European Union- Eastern Europe Business Forum

European Union- Eastern Europe Business Forum

• 02.07.2008

The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with the International Centre for Promotion Enterprises (ICPE) and the support of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized a Business Forum for the European Union and Eastern Europe (26-27 June 2008, Ljiubljana,Slovenia), focusing on enhancing trade opportunities. The meeting targeted participation from national teams representing the private sectors of the EU Member States, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine. The participation of business communities at the Forum led to enhance cooperation between the public and private sector in order to foster a more closely integrated European marketplace, which will serve a catalyst for global trade liberalization and prosperity. The discussions aimed at identifying the barriers that are primarily restricting trade and suggesting action plans for addressing them through existing or possible public-private or private-private collaboration. Day one was focused on the diagnostics whereas Day two was focused on the possible ways and means of reducing the barriers identified as the most trade restricting. This Forum was an opportunity to build a common understanding of what is required to build a predictable and transparent business environment. AmCham Moldova was represented in Slovenia by Elena Buzu, Project Coordinator, who presented the Economic Situation of the Republic of Moldova.