Warsaw, 23 November 2022 

Marcin Nowacki was elected Chairman of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform

Marcin Nowacki, Vice President of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, has been elected Chairman of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform within the European Economic and Social Committee. The EU-Ukraine CSP carries out institutional cooperation between the EU and Ukraine in the field of social partner contacts, in particular it monitors the process of Ukraine’s integration into the European Union.

As a result of its application for membership, which was formally accepted, Ukraine has been granted the status of candidate country for accession to the European Union. However, accession to the Community is a complex and lengthy process, during which Ukraine will have to fulfil many conditions in terms of adapting its economic, legal and political system to the rules in force inside the European Union. This is an area where ongoing cooperation and exchange of experience between European and Ukrainian social partners could prove to be a key element in speeding up and supporting the accession process.

Kyiv, 08.07.2022

 

OPENING OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNION OF ENTREPRENEURS AND EMPLOYERS
IN KYIV (ZPP)

 

The future of Europe today depends on the bravery and perseverance of Ukrainian soldiers, which, in turn, is not only a result of the aid flowing here from all over the world, but also of the resilience and success of Ukrainian business. The opening of a permanent representation office of the ZPP in Kyiv is intended to create new opportunities for active and direct cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian businesses.

The conference accompanying the opening of the office , was accompanied by a special conference at the Diplomatic Academy at the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the opening speech Oleksandr Ban’kov, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine noted:

– Poland ranks first among Ukraine’s trade partners. We must take advantage of these opportunities together, and proceed to build cooperation that will help Polish and Ukrainian entrepreneurs to compete in third markets. The opening of an ZPP office in Ukraine will further this goal. 

Ukraine now needs at least USD 750 billion to rebuild from the destruction, for which it needs not only financial support, but also the permanent presence of international business, European technology, capital, but also the experience of countries which, like Poland, have gone through a similar path of rebuilding from the devastation of the communist era. Poland’s Ambassador in Kyiv, Bartosz Cichocki, thanking for polish entrepreneurs’ initiative, said:

– We will not defend this world if we do not rebuild Ukraine. We will not defend it if we do not rebuild it, and we will not rebuild it without initiatives such as this. If not now then when, if not us then who?

Dozens of civil society organizations, hundreds of volunteers, including numerous state institutions, have been active in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, but as Cezary Kaźmierczak ZPP president pointed out:

– Governments create the framework for cooperation, we need to fill it with links between our businesses. So that our children and grandchildren have peace once and for all and do not have to fear Russia.

The Kyiv conference was the second conference organised by ZPP in Ukraine this week. First conference has been held in Lviv On July 6. Both events are to bring together the representatives of leading Polish, Ukrainian business associations,  authorities of both countries helped mapping all needs, opportunities, expectations and priorities of Ukraine’s reconstruction, available support from Europe.

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ZPP is the fastest growing employer organizations in Poland. Organization brings together 14 regional organizations and 22 trade organizations. As a member of  the Social Dialogue Council in Poland, ZPP uses its influence to promote free market, fair competition, legal stability and economic transparency. ZPP is represented in Brussels through its Representative Office, membership in the European Enterprise Alliance and membership in SME Connect. The union has two representatives in the European Economic and Social Committee.

The representative office of ZPP in Ukraine will be headed by Nazar Bobitski, a former Ukrainian diplomat and public affairs professional with more than 20 years of experience. His previous positions included posts as ,   Deputy Head of  Mission of Ukraine to the European Union in Brussels for trade and economic cooperation, and a representative of Ukrainian exporters at the EU institutions.

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Contact:  Phone: +380 67 172 03 64, Email: n.bobitski@zpp.net.pl

 

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Lviv, 6 July 2022

 

EUROPE – POLAND – UKRAINE: REBUILD TOGETHER. Ukrainian and Polish authorities and entrepreneurs about future cooperation and reconstruction of Ukraine

 

The war for a free and fully sovereign Ukraine is still ongoing. Regardless of how long it will take to finally push back the aggressor, in parallel with the struggle on the front lines, we must jointly undertake a  huge effort to rebuild the country, return to the path of prosperity and rapid integration into the European Union.

With this in mind, the first of a series of conferences in Ukraine organized by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers was held in Lviv on July 6. On July 8, another conference will be held in Kyiv, this time combined with the opening of the ZPP office.  Both events are to bring together the representatives of leading Polish, Ukrainian business associations, authorities of both countrieshelped mapping all needs, opportunities, expectations and priorities of Ukraine’s reconstruction, available support from Europe. 

As noted by Cezary Kazmierczak, chairman of the Polish Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) –  “The only way for our countries to secure themselves against Russia is a strong military. To have a strong army – you need a strong economy to finance it.  Close Polish-Ukrainian business cooperation is one of the means to this end. Animating and developing this cooperation is one of our missions.”

Among the guests speakers at the conference in Lviv was Andrii Moskalenko, First Deputy Mayor of Lviv  for economic development and H.E. Eliza Dzwonkiewicz, Consul General of Poland to Lviv .

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) is a natural partner in building this extraordinary relationship at this extraordinary time for both countries. ZPP is the fastest growing employer organizations in Poland. Organization brings together 14 regional organizations and 22 trade organizations. As a member of of the Social Dialogue Council in Poland, ZPP uses its influence to promote free market, fair competition, legal stability and economic transparency. ZPP is represented in Brussels through its Representative Office, membership in the European Enterprise Alliance and membership in SME Connect. The union has two representatives in the European Economic and Social Committee.

The conferences in Lviv and Kyiv, were also the occasion for the official opening of the ZPP representative office in Kiev. Office will provide support to Ukrainian companies that are looking for a way to enter European markets, to open their representative offices in Poland, but is also intended to facilitate Polish companies to establish permanent and direct relations with companies in Ukraine.

The representative office of ZPP in Ukraine will be headed by Nazar Bobitski, a former Ukrainian diplomat and public affairs professional with more than 20 years of experience. His previous positions included posts as ,   Deputy Head of  Mission of Ukraine to the European Union in Brussels for trade and economic cooperation, and a representative of Ukrainian exporters at the EU institutions.

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Contact in Kyiv:  Nazar Bobitski: Phone:+380 67 172 03 64, Email: n.bobitski@zpp.net.pl

Contact in Warsaw: Maja Charenza, Phone: + 48 510 136 429, Email: m.charenza@zpp.net.pl

 

 

06.07.2022 EUROPE – POLAND – UKRAINE: REBUILD TOGETHER. Ukrainian and Polish authorities and entrepreneurs about future cooperation and reconstruction of Ukraine

Warsaw, 8 June 2022 

 

Nazar Bobitski appointed as ZPP Board Advisor and the Representative of the Union in Ukraine

 

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) confirms that Mr. Nazar Bobitski is a ZPP Board Advisor and the Representative of the Union in Ukraine.

Nazar Bobitski will coordinate the project “Europe – Poland – Ukraine. Rebuild Together ”on the territory of Ukraine. The program is aimed at creating and strengthening relations between European, Polish and Ukrainian business circles and preparing a framework for cooperation in the future reconstruction of the Ukrainian state and economy.