Briefing
Prolonging Ukraine’s duty-free access to the EU market
Prolonging Ukraine’s duty-free access to the EU market
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The provisional duty-free access arrangement was scheduled to expire after six months on 1 November and be replaced by a mutual opening of markets in line with a comprehensive EU-Ukraine association agreement ratified by the EU and Ukraine parliaments in September.
But recently it was announced that the EU and Ukraine, after talks involving Russia, will delay their mutual liberalization of markets until 2016. Until then, Ukraine will retain a preferential trade regime with Russia which would not be compatible with the rules establishing an EU-Ukraine free trade area.
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Procedure Code: 2014/0279(COD)
Debate: Tuesday, 21 October
Vote: Wednesday, 22 October
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