The Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe has prepared 210 new types of pipe products for the European Union market. According to the Interpipe press release, Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is a conscious civilizational choice of the country. “But while the country is taking steps in this direction, Ukrainian business has already been quite deeply … Read more
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have extended the tariff-free trade with Ukraine for another year until June 5, 2025. However, they have introduced restrictions on a range of “sensitive products” in the agreement. Liberalizing trade involves temporarily suspending import duties and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural product exports to the European … Read more
The European Parliament supported the proposal of the European Commission to extend the liberalization of the trade regime with Ukraine until June 5, 2025. On Wednesday, 347 MEPs voted for this decision, 117 were against, and another 99 abstained. The adopted decision provides for the extension of the temporary suspension of import duties and quotas … Read more
The European Commission on March 5 proposed to prolong a road transport agreement with Ukraine and Moldova while introducing additional measures to the Ukraine deal “based on lessons learned.” The EU signed the agreement with the two Eastern European countries in 2022 to liberalize road transport shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. … Read more
The European Union will strengthen control over carriers’ compliance with agreements on transporting grain from Ukraine to address concerns of protesting farmers and free up trade, Reuters reported on March 1, citing the EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean. Farmers across Europe have been protesting over a range of issues, including what they claim is unfair … Read more
Unlocking frozen Russian Central Bank assets and diverting those funds to aid Ukraine is “necessary and urgent,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told global finance leaders at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Feb. 27. Western countries and other partners immobilized around $300 billion of the Russian Central Bank’s assetsat … Read more
The European Commission is responsible for the uncontrolled flow of agricultural products from Ukraine into Poland and the European market, as well as for the provisions of the Green Deal, which have caused protests from farmers throughout Europe and which need to be revised in order to support farmers, Polish Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski said. … Read more
The Nova Poshta group of companies intends to begin testing the parcel delivery service between the countries of the European Union in 2024 in order to fully launch this service in 2025, co-owner of Nova Poshta Viacheslav Klimov told Forbes Ukraine on Monday. “We have already started offering it (the service) in some countries where … Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) created a new fund with a capital of 400 million to support Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction. The EIB and the ministers of 16 EU countries signed agreements for the EIB EU for Ukraine Fund to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction. “Announced in spring 2023 as a part of a larger EU … Read more
Starting Oct. 1, manufacturers and importers of non-food products in Ukraine will no longer be required to obtain a Conclusion of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Examination, a permit document issued by the Ukrainian authorities. The removal of this permit was included in a new law on public health systems, No. 2573-IX. According to the … Read more