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Talks on creating a free trade zone between Ukraine and the EU have stalled again, this time over EU’s demand of a 50% import tax on Ukrainian chocolate candy, Deutsche Welle reports Feb. 16. The EU wants a 50% import tax on Ukrainian candy, fearing competition for EU-made confectionary goods. Kyiv, for its part, disagrees, saying the tax will severely hit Ukraine’s chocolate industry employing 300,000. Europeans say Ukraine’s confectionary industry is well modernized and highly competitive. Ukraine used to export large amounts of sweetmeats to Russia. Read more.