On Friday 26 January, four members of the European People’s Party (EPP), including its group leader Manfred Weber, sent a letter to the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, asking her to adapt the renewal of trade measures with Ukraine.
The European Commission is due to vote by the end of the week on extending the temporary measures suspending all import duties on Ukrainian products until June 2025 (see EUROPE B13328A17). The renewal of these measures was criticised by...