European Commission confirms it will not extend "trade visa-free regime" for Ukraine
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Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:25:27 +0300
The European Commission does not plan to extend the regime of Autonomous Trade Measures ATM for Ukraine the socalled trade visafree regime, which is set to expire on 5 June, but it will ensure a smooth transition to a new framework in which all trade liberalisation conditions will be formalised under the EUUkraine Free Trade Agreement.
Source European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill during a briefing in Brussels on 30 April, European Pravda reports Details Gill emphasised that the autonomous trade measures, which remove most barriers for Ukrainian exports to the EU, will not be completely cancelled all aspects of trade liberalisation between Ukraine and the EU will be embedded in the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area DCFTA.
Our intention is to ensure a seamless transition to a new regime where all trade arrangements will be baked into the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement we have with Ukraine, said Gill.
So the intention would be to have a transition that allows the ATMs to expire and then all the liberalisation details will be programmed into the DCFTA, he clarified.
The European Commission spokesperson stated that he cannot say when the process will happen.
But it will happen soon and it will proceed in a structured way so that there is no room for doubt as to what has happened, he stressed.
We are going to ensure that there is no need for a snapback.
Were going to put in place a process so that as the ATMs expire, that the way we trade on a twoway basis with Ukraine is fully baked into our DCFTA, Gill concluded.
Background European Pravda earlier reported that the Ukrainian government is working with the EU Commission to avoid reverting to the pre2022 trade regime.
In early April, Ukraines PM Denys Shmyhal called on the EU to extend the trade visafree regime until the end of 2025.
On 13 May 2024, the EU Council, after lengthy and tense negotiations, approved the extension of preferential trade with Ukraine for another year until 5 June 2025.
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