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EBA Lobbying and Media Digest, Q1 2026

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Lobbying

Efficiency 50% 12

189 Number of committee meetings

Individual initiatives

Efficiency 100%

135 Number of position papers

Key successes

� The EBA welcomes the decision to abolish the mandatory signing of certificates of completed works

� Authorities strengthen market surveillance of forbidden non-energy effective boilers

� Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture reviewed and recommended for state registration more than 200 crop protection products and fertilisers

� Government adopts EBA’s proposed amendments to the radio frequency spectrum allocation and use plan

⚙ The EBA proposal on the entry into force of the ecodesign technical regulation for servers has been taken into account

� EBA welcomes the Government’s balanced plan to reduce harmful alcohol consumption for 2026–2028

� Business welcomes government decision to regulate exports of unprocessed and fuel wood

� The EBA welcomes the decision of the MoH to withdraw the draft amendments to Order No. 690 and to reaffirm the state’s commitment to its European integration course in the field of clinical trials

� Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine approved 120 products for use on the Ukrainian crop protection market

� The EBA welcomes the Government’s decision to reinstate the salary criterionamong the criteria for determining critically important enterprises

28 /01

Round table discussion Decarbonising

Business in Ukraine

30 /01

Extended meeting of the Ukraine Recovery Committee with the Adviser on Financing at the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine

02 /02

EBA Expert Talks: REACH and CLP Technical Regulations

04 /02

EBA meets with the Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management

05 /02

Meeting of the Health Care Committee

Board with the leadership of the Ministry of Health

09 /02

EBA took part in the conference Deshadowing Trade: Splitting Practices, Turnover Reduction and Envelope Wages by UBC

Meeting of the EBA Clinical Trials

Subcommittee Board with the Director of the State Expert Centre of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Meeting of the Healthcare Committee and Clinical Trials Subcommittee with the MOH and the SSMDC

11 /02

Meeting with the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine

17 /02 Global Outlook 2026

25 /02

EBA general meeting with Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

25 /02

Business meeting with the Ministry of Economy on waste management and chemical safety

27 /02

EBA representative participates in Verkhovna Rada Roundtable on the Dairy Sector

27 /02

ЕВА cross-committee meeting with the Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy

27 /02

Animal Health Committee meets with the State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection 03

Half-year results of the Economic Security Bureau: a dialogue with business

EBA representatives took part in a meeting of the Subcommittee on the Adaptation of Ukrainian Legislation to EU Law under the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health, Medical Care, and Medical Insurance

EBA representatives discuss privatisation plans and investment priorities with the State Property Fund 11

EBA and the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety discuss work priorities for 2026

EBA and the Reform Support Team of the Ministry of Economy discussed chemical safety issues

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16 /03

Roundtable discussion Ride-Hailing/Taxi

Reform: Prospects for the Ukrainian Market

16 /03

EBA held a meeting with Yurii Heletii, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine

18 /03

EBA meets with the Head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection

18 /03

The European Business Association joined the annual Medical Procurement of Ukraine forum

18 /03

EBA discussed sustainable development financing priorities in Ukraine with government representatives

25 /03

EBA held a working meeting with Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi

27 /03

EBA–SEC MoH meeting

2200

International mentions

International connections

ЕВА joined the Advisory Council meeting of the IFC Financial Inclusion Project

EBA leadership and French Special Envoy discussed Ukraine’s reconstruction

EBA and GB4U held a meeting with the Spanish partners on investment and reconstruction

EBA experts join the European Commission webinar on the launch of the EU Raw Materials Mechanism

EBA discussed the risks of draft law on tobacco raw materials with the EU Delegation

Key takeaways from Davos 2026: business, innovation, and resilience in focus

Business and government leaders joined the EBA & GB4U luncheon in Davos

EBA Health Сare Committee and Clinical Trials Subcommittee participated in the international conference UA–EU: Strategic Partnership in the Pharmaceutical Sector

Inclusive Social Recovery in Ukraine: Key Priorities Discussed at Wilton Park Conference

EBA and GB4U leadership joined discussion in Brussels on the contribution of Ukrainians in Europe

Blogs and interviews

ANNA DEREVYANKO

• Forbes

HANNA PETKUN

• Agroportal

IRYNA MAGDIK

• The Pharma Media

ANNA BEZRUK

• Apteka

YURII ANDRIIV

• Economichna Pravda

MARIIA KOBIZ

• LIGA.net

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