Jorge Zukoski
president, American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
“We’re starting now to look at the entire agreement, breaking it down sector by sector, to understand what the requirements will be, so we can focus on legislative and regulatory changes that will need to happen for Ukrainian companies to take advantage of the EU as an export platform. So we’re going to be focused on helping to educate not only international companies but Ukrainian companies about the intricacies of this agreement.”
Geoffrey Pyatt
U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
“Our companies here see tremendous potential in the association agreement. They are confident if it is signed they will be in a position to expand their sales across Europe as a result of the DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement). They’re looking at opportunities to expand their investment and activity.”
Maria Krasilowez,
managing director, Tetra Pak Ukraine
“We’re preparing in two ways. One is ensuring that we’re gearing our production facility for future production requirements, and that’s a long-term plan because it depends on how the integration goes. The second part is making sure that we provide the right environment and align ourselves with policies and procedures happening in Europe… When the association happens, for us it will be a very easy step forward.”
Peter Chernyshov,
managing director, Carlsberg Ukraine
“ACC has conducted a tender to get a good law firm to make a report for us on what exactly will be changed with this agreement as there’s been a lot of talks on it but hardly anybody can understand what is going to be changed. We would like to understand this road map and hope we will, when the report is done.”
