The European Commission does not plan to make changes to the text of the new trade agreement with Ukraine, which has already been agreed upon with Kyiv, despite concerns raised by some member states.
This was stated by European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill at a briefing.
In response to a journalist’s question about whether the European Commission intends to amend the already agreed text before the vote in the EU Council, taking into account the remarks of five EU member states, the spokesperson replied:
“The vote will take place on the agreed text; it will not be reopened (for editing).”
At the same time, the spokesperson could not specify the exact planned date for the vote on the new trade agreement with Ukraine, which was developed to replace the autonomous trade measures whose validity expired on June 5, 2025.
The conclusion of negotiations with Ukraine on the revision of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between the EU and Ukraine was announced on June 30 at a press conference in Brussels by EU Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christofer Hansen.
The parties reached a principled agreement on revising provisions related to trade liberalization under the Association Agreement.
Compared to the quotas currently in effect since June 6, conditions for Ukrainian producers have improved — the parties agreed on liberalizing trade for a number of agricultural products. In particular, this involves increasing quotas for most agricultural products, including “critical products” such as poultry meat, eggs, sugar, and wheat. The agreement also provides for liberalizing imports of certain dairy products and fruit processing products.
