The European Parliament's Committee on International Trade has approved the extension of the preferential regime for Kyiv for another year, the European Parliament's website reports.
Members of the Committee on International Trade approved the further abolition of import and anti-dumping duties, as well as safeguard measures for Ukrainian exports to the EU.
This time, the benefits apply to Ukrainian vegetables and fruits, as well as other agricultural products and their processed products.
It is noted that the decision does not apply to industrial goods: duties on them are already zero under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
According to the European Commission, the EU is currently Ukraine's largest trading partner. The EU accounted for 39.5% of Ukraine's trade in 2021.
Ukraine is the EU's 15th trading partner, accounting for about 1.2% of total imports and exports.
Earlier, the European Commission was expected to ban exports of Ukrainian grain and oilseeds to Romania by June 5.
In April, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria banned exports of agricultural products from Ukraine. However, the countries retained transit.
Background. As reported, Hungary banned the import of 25 types of food from Ukraine and tightened transit rules.