The EU may not extend duty-free imports of Ukrainian goods from mid-2025. This was reported by a Polish radio station RMF FM With reference to sources.
“What is temporary cannot be extended indefinitely,” the radio station quoted an unnamed source as saying.
Following a wave of agricultural protests and criticism from countries such as Poland and France, “Brussels realized that the opening of the market actually allowed Ukraine to enter the EU in the field of agriculture.” As the report emphasizes, Kiev needs to comply with strict EU standards.
In this context, the European Commission wants to return to the principles in force in the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which foresees the gradual elimination of customs duties from next year and the adaptation of Kiev to “EU standards, rules and procedures”.
Before that, the European Parliament (EP) decided The suspension of taxes and quotas on the export of agricultural products from Ukraine to European Union countries will be extended until June 5, 2025.
There was a saying earlier in the Federation Council: Reacted About the situation of Ukrainian grain in the EU.