Workshop PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO FOREIGN MARKETS: HOW TO EXPLOIT POTENTIAL OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS?
Workshop PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO FOREIGN MARKETS: HOW TO EXPLOIT POTENTIAL OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS?
The EU has concluded a number of important trade agreements with trading partners and is in the process of negotiating several more. They are designed to open up market opportunities for European businesses abroad.
How firms can exploit opportunities given by trade agreements?
Join the Workshop on 16th of July 2014 at 1.30 pm in P-210 at the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana and be prepared for opportunities and challenges created by European preferential trade agreements.
We will discuss how to effectively manage trade agreements with the established expert on rules of origin and general manager of last year’ awarded Gazelle for fastest growing Slovenian company, agencies and associations, professors and the young generation of students.
The Workshop is organised as a part of European Jean Monnet project Understanding the potential of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement within the Summer school at the Faculty of Economic in Ljubljana.
PROGRAMME of the Workshop
13:30 – 13:45
Prof. dr. Katja Zajc Kejžar, Jean Monnet Module leader, FELU and Prof. dr. Andrej Kumar, Chair Jean Monnet, FELU
Introductory remarks on the importance of free trade agreements for business
13:45 – 15:00
Iris Gorjanc-Dolničar, BSc, State Undersecretary, Ministry of Finance of RS
Free trade agreements and preferential trade arrangements: What firms should know with respect to rules of origin when doing business internationally?
- legislative aspects of preferential treatment with practical examples
15:00 – 15:15
Break
15:15 – 16:00
Tomaž Lanišek, MSc, General manager OEM Europe & CIS, KNAUFINSULATION
Strategic implications of trade agreements for firm internationalisation: Experiences of KNAUFINSULATION
Workshop will offer enough time for your questions, comments and individual consultations. Number of available seats is limited, therefore please register at katja.zajc@ef.uni-lj.si.
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