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Rada calls on European peers to vote for trade concessions without change
21.06.2017 18:11 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada has passed resolution No. 6517 appealing to the European Parliament regarding the introduction of additional EU trade preferences for goods originating from Ukraine, UNIAN reports.
As to the report, some 230 out of the 339 Ukrainian lawmakers registered in the session hall voted for this decision.
Thus, the Rada calls on the European Parliament to adopt a draft legislative initiative to introduce additional autonomous preferences for goods originating from Ukrainian in the version proposed by the European Commission, without exceptions and reductions.
As to the report, the Ukrainian parliament believes that such trade preferences will first and foremost become an important signal of the European Union’s political solidarity with Ukraine.
The appeal says that the Verkhovna Rada «highly appreciates the efforts of the European Parliament aimed at the full support of the European future of Ukraine.»
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