European Business Association

With every passing day we are getting closer and closer to the wonderful Christmas holiday promising to give everybody positive emotions, miraculous experiences and fabulous adventures. To start celebrating the upcoming Big Day, the European Business Association arranged the Kids’ Charity Christmas ...

On 4 December the European Business Association organised the second-round EuroDebates considering pharmaceutical issues of current urgency and great significance. This time the EBA EuroDebates proposed the crucial topic for consideration and discussion – Pricing Regulations for Medical Drugs: For ...

We are pleased to mark that nearly 300 EBA member companies convened yesterday 26 November 2008, for the big occasion to vote for 8 new EBA Board members at the Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM). The EBA is immensely grateful to HE Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira for attending the AGMM to meet t ...

The European Business Association in conjunction with Law Group Pavlenko & Poberezhnyuk organised the EuroDebates focusing on the newly adopted Law on Joint Stock Companies that took place on 11 November 2008, at 17:30-19:00, at the Conference Hall of Opera Hotel. This time the EuroDebates hos ...

In the meantime many people are inclined to speculate about possible scenarios for combating negative effects of the economic crisis. Therefore, the European Business Association organised the second round of the EuroDebates consideringvariousways to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment ...

Open-minded people are always keen on gaining valuable experience through travelling and studying different cultures, traditions and customs. Who can resist temptation of making an adventurous trip to new horizons? On 31 October the EBA threw its traditional EuroDrink Party inviting all attendees t ...

The EBA Football Tournament took place on Sunday, 19 October at the Kiev International School.  5 enthusiastic rivalling teams gathered in the school gym and charged in a friendly yet breathtaking battle for the Champion title. Lots of fans trurned up to support and encourage their favourite " ...

EBA Action on Financial Crisis Reacting to the current economic situation in the country, on 14 October the European Business Association arranged an extraordinary off-the-record brainstorming EuroDebate. Over 80 business leaders convened to consider and outline methods to prevent serious damage t ...

On behalf of the Ambassador of Ireland HE Donal Hamill the EBA invited its members to a networking reception with the Irish business delegation at the O’Brien's Pub on Tuesday, 30 September.Many guests showed up to get a unique possibility to contact representatives of Irish companies and education ...

The EBA Round Table discussion took place at the Kyiv-based EBA office featuring Acting Head of European Commission’s Delegation, Head of Political and Press & Information Section (EN), Dirk SCHUEBEL and Head of Trade and Economic Section Luis Manuel PORTERO SANCHEZ who provided the EBA members ...

Considering that Prime Minister of Ukraine repeatedly stressed the  urgency of reforming the pharmaceutical  sector,  the EBA  chose the hot topic for the latest EuroDebates - Providing the Ukrainian Population with medical drugs – approaches to reforming.Seeking to build a prom ...

Striving to meet EBA members’ requirements as well as honour their requests, the European Business Association arranged a Round Table with Deputy Head Oleskandr Savchenko and other representatives of the National Bank of Ukraine to comment upon the current issues. This time the attendees enjoyed a ...

The EBA AMATEUR TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2008 took place on Saturday and Sunday, 13-14 September 2008, at the tennis courts of Antei Sport Club in Kyiv, 8 B Vitruka Str. The Tournament was arranged to commemorate and play homage to former EBA Executive Director Yuriy Petrus.    the EBA mem ...

In order to keep its members updated with the latest news, the most recent changes and even the slightest tendencies in Ukraine’s political and business life, the EBA arranged another crucial event on 11 September, at 19:00, at Hyatt Regency Hotel, 5-a Alla Tarasova St. Top managers and senior expe ...

This time the EuroDebates strove to elaborate an answer to the acute question - Amended Customs Legislation: Pros and Cons. The attendees had an opportunity to say YES or NO discussing the following issues: if customs clearance requires simplifying if amended customs legislation influences an i ...

The EBA EuroDrink Party Ukrainian Night took place on 26 August 2008 at 19:00 in the picturesque garden of Museum of Hetmanate.Guests of the Ukrainian Night had an opportunity to enjoy the ancient spirit of Hetman’s Epoch and plunge deep into a Ukrainian atmosphere spreading the very essence of his ...

took place at the European Commission premises. The meeting was held within the framework of the EU-Ukraine IP Dialogue. The state authorities were respresented by Ministry of Internal Affairs, State Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. The attendees dicsussed the f ...

