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The European Union and Ukraine are negotiating a new agreement on agricultural import quotas, aiming to find a balance between pre-war trade limits and the temporary exemptions granted after 2022.
The European Union and Ukraine are in talks to establish new import quotas for Ukrainian agricultural products, aiming for a level between the previous trade limits and the temporary exemptions introduced in 2022, EU Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Reuters.
In 2022, the EU suspended duties and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural goods to support Ukraine’s export capacity amid disrupted Black Sea trade routes. That temporary measure expired on Thursday.
Starting Friday, both sides returned to the pre-war trade arrangement under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), as negotiations on a longer-term framework continue.
“What will be negotiated will be something in between the quotas under the existing DCFTA and the autonomous trade measures - the volumes that have been exported there,” Hansen said.
The autonomous trade measures had lifted restrictions on Ukrainian imports as a form of support.
Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval said this week that Kyiv hopes to secure quotas higher than those set before 2022.
U.S. Central Command said 101 commercial vessels have been redirected in the Strait of Hormuz, while oil prices rose more than three per cent amid fresh regional attacks and supply concerns.
U.S. President Donald Trump has again said Iran is keen to reach a deal quickly, but a senior Iranian security official rejected the claim, saying Tehran will not negotiate until its conditions are met.
A Russian strike on a farm warehouse in Pryluky, north-central Ukraine, has killed at least three people, local police said. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said an attack on a train near the Polish border was an attempt to intimidate Ukraine's allies.
A Danish military helicopter came within “metres” of being struck by flares fired by a Russian warship, Denmark's Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus said on Tuesday. Russia accused Denmark of carrying out “dangerous manoeuvres” near its ship, and said it was investigating the incident.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is outlining the EU's priorities in her annual State of the Union address, covering security, support for Ukraine, trade with China, migration, climate and artificial intelligence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is outlining the EU's priorities in her annual State of the Union address, covering security, support for Ukraine, trade with China, migration, climate and artificial intelligence.
Wednesday's session of the 24th Arab Media Summit in Dubai has shifted the discussion towards a central question for modern media: how can regional news organisations tell their own stories while reaching audiences far beyond their borders?
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Russia will hold parliamentary elections from 18 to 20 September 2026, the country's first State Duma vote since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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