Government Identifies Bills Essential for Ukraine’s Progress Toward EU Membership
Ukraine must adopt several key bills as soon as possible to continue advancing toward membership in the European Union. Member of Parliament Olha Vasylevska-Smahliuk announced this, citing the government’s report on the implementation of the National Program for the Approximation of Ukrainian Legislation to EU Law. According to her, the Cabinet of Ministers has identified […]
The Agricultural Sector on the Path to the EU: Practical Steps for Adaptation in Livestock Farming
Ukraine’s EU membership requires the adaptation of livestock farming to stricter standards for product safety, animal welfare and environmental regulations. At the same time, the changes and innovations that agricultural producers will have to implement on farms will help raise production standards and expand export opportunities for Ukrainian products. A key element in the context […]
Ukrainian dairy producers call for continued EU integration despite the return of duties
At the May 20 presentation of the Roadmap for integrating the dairy industry into the EU, Ukrainian processors stated the need to continue adapting to European standards, despite the complications of trade and the return of duties and quotas on Ukrainian products. It was stated in an interview with Latifundist.com by Valentyn Zaporoshchuk, president of […]
Ukrainian Dairy Sector on the Path to the EU: Finalising the Roadmap
A key online consultative meeting was held last week to finalise the Roadmap for the Integration of Ukraine’s Dairy Sector into the EU. This document is a strategic planning tool that defines specific steps, deadlines and responsible persons to achieve full compatibility of the Ukrainian dairy industry with European standards. The meeting began with an […]
ELIZABETH SVIATKIVSKA, Coordinator of the SMPU Committee on European Integration: European integration is not only about rules, but also about our competitiveness in the global market
– The work on the development of the Roadmap for the European integration of the dairy sector of Ukraine is coming to an end. Its presentation to the dairy community is expected in May. What, in your opinion, was the most challenging part of this work? In my opinion, the biggest challenge in developing the Roadmap […]
The Government has approved the National Program for the Adaptation of Ukrainian Legislation to EU Law
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the National Program for the Adaptation of Ukrainian Legislation to the EU Law (the EU acquis). The Program is one of the main elements of the EU accession process. It contains a complete list of EU law acts that have not yet been implemented into Ukrainian legislation […]
The European Integration Committee of the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (SMPU) presents the Draft Consultation Project of the Roadmap for the Integration of Ukraine’s Dairy Sector into the EU
The Roadmap defines the transition path from the current state of the industry towards its 2030 Vision and covers 11 thematic development areas. Operators in the milk and dairy products market are invited to carefully review the text of the Roadmap, take part in the survey, and provide expert feedback regarding:▪️ the overall structure and […]
The Ukrainian delegation studied the experience of the Dutch dairy industry within the framework of European integration
Last week, 17-19 Nov, our Ukrainian delegation of dairy business and NGOs that support the Ukrainian dairy sector, including the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine #SMPU, Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine and Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association (UCAB), completed a study tour ‘ Dutch dairy sector’. The trip was made possible thanks to the […]
Continuing our series on the Ukrainian delegation’s study tour “Dutch Dairy Sector.”
One of the key focus areas was exploring how Dutch sectoral and #interbranch dairy organisations operate. The Netherlands is often cited as one of the most successful examples of interbranch cooperation in the EU dairy industry. ZuivelNL is the central organization representing the Dutch dairy supply chain. It was founded in 2014 by the Dutch […]
During the study tour ‘Dutch dairy sector’, the Ukrainian delegation (more details in previous post) was warmly welcomed by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature.
Ralf Van De Beek, International Director of LVVN, and Julius Seinen, Policy Adviser, provided welcome introduction to the Ministry. Henk Eggink, Coordinator to agrimarkets LVVN, delivered an insightful presentation that covered key topics, indicated by the Ukrainian dairy side as important for understanding due to Ukraine’s EU integration path – Common Market Organisation (#CMO) and […]