EU grants extension to tariff-free Ukrainian imports deal

The European Union has reached a provisional agreement on granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to its markets until June 2025, the European Parliament has said in a statement.

The decision matches a European Commission proposal in January to suspend duties and quotas on Ukrainian farm produce until then, with an "emergency brake" for poultry, eggs and sugar, meaning that tariffs would be imposed if imports exceeded the average levels of 2022 and 2023.

European politicians extended this list to include oats, maize, groats and honey.