applied to Ukraine, which are expiring in a few days, to the previous tariff conditions for Kiev, European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said. “The autonomous trade measures expire on the [June] 5, that being this … Read more

EU scrapping tariff-free trade with Ukraine

Having taken the office, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk launched a campaign to persuade the European Union into scrapping the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) that liberalize trade with Ukraine, Ukrainian media said, citing his statement with the reference to RMF24. Tusk said the Polish government wants to help Ukraine but this should not be done … Read more

EU going to raise tariffs on goods from Ukraine – media

The European Union is preparing to raise tariffs on certain goods from Ukraine, the Financial Times said on Wednesday, citing its sources. “The EU is preparing to apply much higher tariffs on Ukrainian imports within weeks,” the Financial Times said. As the Ukraine crisis began, the EU allowed duty-free imports of the majority of Ukrainian … Read more

European Commission to upgrade DCFTA for Ukraine instead of extending Autonomous Trade Measures

Instead of extending the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) for Ukraine, which expire on June 5, the European Commission will update the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the country to offer long-term predictability and stability to operators in both the EU and Ukraine, Ukrainian media quoted European Commission Spokesperson Olof Gill as saying … Read more