EU inks agriculture deal with Ukraine but political obstacles remain

EU inks agriculture deal with Ukraine but political obstacles remain

The EU’s new export agreement with Ukraine comes into effect on Wednesday, even as Hungary, Poland and Slovakia maintain a ban on Ukrainian agricultural imports — a move that underscores the challenges of integrating Ukraine’s vast farming sector into the European Union.

Poland retains Ukrainian food import ban despite new EU trade deal

Poland has opted to maintain its ban on certain Ukrainian food imports despite the newly implemented EU-Ukraine free trade agreement. The Deep and Comprehensive…

Kyiv closer to single market, new EU-Ukraine trade agreement enters into force

The DCFTA revision envisages new liberalisation subject to Kyiv's gradual alignment with EU production standards, and a safeguard mechanism to protect European agriculture. Hungary stands in the way and announces it will maintain the import bans introduced in the spring