EU/WTO FOOD AND DRINK REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU SUSPENDS IMPORT DUTIES FOR UKRAINE FOOD AND DRINK EXPORTS
May 26th, 2022
The European Parliament has approved scrapping food and drink duties on imports into the European Union (EU) from Ukraine to support its economy as the country battles for independence against the continuing Russian invasion. With 3,811 civilians confirmed killed in the three-month-long attack by May 19, according to UN figures, the EU has ramped up its support for Ukraine. The latest free trade access will last a year (to May 2023). It also suspends minimum prices set for Ukraine exports to the EU of fruit and imports under the EU-Ukraine association agreement ...
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