FreeTradeAgreement

Thursday, September 12

The free trade agreement between Ukraine and Turkey will contribute to attracting investment and reconstruction. The Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar, said that because of the free trade agreement with Turkey, Ukrainian manufacturers will have access to the Turkish market, which tends to be more clos...

Friday, July 19

Ratification of the free trade agreement will quickly increase trade between Ukraine and Turkey by $2.5B per year. Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar, noted: “Turkey traditionally plays an important role in Ukraine’s foreign trade. In 2023, the total trade volume was approximately $7.5B. Aft...

Monday, June 3

Ukraine will export some agricultural products to the EU under new rules. Acting Minister of Agricultural Policy Taras Vysotskyi said that on June 5, updated rules for duty-free trade in agricultural products with the EU will come into effect and will be valid for one year....

Tuesday, May 14

The EU has finally prolonged duty-free trade with Ukraine, but with safeguards. The EU Council approved the extension of preferential trade with Ukraine for another year until June 5, 2025. In contrast to similar decisions in previous years, this year the EU decided to continue d...

Wednesday, May 8

Ukraine is working on a free trade agreement with Turkey, which will abolish more than 90% of tariffs on industrial goods. The government has approved and submitted to the Ukrainian Parliament a draft law for the ratification of a free trade agreement between Ukraine and Turkey. The countries signed the agreement in Kyiv ...

Thursday, March 28

Under a new duty-free trade project with the EU, Ukraine risks losing more than €330M. The Council of the EU has updated the draft agreement that extends duty-free trade with Ukraine. In particular, the demands of Poland and France, supported by Italy, Austria, and Hungary, have been co...

Thursday, March 14

Ukraine’s integration into the EU will change the EU’s agricultural support system. According to Ukraine’s trade representative, Taras Kachka, the decision of the Committee of the European Parliament to extend duty-free trade for Ukrainian agricultural products was a chance to ...

Wednesday, March 6

The European Commission proposes to extend Ukraine’s transport visa-free status with certain conditions. The EC sent a proposal to the Council of Europe to extend the agreement with Ukraine and Moldova on the liberalization of road freight transport for 2025. The conditions offered are the following: Mak...

Friday, February 23

The EU will extend visa-free trade with Ukraine and Moldova. The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU agreed on a mandate for negotiations on the continuation of the suspension of tariffs and duties on imports from Ukraine and Moldova. Proposals rel...

Tuesday, February 20

The situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border is worsening: the economies of both countries are suffering. On February 20, Ukrainian transporters will start a peaceful protest at three checkpoints with Poland – Rawa-Ruska, Krakowiec, and Shehyni. In this way, carriers in Ukraine are protesting the bl...

Wednesday, June 28

Ukraine will begin revising the free trade agreement with four EFTA countries. On Tuesday, the Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svyridenko, held a meeting with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) ministers, during which she announced the decision to start domestic pr...

Thursday, April 13

Ukraine and Canada have prolonged their Free Trade Agreement, including digital elements. During a working visit to Canada, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau approved the renewal of the Free Trade Agreement between the countries. Ukrainian ...

Monday, May 9

The free trade agreement between Ukraine and Canada will soon be expanded. Ukraine and Canada will complete work on expanding the Free Trade Agreement in the coming weeks. The decision was made during a virtual meeting between the First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister...

Friday, February 4

The free trade agreement with Turkey has been signed. The FTA sets a zero duty on 95% of goods produced in Ukraine, stated Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal. He also added that, in fact, for more than 10,000 Ukrainian goods, a zero duty has been set; however,...

Thursday, February 3

The Government of Ukraine has approved a draft of a FTA with Turkey. According to First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyridenko, the Free Trade Agreement will bring in an additional 2% to the GDP annually. The basis of the agreement is the zeroing of tariffs by Turkey ...

Friday, January 28

Canada announces the strengthening of trade relations with Ukraine. The Canadian Ministry, led by Mary Ng, met with Ukrainian deputy minister Yulia Svyrydenko to discuss further strengthening of bilateral relations through trade. The ministers announced that Canada an...

Thursday, January 13

Ukraine plans to sign four free trade agreements. The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denis Shmyha announced that, in 2022, free trade agreements are expected to be signed with four countries, and preparations for signing an “industrial visa-free...

Wednesday, December 8

Moldovan parliament ratifies amendments to the free trade agreement with Ukraine. The proposed amendments will facilitate access of investors and businesses to the benefits of existing preferential agreements between Moldova, the European Union, and Ukraine. According to the amendm...

Tuesday, November 2

Ukraine and Chile in discussions on signing a Free Trade Agreement. “An FTA between the two countries can be an effective tool for realizing the trade potential between Ukraine and Chile”, announced gov.ua. In January-August 2021, the trade volume between Ukraine and ...

Monday, November 1

Ukraine to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Turkey in February announced Atlantic Council. “Next year, both sides consider the meeting in February 2022 as an opportunity to finally sign the long-awaited Turkish-Ukrainian free trade agreement after many years of n...

Wednesday, September 8

Ukraine seeks visa-free travel, FTA with U.S. Ukraine is promoting the idea of concluding agreements on visa-free travel and a free trade area with the United States. On September 6, US Senator Lindsay Graham, who was in Kyiv Monday as part of a ...

Wednesday, August 18

Ukraine wants to negotiate free trade agreements with the US and with China, Economy Minister Oleksiy Liubchenko tells Interfax-Ukraine in a lengthy interview. Referring to the Aug. 30 visit by President Zelenskiy to the White House, Liubchenko says: “During the president’s vi...

Looking east, Liubchenko said: “We are also working systematically with China, coordinated by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishina. We have launched a joint study on the possibility of a free trade agreement.” China is now Ukrai...

Closer to home, he said 10-year-old talks with Turkey on a free trade agreement “are now almost complete. ” Liubchenko, who is also First Deputy Prime Minister: “Preparatory work has been carried out for negotiations with Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan.”