UKRAINE

Information day in Lviv «How to find a business partners in the European Union?»
27 February 2018

Information day "How to find a business partner in the European Union?" for representatives of small and medium-sized business was held in Lviv on 27 February, 2018. The event was attended by representatives of business, startups and clusters who were interested in finding out about opportunities for Ukrainian entrepreneurs to find business partners in Europe and increase their competitiveness in the EU market.

Participation in the event was free of charge.

The main experts of the event were:

  • Vadim Zagarii, Senior Expert on Deregulation and Entrepreneurship Reform, Reform Support Team, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine;
  • 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 main topics of the event 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. European advisory support for small and medium-sized businesses and assistance in establishing business contacts in EU countries.
  5. Practical EEN training for partners and investors in Europe.

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). There are 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.