This chapter provides an overview of the changes in the bilateral trade relations between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine since the start of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022. It describes new trade barriers that have arisen due to the war and legal responses undertaken by Ukraine and the EU and its member states to further implement the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (AA), specifically its trade part, namely the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). This chapter argues that the full-scale war has led to deeper trade liberalisation between EU and Ukraine, however, trade concessions are temporary and with many caveats. Finally, the author suggests potential legal instruments that could shape the bilateral trade relations between the EU and Ukraine and facilitate further trade liberalisation while contributing to the recovery of Ukraine.

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Legal Aspects of EU-Ukraine Bilateral Trade Relations During the Full-Scale War: More Trade Liberalisation, but Under Conditions

  • Nataliya Haletska

摘要

This chapter provides an overview of the changes in the bilateral trade relations between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine since the start of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022. It describes new trade barriers that have arisen due to the war and legal responses undertaken by Ukraine and the EU and its member states to further implement the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (AA), specifically its trade part, namely the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). This chapter argues that the full-scale war has led to deeper trade liberalisation between EU and Ukraine, however, trade concessions are temporary and with many caveats. Finally, the author suggests potential legal instruments that could shape the bilateral trade relations between the EU and Ukraine and facilitate further trade liberalisation while contributing to the recovery of Ukraine.