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Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia currently have in place bans on Ukraine grain imports (Photo: grrrrl)

EU curbs on Ukraine imports could be economic 'catastrophe'

The European Commission is set to unveil on Wednesday (30 January) a proposal to extend its duty-free trade policy with beleaguered Ukraine — but some argue that potential restrictions on certain imports would have a "catastrophic" impact on Ukraine's economy.

The renewal of the so-called Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) is expected to introduce various changes to the first iteration, which was activated in June 2022, a few months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia currently have in place bans on Ukraine grain imports (Photo: grrrrl)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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