The negative effects of Ukrainian exports are exaggerated and have a minimal impact on EU markets. Ukrainian agricultural products, despite their quality and important role in Europe’s food security, remain hostage to political narratives, believes Oleh Khomenko, head of the UABC. He added th... #agroexportukraine #EUmarket #FreeTradeAgreement #UkraineExport #VisaFreeTrade
The end of the visa-free trade program between Ukraine and the EU will impact exports of 30 types of agricultural products. The EU plans to revoke its preferential autonomous trade measures with Ukraine effective June 5, according to Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose country holds the EU presidency until Jul... #AgroExportQuotas #DonaldTusk #FreeTradeAgreement #TradeRestriction #UkraineExport #VisaFreeTrade
Zelenskyy will offer Trump a free trade agreement between Ukraine and the US, said Ukrainian Trade Representative Taras Kachka. He indicated that this topic will be discussed in the next stage of bilateral talks. Kachka noted that the Ukrainian side is interested in such an agr... #DonaldTrump #FreeTradeAgreement #TarasKachka #UkraineEconomy #USukraineTrade #Zelenskyy
Which sector in Ukraine will suffer the most from the suspension of the customs visa-free regime with the EU, and is there an alternative? Analysts note that the EU will not extend the trade visa-free regime, which allowed Ukraine to trade goods duty-free. Poland and several other countries opposed the automatic extension. However, the E... #agroexportukraine #EUmarket #FreeTradeAgreement #Poland #UkraineForeignTrade #VisaFreeTrade
The EU is set to extend the preferential import regime for Ukrainian metallurgical products. On May 8, the European Parliament will consider the issue of introducing a preferential regime for exports of Ukrainian steel and iron to the EU following the conclusion of the visa-free trade period ... #FreeTradeAgreement #MetallurgyUkraine #UkrainianMetalExport #VisaFreeTrade
Ukraine will lose its current preferential trade conditions with the EU in June. The European Commission will not initiate an extension of the autonomous trade measures introduced in 2022 to support Ukrainian exports, which expire on June 5, said EU Agriculture Commissioner Christ... #ChristophHansen #DenysShmyhal #DutyFreeTrade #FreeTradeAgreement #TradeAgreement #UkraineExport
Kyiv has urged the EU to extend the duty-free trade regime to avoid devastating Ukraine’s economy. Ukraine has warned that the expiration of duty-free trade with the EU on June 5 could result in ”serious damage” to its economy. Kyiv hopes the EU will extend the duty-free trade regime, especially gi... #DutyFreeTrade #FreeTradeAgreement #SerhiyMarchenko #TradeRestriction #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport
Ukraine aims to increase its exports to $77B over the coming years. By 2030, Ukraine plans to boost export volumes to $77B (up from $51B last year) and raise their share of GDP to 33%, according to Deputy Minister of Economy Taras Kachka. Notably, the proportion of ra... #agroexportukraine #FreeTradeAgreement #TarasKachka #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #ValueAddedProduct
Ukraine could face losses of up to €4B annually if the EU cancels trade preferences, making increased processing a potential solution. The Ukrainian economy stands to lose between €3.5B and €4B each year if the EU does not extend trade preferences for Ukraine, which are set to expire on June 6, 2025. The EU’s share of Ukraine&#... #agroexportukraine #FreeTradeAgreement #investments #ProcessingIndustry #TradeRestriction #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
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... #FreeTradeAgreement #InvestmentsinUkraine #Turkey #UkraineEconomy #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineTrade #VasylBodnar
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... #ForeignInvestor #FreeTradeAgreement #Turkey #TurkishBusiness #UkraineTrade #VasylBodnar
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.... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #FreeTradeAgreement #SugarExport #TarasVysotskyi #TradeRestriction
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... #agroexportukraine #DutyFreeTrade #EUmarket #FreeTradeAgreement #UkraineEUtrade #UkraineExport
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 ... #FreeTradeAgreement #UkraineEconomy #UkraineTrade #UkraineTurkeyfreetrade
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... #agroexportukraine #FreeTradeAgreement #TradeAgreement #UkraineTrade
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 ... #AgroEU #agroUkraine #EuropeanIntegration #FreeTradeAgreement #TarasKachka
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... #EUUkrainefreetrade #FreeTradeAgreement #TradeVisaFree #transportvisafree #UkraineForeignTrade
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... #agroexportukraine #EuropeanIntegration #FreeTradeAgreement #MoldovaTrade #TradeVisaFree #UkraineEUtrade
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... #BorderBlockade #FreeTradeAgreement #OleksandrKubrakov #PolishCarriers #UkrainianCarriers
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... #EFTA #FreeTradeAgreement #UkraineForeignTrade #YuliyaSvyridenko
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 ... #DenysShmyhal #FreeTradeAgreement #JustinTrudeau
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... #CanadaUkraine #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #YuliyaSvyridenko
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,... #FreeTradeAgreement #TurkeyUkrainefreetrade #TurkeyUkraineFTA
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 ... #FreeTradeAgreement #UkraineTurkey
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... #CUFTA #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #MaryNg #UkraineandCanada
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... #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA
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... #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #MoldovaUkraine
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 ... #ChileandUkraine #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA
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... #FreeTradeAgreement #turkeyandukraine #UkraineandTurkeyFreeTrade
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 ... #FreeTradeAgreement #VisaFreetravel #VisaFreewithUS
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... #FreeTradeAgreement #FreetradewithChina #FreeTradewithUS
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... #FreeTradeAgreement #FreetradewithChina
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.” #FreeTrade #FreeTradeAgreement #turkeyandukraine #UkraineandTurkey
