EU - Ukraine relations in agriculture: stormy weather ahead?

Publicatie | 23-02-2024

Ukrainian Agribusiness Club together with UCABevent agency organized an online “fireside chat” discussion “EU - Ukraine relations in agriculture: stormy weather ahead?” on 23 February 2023.

Context

As Ukrainian agrifood exports generate over 60% of the country’s currency revenues, the threat of new restrictions for the Ukrainian agricultural products becomes the matter of life and death for Ukraine’s macroeconomic stability. The EU accounts for more than half of Ukraine’s shipment of agrifood products, hence any policy decisions affecting EU Ukraine agrifood trade will have direct and profound impact on the country’s economy. Moreover, they may set a negative background in the longer term for Ukraine’s relations with its EU neighbours and for negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

This fireside chat discussion seeks to shed light on the situation on the ground with Ukrainian agrifood exports to the EU countries, impact on Ukraine and EU markets, the way out by means of adjusting the existing EU trade preferences for Ukraine and the longer term implications for integration of Ukraine’s agricultural sector to the EU, particularly in the context of the (reformed) EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).