The results of the III International Forum Polish Business Day that took place in Kiev on 26 November 2015 showed the strengthening of Polish-Ukrainian relations. 325 participants, including business representatives, who are interested in the EU markets, attended the events. The Forum was held under the patronage of the Embassy of Poland in Ukraine, with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
Organizers: International Legal Center EUCON; International Audit Union; Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce.
Co-organizers: International Society of Polish Entrepreneurs in Ukraine; Ukrainian Business Association in Poland, Trade and Investment Promotion Section of Polish Embassy in Kyiv.
At the opening ceremony, Yaroslav Romanchuk, managing partner of theInternational Legal Center EUCON, president of the Ukrainian Business Association in Poland, Vice-President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, said that holding the event for the third time proves its relevance. Poland offers one of the most profitable (in the EU) formats for companies which develop business projects and create jobs.
Bartosz Musyalovich, Head of the Trade and Investment Promotion Section of Polish Embassy in Kyiv, congratulated the participants and wished everyone a fruitful work. He expressed positive expectations regarding the development of economic cooperation, noting that after a period of regression and crisis, comes growth of economic activity and, therefore, an increase in trade turnover between our countries.
Oleksandr Shlapak, the former Minister of Economy, President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, stressed the importance of ongoing dialogue between government and businesses of both countries.
Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Nataliya Mykolska,drew attention to the shortcomings of export policy of Ukraine in the last few years.
The forum was also attended by the First Deputy Minister of the Republic of Poland, regional development and EU funds expert, Jerzy Kwiecinski. He stressed that Ukraine is a very important economic partner of Poland and promised to promote and support the Ukrainian investors, who decided to start their own business in Poland. The investment attractiveness of Poland through the prism of its different regions was also discussed.
Igor Yatsenko, Head of Warsaw office of EUCON, introduced the speakers, representatives of the cities of Lublin, Lodz, Kielce, Gdansk, Pionki, Świętokrzyskie Province and pointed out that the local authorities in Poland are extremely open to cooperation with investors and provide their full assistance.
Counsel in international corporate and tax law of ILC EUCON, Andrii Romanchuk, spoke about the stages of establishing a company in Poland. The speaker explained registration procedure of LLC, which is one of the most common forms of business.
Senior partner of International Legal Center EUCON, Tatiana Samsina, highlighted some migration issues, including visa applications, steps to applying for a temporary and permanent residence in Poland, etc.
Summing up the results, Yaroslav Romanchuk thanked everyone for participation and paid attention that doing business in Poland we should not try to put in practice the rules of doing business in Ukraine, which are quite different from the Polish ones.
