The European Commission does not plan to extend the autonomous trade measures (ATM) regime for Ukraine (the so-called “trade visa-free regime”), which is in effect until June 5. Still, it will ensure a smooth transition to a new scheme where all the conditions for trade liberalization will be set out in a free trade agreement between Ukraine and the EU. This was announced at a briefing on April 30 in Brussels by European Commission spokesman Olof Gill.
Gill emphasized that autonomous trade measures that remove most barriers to Ukrainian exports to the EU will not be abolished entirely. All details of trade liberalization between Ukraine and the EU will be set out in a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement (DCFTA).
