The European Commission on Tuesday put forward a proposal to extend the agreement on road transportation with Ukraine, but decided to amend it. The Commission announced this on Tuesday.
According to the Commission, the proposals include updating the agreement with Ukraine "in order to improve its practical implementation and enforcement, while maintaining its objectives and scope."
The agreement was originally signed in June 2022 and later extended until the end of June 2024. The same agreement was signed with Moldova. The agreements grant bilateral transportation rights to Ukrainian, Moldovan, and European carriers on each other's territory.
As traditional transportation routes in the region have been disrupted or closed due to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and the inaccessibility of the Black Sea as a traditional trade route for the two countries, extending the agreement at least until the end of 2025 will help secure supply chains, the commission said.
At the same time, the Commission said it had decided to change the agreement with Ukraine "based on an exchange of views with Member States, Ukraine and stakeholders."
