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EU to extend duty-free access for Ukrainian food exports until June 2025
A compromise agreed on Wednesday provides more safeguards for European farmers while also allowing tariff free imports of Ukrainian food shipments
A deal to grant Ukraine another year’s duty-free access to the EU market for key foodstuffs, excluding wheat, has finally been agreed in Brussels following a last-minute wobble.
Poland, France and Italy had tried to unpick a provisional deal done last week to secure stronger safeguards for farmers, particularly on grain imports.
After several days of negotiations, however, EU ambassadors agreed to suspend tariffs and quotas until at least June 2025 on imports of poultry, ...
