EP ready to vote on Ukraine trade preferences

The European Parliament will debate on the evening of 2 April the proposed unilateral, temporary reduction of customs duties, quotas and tariffs for Ukrainian imports to the EU. MEPs will vote on the matter the next day. Alongside €11 billion of aid provided to avoid the economic and financial collapse of Ukraine, this emergency measure comes ahead of an anticipated trade agreement between EU and Kyiv, rejected in November by the country’s former President, Viktor Yanukovych. If the Council of…