The autonomous trade measures of the European Union for Ukraine that were finally approved by the European Parliament on September 13 will become effective on October 1, according to a joint statement by European Commissioner for Trade Malmstrom and Trade Representative of Ukraine - Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Trade Nataliya Mykolska.
Ukraine takes all the necessary political and legal measures to prevent the construction of a second string of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, through which Russia aims to transport gas the European Union bypassing Ukraine, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during a Q&A session in the Verkhovna Rada.