“photo ua.depositphotos.com Attempts to cancel the government’s decree on the temporary “zero” quota for the export of scrap metal look like a step backwards in the fight against corruption. Political scientist Taras Semenyuk wrote about it. After…”, — write: www.unian.ua
photo ua.depositphotos.comAttempts to cancel the government’s decree on the temporary “zero” quota for the export of scrap metal look like a step backwards in the fight against corruption. Political scientist Taras Semenyuk wrote about it.
After the high-profile corruption scandal in the energy sector, the European Commission is monitoring the situation in key sectors of the Ukrainian economy much more closely. The export of scrap metal is no exception, in particular, considering that for duty-free export to the EU, Ukrainian companies receive certificates of origin EUR.1, which are automatically recognized by the European Union. At the same time, a lot of questions have accumulated about the procedure for issuing them.
According to Semenyuk, the government’s decision to temporarily limit the export of scrap metal was aimed not only at stabilizing the domestic market, but also at stopping possible abuses. He notes that the rapid, nine-fold growth in exports of strategic raw materials can hardly be explained by market factors alone.
The political scientist emphasizes that attempts to return the old rules look like attempts to revive shady schemes. In his opinion, if this happens, the consequences can be much wider than just economic losses, because it is about the EU’s trust in Ukraine as a partner that implements transparent and fair rules of the game.
Separately, Semenyuk drew attention to the statements of some pro-Russian Polish politicians regarding the return to the previous customs regime of trade in Ukrainian scrap. In the context of European integration, such signals, according to him, cannot be ignored.
“European integration is not only about political declarations, but about standards, transparency and zero tolerance for corruption. And any steps back in this matter can be too expensive,” the political scientist concluded.
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