The European Business Association was established in 1999 as a forum for discussion and resolution of problems facing the private sector in Ukraine. At present it brings together over 500 European including national and international companies, offering:

The EBA arose from the initiative of companies and organisations that saw advantages and benefits in the European business community in acting together.

Being a non-profit Association of legal entities, the EBA sees its core mission as representing the interests of European and domestic investors in Ukraine, and improving the investment climate has been the EBA’s major concern since the moment it was founded.

The EBA represents many companies that work in Ukraine. These enterprises are interested not only in the successful development of their own businesses, but also in the long-term prospects for stability and the development of Ukraine as a whole. This determines to a large extent the EBA’s goals with respect to economic policy: the Association’s primary responsibility is to support and promote structural changes that would be of long-term benefit for investors. The EBA’s positions are built upon the priorities of rule of law, the transparency of rules and regulations, and the equitable treatment of different investors both by governmental agencies and legislation.

The EBA aims to improve business conditions in two primary directions. First, since considerable legislative change is taking place to reshape the business environment, the Association sees its role as defending strategic solutions that are of long-term benefit for current and future investors. At the same time, the Association sees the need to address on a day-to-day basis the loopholes in existing legislation or government practices that create barriers for member companies, and thus facilitate business conditions for investors currently working in the country. This is the major direction of the EBA’s committee work.