The European Parliament supported the continuation of duty-free trade with Ukraine

09 May 2023, 17:41 | Economy 
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The European Parliament has voted to extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for another year, Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozvik said on Twitter following the results of the vote..

According to him, the agreement has been extended for another year.. This decision was supported by 537 MEPs, 42 voted against, 38 abstained..

We are talking about stopping the effect of import duties, anti-dumping duties and protective measures on Ukrainian exports to the EU in order to support the Ukrainian economy against the background of the Russian invasion.

In particular, these measures relate to fruits and vegetables, which are subject to the system of entry prices, as well as agricultural products and products of its processing, subject to tariff quotas..

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Ukrainian industrial products are not subject to duties from January 1, 2023 in accordance with the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, therefore they are not included in the new proposal.

Источник: Зеркало недели