The RDA "Volyn" and the Lublin Business Club became winners of the competition for the implementation of a cross-border cooperation project within the framework of the Euroregion Bug, carried out with the financial support of the European Union. The presentation of the project took place in Lublin in early March of this year. Its goal was to establish contacts between businesspeople of both states through the Internet network. Within the framework of the project, a special database will be created containing information about 250 Ukrainian and 250 Polish enterprises that have the opportunity and express the desire to cooperate. Businesspeople will have free access to information about the conditions for conducting entrepreneurial activity in both countries: specifics of commercial law, tax legislation, customs tariffs, etc. The project will last until June 2003, however, there are grounds to believe that it will be extended. At this stage, the formation of the database about entrepreneurs and enterprises of Ukraine and Poland is being completed. In Lutsk, on the basis of the RDA "Volyn," at the address 4 Kovel Street, a specialized advisory center will be created where those interested will be able to receive free information about Polish businesspeople and the specifics of doing business in Poland.
At the meeting, Ms. Agnieszka noted that the project's Internet site will also provide general systematized information about the markets of Ukraine and Poland (two books "Business Informator," in Polish and Ukrainian, respectively), and upon completion of the project it is planned to publish a guide about the specifics of conducting entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine and Poland, 2,000 copies of which will be distributed free of charge among businesspeople of both countries. The director of the RDA "Volyn" Serhiy Pavlenko emphasized the facilitation and effective support of the project by the local authorities. In turn, the deputy mayor, head of the economics department Serhiy Tarasyuk expressed the opinion that the project is important and extremely relevant against the backdrop of Poland's accession to the EU. He believes that the implementation of the project will help Ukrainian entrepreneurs adapt to the inevitable changes in Polish legislation and move to a new, higher level of relations with foreign colleagues.