was held at the Lviv City Hall.The following persons were present at the meeting:

-     Mr. Lars Vestbjerg, the Chairman of the EBA Western Ukrainian Branch Board;

-     Ms. Nataliya Klymko, the Regional Coordinator of the EBA Western Ukrainian Branch;

-     Mr. Taras Burhan, the Mayor’s Adviser on Foreign Economic Activity and Investments.

 

During the meeting the following issues concerning implementation of the Memorandum on cooperation for attracting foreign investments into Lviv economy were discussed:

-         establishing of the Working Group for efficient consideration of foreign investors` complaints and proposals;

-         information exchange on potential investors and coordination of the meetings;

-         situation in the labour market (request of the EBA members concerning labour market demands for some categories of workers);

-         simplification of permit and registration procedures for implementation of investment projects in Lviv;

-         cooperation coverage in mass media.

 

The participants of the meeting also suggested to organise a common round table meeting during the Investment Fair 2006 in Lviv.

 

Besides business problems, which were discussed during the meeting, Mr. Taras Burhan informed about plans of the Lviv City Council to improve social life of foreigners living in the city.

 

In the end of the meeting, the participants agreed to hold the next meeting with all participants of the Working Group in the third ten-day period of September.