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The EU is extending its support to business organisations and small and medium sized
enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Partnership by launching a second phase of the East
Invest project, building on the efforts made so far.
East Invest 2 was officially launched at a conference in Riga yesterday, held on the fringes
of the Eastern Partnership Summit.
The new phase will be implemented by EUROCHAMBRES and UEAPME (the European
organisation of small and medium sized and crafts enterprises), aiming to provide training
for business support organisations and SMEs in different areas, including DCFTA (Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area) provisions.
“Answering the needs of the Eastern Partnership business community with strategic advice from the European side and exchange of best practices, East Invest 2 will contribute to shaping a favourable business environment in the Eastern Partnership region for both regions to do business with each other,” said UEAPME Secretary General Peter Faross.
East Invest is a regional investment and trade facilitation project for the economic development of the Eastern Neighbourhood region, launched in the framework of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative. It targets business support organisations and SMEs from the six Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine). East Invest is funded by the European Union, managed by EUROCHAMBRES, and implemented by the East Alliance...(link)