ICC Ukraine participated in the High-Level Roundtable on Revitalizing the Multilateral Trading System: Europe

A High-Level Roundtable on Revitalising the Multilateral Trading System: Europe took place in Brussels—a high-level discussion organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in collaboration with Eurochambres. The event gathered leading representatives of international institutions, governments, European institutions, and the business community to discuss the future of the global trading system.

Ukraine’s participation in such events is about the state’s voice in shaping new rules for the global economy, integration into international trade processes, and advocating for its own economic interests in a complex geopolitical environment.

Among the key topics of discussion:

• the role of international institutions in the new geoeconomic reality

• the impact of global political changes on trade policy

• the future of the multilateral trading system after MC14

• the vision of the European Commission and the European Parliament regarding the development of global trade

Speakers of the event:

• Philippe Varin — Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

• John W.H. Denton AO — Secretary General of the ICC

• Ömer Bolat — Minister of Trade of Türkiye

• Vladimír Dlouhý — Chair of Eurochambres

• Maria Martin-Prat de Abreu — Deputy Director-General of DG Trade, European Commission

• Jörgen Warborn — Member of the European Parliament, Co-Chair of the Steering Group of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO

• Anna Jerzewska — Head of Trade and Borders, expert on international trade issues

• Julian Kassum — Deputy Secretary General of the ICC (Network)

Representing ICC Ukraine at the event was Daria Lazareva — Advisor to the Secretary General of ICC Ukraine on legal Ukrainian practice, Advisor at ETERNIX Law Firm, and member of the Committee on Business and Investor Protection of the UNBA.

We thank Eternix Law Firm for its active international engagement and support of ICC Ukraine’s activities—it is thanks to such participants that Ukrainian business is heard at the global level.