Launching a Series of Expert Workshops under the "EURObusiness" Project

Vasil Kisil & Partners,

Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2014

On May 20, 2014, the Edinburgh BusinessSchool Eastern Europe hosted an opening ceremony launching a new businesseducation project "EURObusiness.How to use the European integration to your advantage?” organized by the EdinburghBusiness School Eastern Europe, DYB Business Club, NGO “Center UA” and VasilKisil & Partners. This educational project targets business owners andsenior managers. 

Its program includesa series of seminars and case studies designed to provide businesses withalgorithms of working with the EU countries: how to begin and how to beeffective; what businesses need to know to maximize the benefits of enteringthe European markets starting today. The first block of the program is"General Information: challenges and benefits of trading with the EU"was presented by Mr Pavlo Sheremeta, Minister ofEconomic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Mr Taras Kachka, expert on European integration, a member of the Ukrainiandelegation that conducted negotiations with the EU on the Association Agreementbetween Ukraine and the EU, and Ms JocelynGuitton, Trade Affairs Manager of the EU Delegation to Ukraine. 

Main topicscovered in the first portion of the programme covered new opportunities forUkrainian producers in connection with the opening of the European market,cooperation between business and authorities in dealing with bureaucraticchallenges, the adoption of European standards for Ukrainian products,Ukrainian trade policy and, in particular, problems of product certification. 

On May 21, 2014, the first seminar in theframework of “EURObusiness” project on "The rules of faircompetition" took place presented by MariyaNizhnik, Partner, Head of Antitrust and Competition Practice, and VKP’ssenior associate Sergey Denisenko.  The following issues were discussed: 

•           Ukraine’s obligations concerning EUrequirements: what should Ukrainian businesses expect.

•           Access to the EU market: the basic rulesof competition.

•           AMC’s requirements for cooperationbetween Ukrainian and European companies. 

An avalancheof questions and a lively discussion focused on the specific steps required foradapting Ukrainian legislation to EU requirements, trends in the development ofantitrust regulation and regulatory issues that have a major influence on thedevelopment of the market, as well as cases of violations of the antimonopolylegislation, including regarding unfair competition. 

Mariya Nizhnik and Sergey Denisenkoare regularly invited to speak and comment on topics of antitrust andcompetition law. Experience and exceptional qualification of VKP’s antitrustand competition practice are continuously recognized by authoritativeinternational professional ratings, including Chambers Europe and Ukrainian LawFirms. 

To find outabout the upcoming EURObusiness workshops please, go to Vasil Kisil &Partners website or check out the website of Edinburgh Business School EasternEurope. 

You canregister for an event here http://britishmba.in.ua/ru. 

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Aboutthe Firm

Established in 1992, Vasil Kisil & Partners is aUkrainian law firm that delivers integrated legaladvice in banking & finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets,antitrust, competition and trade, dispute resolution, tax law,energy and natural resources law, intellectual property law, labor andemployment law, real estate and construction law,as well as PPP, concessions and infrastructure law. Vasil Kisil & Partners isa member of such international professional associations as TerraLex, IBA, andIus Laboris.

The firm`s clients include such world-known companies asAcron, Air Liquide, Alfa Bank (Ukraine), Alpcot Agro, Africa-Israel Group,Ardagh, Astellas Pharma, BASF, Bayer Consumer, BNP Paribas, British AmericanTobacco, Central European Media Enterprises, Coca Cola, Credit Agricole Group,Danone, Dell Inc., DuPont, EBRD, Ericsson, Energy Standard Group, Eurosport,Ferrexpo AG, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Inditex Group, Kraft, LGElectronics, Leroy Merlin Ukraine, MTS, Moody’s, Mott MacDonald Limited, NCHCapital, Opel, Philips, Pireaus Bank, Red Bull, Samsung, Sberbank of Russia,SEB AB, Seven Hills, Shell, Shelton Petroleum, Sony Corp, St. Sophia Homes,Swedbank AB, Tchibo, Thomson Reuters, Ukrainian Media Holding, Ukrsibbank,Ukrsotsbank, UniCredit Group, Uniqa, Utair, Vanco International / Vanco Energy,Volkswagen, VimpelCom, YouTube, etc.