Ukraine aims to make duty-free trade with the EU permanent

The European Union will make duty-free exports for Ukraine a permanent fixture by incorporating it into the association agreement, as hoped by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who made this statement during a briefing following a meeting with the European Union's High Representative, Josep Borrell.

Shmyhal welcomed the European Commission's decision to extend the complete abolition of tariffs on Ukrainian products until June 2025.

"We expect not only a swift approval of this initiative by all EU institutions but also believe it is important to anchor such a completely free trade regime in the association agreement itself. This is one of our main focuses this year in trade relations with the European Union," said the head of the Ukrainian government.

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