The decision was reached during the first meeting of the Joint Committee of the Agreement on the Carriage of Freight by Road.
According to Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure, the deal has seen road freight between the EU and Ukraine increase by more than 50%.
Kubrakov also announced that Ukraine is currently developing border logistics infrastructure to facilitate even more freight traffic.
“Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we have opened 2 new border crossing points with Romania, as well as a checkpoint based on temporary infrastructure for empty trucks on the border with Poland. In addition, we have expanded the capacity of the Krakovets-Korchova border crossing point and streamlined the operation of the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing point with Poland,” says the Ukrainian Government.
Kubrakov added:
“Such projects help not only to support the Ukrainian economy and find logistics solutions for exporters. The effective implementation of the ‘transport visa-free regime’ brings us closer to our main foreign policy goal of EU membership.”
After the agreement was signed in June 2022, the number of carriers crossing the border to the EU increased by 53% compared to the same period in 2021, and the number of crossings increased by 43%.
The agreement also simplifies the procedure for recognizing driving documents. Ukraine and the EU have exempted holders of driver’s licenses issued by one of the parties from the requirement to hold an international driver’s license.
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