Commissioner for Trade Anders Lindqvist has held the trade portfolio since 2024 and has made port resilience and customs modernization the centerpiece of his agenda. Both sides agree on what should be inspected. They cannot agree on when. Longer voyages mean bunched arrivals, and Europe's two biggest ports are feeling it at the same time. The commitments are welcome in Kyiv, but delivery timelines remain vague.
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