"Transport visa-free" between Ukraine and the EU will continue for another year

The Agreement on the Liberalization of Road Freight Transportation between Ukraine and the EU has been extended until June 30, 2024. The corresponding agreement was reached during the first meeting of the Joint Committee of the Agreement on Freight Transportation by Road Transport.

We will remind that the document, which was signed in June 2022, canceled the need for Ukrainian carriers to obtain appropriate permits for bilateral and transit transportation to EU countries.

During the first year of the agreement, the volume of bilateral and transit road freight transportation increased by more than 50%.

"And this is far from the limit of our growth. Together with European partners, we are currently developing the necessary logistics infrastructure at the border. In particular, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 2 new checkpoints have been opened on the border with Romania, as well as a control point on the temporary infrastructure for the passage of empty cargo vehicles on the border with Poland. In addition, the throughput capacity of the Krakivets - Korchova point has been expanded and the operation of the Yahodyn - Dorogusk point on the border with Poland has been streamlined," stressed Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine - Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure.

In his opinion, such projects help not only to support the Ukrainian economy and to find logistical solutions for exporters. The agreement also simplifies the procedure for recognizing driver's licenses. Ukraine and the EU exempted holders of driver's licenses issued by one of the parties from the requirement to have an international driver's license.