Ukraine's Accession to the EU Single Market Program: Looking into SME Landscape
and the Needs of Entrepreneurs in Ukraine

WEBCAST, 12 APRIL 2023, 10 AM CET (90 MIN)
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HOSTED BY IVAN STEFANEC MEP

IMCO & ITRE Committees

Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committe

President of SME Europe of the EPP

SME Connect Board Member

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Co-hosted by Lukas Mandl MEP

AFET, LIBE & EMPL Committees

SME Connect Vice-President

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On February 2nd, Ukraine and the European Union signed an agreement on Ukraine’s participation in the Single Market Program. The European Union’s Single Market Program is a financial support initiative of the EU with a budget of 4.2 billion EUR, designed for 7 years (from 2021 to 2027). Ukraine’s accession to this program will strengthen Ukraine’s business sector as well as cooperation with the EU, which is especially important in view of the European integration processes and Ukraine’s EU candidate status.

Taking the opportunity, at this debate we will look into Ukrainian SME landscape and what are the needs of local SME  community as well as explore the best ways of coordination of the EU-Ukraine partnership.

WELCOME
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Ivan STEFANEC MEP

IMCO & ITRE Committees

Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committe

President of SME Europe of the EPP

SME Connect Board Member

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Lukas Mandl MEP

AFET, LIBE & EMPL Committees

SME Connect Vice-President

ITRODUCTION
Katarína Mathernová (TBC)

Deputy Director-General, DG NEAR, European Commission

PANEL
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Nazar Bobitski

Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers Kyiv Office

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Anna Derevyanko

Executive Director of the European Business Association (EBA)

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Ilona Knyshuk

Head of International Cooperation Center of the Union of Ukrainian Entepreneurs (SUP)

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Nina Levchuk

Co-founder of Impact Force and United for Ukraine

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Marcin Nowacki

President of the European Enterprise Alliance (EEA) ; EESC Rapporteur to the opinion on the EU-Ukraine solidarity lanes

MODERATED BY
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DR. HORST HEITZ

Chair of the Steering Committee of SME Connect

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH