The EU will temporarily restore the quotas for Ukrainian agricultural products

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The European Union has decided to temporarily restore quotas for import of individual agricultural goods from Ukraine.

Source: Bloomberg With reference to a spokesman for the European Commission, « European truth”

Details: The restrictions, which were abolished in 2022 against the background of a full -scale invasion of Russia will again take effect on June 6, 2025.

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However, quotas are a temporary measure, and the EU is working on viewing the in -depth and comprehensive free trade area with Ukraine, the spokesman said.

The restoration of quotas that will operate by the end of 2025 means that Ukraine will be able to export only the 7/12 annual volume of specified products.

No EU member country has voted against this decision, but eight countries, including Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Denmark and Lithuania, abstained.

The European Commission was reported on May 22 approved a list of transitional measures Concerning Ukrainian exports to the EU, which will come into force on June 6, 2025 after the expiry of autonomous trade measures for Ukraine, known as « trade visa waiver ».

At the end of April, « Euro truth » wrote that the European Commission does not plan to continue the mode Autonomous trade measures for Ukraine (the so -called « trade visa waiver »), which operates until June 5, but will provide a smooth transition to a new scheme, where all conditions of trade liberalization will be recorded in the Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.

It is worth noting that the European Parliament voted for the introduction of preferential export regime From Ukraine steel and iron since June 6, 2025.

For a deeper understanding of the question, read the article A new EU trade era: that will replace the « autonomous preferences ».