CEOE and the Ukrainian employers' association ULIE sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral relations

At the headquarters of the Business Confederation

As a result of this agreement, the Spain-Ukraine Business Council is created, which will serve to promote cooperation in areas of common interest.

[Img # 22901] El vice president of CEOE and president of CEIM, Juan Pablo Lázaro and the vice president of the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE), Denys Krasnikov, have signed on behalf of both organizations a memorandum of understanding, which replaces the one signed in 1999 and serves to strengthen bilateral institutional relations and boost trade and investmentFurthermore, as a result of this agreement, the following is created: Spain-Ukraine Business Council, which will allow for the promotion of cooperation in areas of common interest.

Juan Pablo Lazaro has highlighted the celebration of the Official Commission at the end of this year in Madridwhich will boost economic relations between the two countries. In this regard, he also emphasized the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which came into force in January of this year, and which will facilitate trade cooperation between the two blocs.

Likewise, the vice president of CEOE He highlighted the globalization process of Spanish companies in recent years and the increasing importance of the foreign sector, which has greatly facilitated economic growth. Spain“Therefore, our companies are fundamental to contributing to the development of key sectors in Ukraine, such as infrastructure, energy, chemicals, and agribusiness; and thus boosting technological cooperation, the growth of the private sector, and support for the structural reforms planned in the country,” he concluded.