Focus, jointly with the Delegation of the European Union, presents the stories of three Ukrainian entrepreneurs, who, thanks to the low-interest loans provided by the European partners, realized their dreams. Read more
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Category: Economy and business
A free online food safety course has been launched in Ukraine
A free online course Food Safety: Modern Legislation, Bona Fide Manufacturer and Responsible Consumer has been launched in Ukraine. Lectures can be viewed on Prometheus, a platform of mass open online courses. Read more
EU helps make food products safer in Ukraine
The new legislation protects consumers from misleading information about the food product and the risk of allergy in a restaurant – a menu should say if a dish contains any allergens. Scheduled business checks have resumed , producer responsibility increased. From January 2020, fodders will be checked for antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals. Bills are being prepared for new food products, such as chia grains and dietary supplements, a bill on packaging materials. The EU project “Improvement of Food Safety Control System in Ukraine” helps to align Ukrainian food legislation with European standards. Read more
How producers of non-food products adapt to European standards
Effective January 2016, a free trade zone has been established between Ukraine and the European Union. Ukrainian manufacturers were able to export 98% of goods to Europe without paying customs duties at the border, although some categories were only within quotas (for example, wheat, corn, tomatoes, honey and juice). Read more
How a Ukrainian toy manufacturer attracted European investments
Two years ago, Vip-Toys launched production of children’s toys in Rivne under the Doloni-Toys trademark. Production immediately began to grow quickly. At the time of launch, the range of products was small. The company manufactured and sold 4 types of toys with 15 people working and using 2 units of equipment. And now, the range includes dozens of items, employing 65 people and using 14 units of equipment. The amount of the company’s production over the past year has doubled, and 80% of the structure of sales is export. Read more
“We are constantly learning, not afraid of complex challenges and responsibility” Vasyl Fetsenets, co-owner of FROP
How studying at the Furniture Business Management School, helped FROP become a team and improve its performance. Read more
EU help Ukraine fight unfair competition
For the first time the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has adopted clear rules for calculating fines. It also simplified the procedure for obtaining permission for mergers and acquisitions of companies, increased the financial threshold, above which businesses should apply to the AMCU for permission. This allowed to investigate more economically and socially important cases. Experts from the German and Lithuanian competition authorities consulted the Antimonopoly Committee on improving its work and aligning Ukrainian competition law with EU standards under the EU Twinning project. Read more about the new rules for protecting economic competition here. Read more
