EU Agrees On Broad Trade Benefits For Ukraine

European Union (EU) trade ministers are backing a proposal to extend trade benefits to Ukraine for another year, Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in Stockholm, Sweden.

Photo Insert: European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis

“Today’s discussion showed that there is broad support for this measure,” Dombrovskis said after a meeting with EU trade ministers.

While acknowledging that some concerns had been raised about the impact on domestic egg and poultry production, he said the European Commission (EC) would propose safeguards against any market distortion.

Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko had said before the meeting that ministers needed to persuade Ukrainian business that the EU market would be open for them, “not only during the war but also after.”

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