Pre-war EU-Ukraine trade deal may temporarily return when tariff suspension expires

FILE PHOTO: Farmers hold signs and flags at a protest against cheap non-EU imports, the trade agreement between the South American countries of Mercosur, and duty-free imports from Ukraine, at the Czech-Slovak border near the town of Holic, Slovakia, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The EU is weighing a temporary return to its pre-war trade agreement with Ukraine if a renegotiated deal is not ready to take effect when war-related tariff suspensions expire on June 5, EU diplomats said on Wednesday.

The Commission proposed this transitional period would last seven months or until a new deal can come into effect.