Canada has extended for another year – until June 9, 2025 – the exemption of Ukrainian goods from customs duties, the relevant customs notice is published on the website of the Canadian government.
“We are sincerely grateful to our Canadian partners for supporting the Ukrainian economy by increasing exports and temporarily eliminating customs duties and trade fees on imports from Ukraine. This is an invaluable contribution to our resilience,” First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko commented on the decision in a tweet.
This decision ensures the continuation of duty-free imports of Ukrainian products to Canada, which began on June 9, 2022.
According to the State Statistics Service, exports of goods from Ukraine to Canada in the first quarter of 2024 increased by almost 2.7 times to $47.43 million, while imports decreased by 43.9% to $45.42 million.
Overall, exports of goods from Ukraine in the first quarter of this year decreased by 2.8% to $10 billion 60.85 million, while imports increased by 1.7% to $15 billion 751.91 million.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the scheduling of early parliamentary elections for June 30 and July 7, French newspaper Le Figaro reported.
“I have decided to give you back the choice of your parliamentary future. It is a serious and weighty decision, but above all, it is an act of trust,” Macron said in a video message posted on social network X.
The first round of elections will be held on June 30, with the second round on July 7.
Macron’s list was defeated in the European Parliament elections, taking half as many as the right-wing National Union.
According to Macron, this result “is not a good result for parties defending Europe.” He added that the far-right was gaining popularity everywhere on the continent.
“I cannot act as if nothing has happened….. That is why, having carried out the consultations required by Article 12 of our Constitution, I have decided to once again give you the choice of our parliamentary future by voting. In a few minutes, I will sign a decree calling parliamentary elections to be held on June 30, the first round, and July 7, the second round,” the French leader said.
Yaroslava Maguchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko have won another set of awards for the Ukrainian national team at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, which are taking place in Rome, Italy.
In the high jump, Maguchikh won European gold for the second time in a row with a score of 2.01 meters, while Gerashchenko cleared 1.95 meters and won bronze.
“Angelina Topic from Serbia took the silver medal (1.97 meters).
Export changes in % to previous period in 2023-2024
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Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has announced that 90% of the personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Police of Ukraine have been booked.
“10% of the SES employees have a choice to be mobilized to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard or the State Border Guard Service. 10% of police officers who are subject to mobilization can join the “Rage” brigade or the three additional combat brigades of the National Police of Ukraine,” Klymenko wrote on Telegram on Friday.
He also noted that according to a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the number of conscripted employees of the State Emergency Service and the National Police who are subject to reservation may exceed 50% by a separate decision of the Minister of Defense, made on the basis of a substantiated request from the Minister of the Interior. In this regard, an agreed decision was made to reserve 90% of the personnel of the SES and the National Police.
“As for the rescuers, our position is that the employees of the rapid response units (firefighters, sappers, rescuers, chemists, engineers, etc.) should be booked in full.
This decision will not affect the efficiency and effectiveness of the SES,” Klymenko said.
Dynamics of import of goods in Jan-Feb 2024 by the most important items in relation to the same period of 2023, %
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