UKRAINE

Seminar for SMEs representatives in Uzhgorod and Transcarpathian region "How to find a business partner in the European Union?"
14 February 2018

On 14 February the Delegation of the European Union, together with the EEN-Ukraine Consortium, held in Uzhgorod an information day "How to find a business partner in the European Union?". This information day was attended by trade experts, business and innovative organizations representatives, who were interested in information about opportunities for Ukrainian entrepreneurs to find business partners in Europe and increase their competitiveness in the EU market. Information day was held at the " Local Municipality Development Center" Transcarpathian Region, Uzhgorod.

Participation in the event was free of charge.

The main topics of the seminar were:

  1. The benefits of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area for Ukrainian entrepreneurs;
  2. Presentation of COSME (Competiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises) - European Small and Medium Enterprise Support Program;
  3. Presentation of the opportunities of the Enterprise Europe Network as an instrument for finding foreign partners;
  4. EEN Practical Training for Finding Partners or Investors in Europe;
  5. Grant opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses.

The main experts of the event were:

  1. Vadim Zagariy, Senior Expert in Deregulation and Entrepreneurship Reform from Teams of reformation support, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine;
  2. Olena Fesenko, Coordinator of the EEN-Ukraine Consortium, Head of the International Cooperation, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Protection Department of the Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine.

The event was held within the framework of the information campaign "Building Europe in Ukraine”. Organizers of this event were the EU Delegation, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the European Enterprise Network (EEN). Info campaign includes a series of information and awareness raising activities that the EU Delegation in Ukraine conducts throughout the country. The purpose is to explain the importance of implementing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, to spread European values and to raise the awareness of Ukrainians about the development of relations between Ukraine and the EU.