On 22 July 2008 the European Business Association organised the EuroDebates centring on the following burning issue: Mandatory Food Product Certification to be Abolished: Pros and Cons. To examine this issue and outline general approach to solution, the EBA brought together in its office nearly 70 ...

19 July, at 9.00-17.00 EBA Golf Tournament took place in the brand new Kyiv Golf Club ball park (Kyiv Region, Makariv region, Gavronschyna village, 1 Gryvnivske Highway). The Day Programme included: Light breakfast for golf players early in the morning, official start of the tournament, guests' ar ...

On 15 July the EBA jointly with its honourable partners threw another traditional and well-known EuroDrink Party GREEK NIGHT in the premises of the co-organising Embassy of the Hellenic Republic. Perhaps the very image of this marvellous sunny country and the very thought of long-awaited vacation o ...

was held on Wednesday, 02.07.2008 at 10:00, at the EBA office in Kyiv, 1-st floor, 1A Andriyivsky Uzviz. ...

26 June 2008 the European Business Association organised the EuroDebates focusing on the following issue: Tax System Ukraine Needs to Adopt. This time all EuroDebates guests had an opportunity to consider various approaches to answering a vital question “When and Which Tax Code should be implement ...

Maintaining and cherishing a good old tradition, the EBA combined the efforts with a number of its important partners to arrange another EuroDrink Party at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv on Tuesday, 24 June  2008. Though a vacation season has officially started, it did not put off people ...

True Flavour of the Nethrelands in Kiev The European Business Association in conjunction with many partners threw an annual EBA EuroDrink Party at the Royal Dutch Embassy on Thursday, 29 May 2008. Following a good tradition launched many years ago, the Thursday night was to bring together various ...

SIX MONTHS OF NEW GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE: RESULTS AND PROSPECTS (May 28, 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine) The European Business Association held the EuroDebates, devoted to the first half year of Yulia Tymoshenko’s Government - “Six Months of New Government of Ukraine: Results and Prospects” on 28th of Ma ...

was held on Wednesday, 23.04.2008 at 17:00, at the EBA office in Kyiv, 1-st floor, 1A Andriyivsky Uzviz. ...

EBA  EuroDrink  Party  Swedish  Night  was  celebrated  in Radisson on Tuesday,  22.04.08  Despite of the rainy weather in the hall of Radisson SAS  was  very  sunny  because of smiling, friendly joyful atmosphere, active  social ...

On 15 April, 2008, (Tuesday)in the EBA office was held round table discussion  with  key political experts to keep EBA members updated on current political situation in Ukraine and to answer your most burning questions  in  this  regard.  The  speakers were Mr Vol ...

The EuroDebates "Free Land Turnover: Pro & Contra" were held at the initiative of the European Business Association on 27 March, 2008. The EBA was once again the initiator of a discussion between representatives of business and the authorties on an appropriate platform.   This ti ...

20.03.2008 the round table “Use of illegal and counterfeit plant protection product endangers confidence in Ukraine’s agricultural and food products” was held at the press-center of the information agency LeagueBusinessInform (Kyiv, 23 Shamryla st.). At the round table today, organised by the Euro ...

The EBA in cooperation with the Honorary Consul of Ireland to Ukraine Volodymyr Say organized the EBA Eurodrink Irish Night on March 14. This year the EBA Eurodrink Irish Night was dedicated to official celebration of Ireland's National Holiday - St Patrick's Day. The atmosphere and mood were ver ...

On February 5, Ukraine acceded to the WTO. The negotiations lasted for nearly 15 years. This month was filled with various events that could influence Ukraine's economy and Ukraine in general. The EBA EuroDebates, dedicated to the subject of the start of the negotiating process on the creation of ...

The 2008 Annual General Membership Meeting (AGM) of the European Business Association was held on 12 February, 2008 in premises of the Hyatt Regency Kiev Hotel (5A AllaTarasova St, Kyiv, Ukraine). The EBA AGM Agenda was:  Address by honourable guest of the AGM Hryhoriy NEMYRYA, Ukrainian D ...

Taking into consideration recent achievements in talks between the EU and Ukraine, the first EBA Social Event of 2008 was devoted to the European Union - a political and economic community of twenty-seven member states, located  primarily in Europe. That is why the premises where the EBA Euro ...

The second round of the annual European Business Association EuroDebates dedicated to the subject of “Euro-2012: investment opportunities” was held on 31 January 2008. The honourable EuroDebates speakers were: Yevhen Chervonenko, the head of the Euro-2012 National Agency, Ukrainian Regional Develo ...