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Seminar: "Doing business in Ukraine: Focus on agriculture"
Ukraine, the country with its fertile black Chernozem soil and huge agricultural potential, is largely unknown to European investors and agricultural specialists. To increase the knowlegde of the agricultural potential of Ukraine, Promote Ukraine in cooperation with Rehbock & Friends, Brussels Plus and other partners, will organise the business seminar "Doing business in Ukraine: Focus on agriculture".
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During the seminar, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium, Dutch and Ukrainian agricultural experts will share their knowledge and experience with visitors. Among the speakers for instance Tom van Goey, who runs a farm in Ukraine.
The following topics be covered: current trends in the agro market in Ukraine; advantages of the Association agreement with the EU; peculiarities of the local labor market; the legal environment in the sector, ways of launching business in Ukraine. Special attention will also be given to the EU-Ukraine Association agreement which offers plenty of new possibilities for the European businesses.
The seminar will be followed by a networking reception.
Our speakers:
- Mykola Tochytskyi, Ambassador of Ukraine in Belgium. Welcome speech.
- Nazar Bobitski, Counsellor (trade and economic cooperation), Mission of Ukraine to the European Union
"Present and future of the agricultural sector in Ukraine: The importance in the foreign trade and cooperation with foreign investors"
- Wolfram Rehbock, Chairman of the Board, German Bar Association in Ukraine
"Agro-business in Ukraine and its legal framework"
- Tom Van Goey, Director Granex Cherkassy Ltd.
"Belgian SMEs go hand in hand in rural Ukraine - testimonial"
- Peter de Vreede, Senior Business Developer &Consultant and former director of Galicia Greenery, a Dutch greenhouse project in Ukraine.
"Partnership between Ukrainian and European agro-SMEs: The rationale for cooperation and financial and training facilitation of small farming"
- Nicolas Verlet, Team Leader for Agriculture and SPS issues at European Commission, SGUA – Support Group for Ukraine
"The challenges for investing in agriculture and the reform processes engaged by the Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine and supported by the EU and International donors"
Date and place: June 14, 2016 at 14:00-17:00
Press Club
Rue Froissart 95,
1000 Brussels
Belgium
For participation or with questions contact:
Yuliya Shutyak
email: [email protected]
mobile: +32 (0) 492756550
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