EU Extends Free Freight Transportation With Ukraine Until End of 2025
The European Union extended the Road Transport Agreement with Ukraine until Dec.
31, 2025, allowing Ukrainian and EU carriers to operate without special permits for bilateral and transit land-based vehicles, according to the European Commission[1]. The Agreement, also known as the "transport visa-free regime," allows Ukrainian and EU carriers to operate without special permits for bilateral and transit transportation. This simplifies logistics and reduces bureaucracy.
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Free freight transportation was first implemented on June 29, 2022. Traditionally, the Agreement is valid for one year. In June 2024, it was extended for the third time for an additional year to June 2025.
At that time, one of the updated Agreement terms was an automatic extension until the end of 2025, if there were no problems or violations from either side, the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine[3] reported. Advertisement EU imports from Ukraine by road have increased by 42% in volume and 28% in value since the "transport visa-free regime" was implemented.
Meanwhile, EU exports to Ukraine have grown by 37% in volume and 50% in value, according to reports by the EU Commission. Thanks to the "transport visa-free regime," Ukraine now exports over 200,000 more tons of goods by road to the EU each month than before. Likewise, Ukrainian imports from the EU have also risen by 200,000 tons per month, the Commission wrote.
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According to the EU Commission, the Agreement is crucial in supporting the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes. It helps transport essential goods such as fuel and humanitarian aid, and allows Ukrainian exports, including grain, ore, and steel, to reach the EU and beyond. "Road [transportation] has become vital for Ukraine's economy.
We export value-added goods [and] import everything we need - and we do it quickly and efficiently," Ukrainian Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba wrote in a Facebook post.[5]
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References
- ^ the European Commission (ec.europa.eu)
- ^ @Kyivpost_official (t.me)
- ^ the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine (mindev.gov.ua)
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- ^ Facebook post. (www.facebook.com)