03 June 2022

EU-UKRAINE BUSINESS MATCHING PLATFORM

On 3 June, the European Commission launched the EU-Ukraine Business Matchmaking Platform to help export Ukrainian agricultural goods which are currently blocked in the Black Sea ports. Operated by the Enterprise Europe Network, the platform aims to bring EU and Ukrainian businesses together quickly so that they may find pragmatic solutions to the export of agricultural produce from Ukraine starting immediately.

The platform contributes to the implementation of one of the actions foreseen under the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes Action Plan. It brings together businesses in the EU and Ukraine to identify new logistics chains for the export and import of products and materials from/to Ukraine, find new partners for logistics and international trade, and to share insights on solutions and initiatives to rethink logistics and supply chains, adapt infrastructure and get the right equipment and machinery to the right place.

The Business Matchmaking Platform covers the following sectors:

  • logistics industry: sales, procurement, transport, storage, transhipment;
  • production and recycling: agriculture and food products, raw materials, etc.
  • export and import of agricultural products: wheat, corn, barley, sunflower, sugar beet, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, etc.;
  • export and import of food products: vegetable oil, meat, dairy, sugar, flour, beverages, bakery and confectionery, etc.;
  • export and import of raw materials: parts for agricultural technologies, metal, wood, mineral fertilisers, petrol, and diesel fuel, etc.

The platform complements two other European Commission-supported business matchmaking platforms that are helping address the disruption caused by the war and that can be useful for your business: the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Supply Chain Resilience platform and the EU Clusters Support Ukraine forum.

Companies can register to the matchmaking platform via this link