Trade Council : Implementation of DCFTA to stay on track

The Trade Council of 7 May confirmed that the provisional implementation of the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement, known as DCFTA, will start as of 1 January 2016. The confirmation came after Russia demanded a one-year delay. Addressing a press conference following the meeting, Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström announced 18 May as the date for a political meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the EU on the implementation of the DCFTA. The high-level meeting is meant to break the impasse in the…