A high-level meeting took place virtually between the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and representatives of the European business community. "BusinessEurope and the broader European business community appreciates the frank and comprehensive discussion that we held with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his visit to Brussels", said Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BusinessEurope. "The EU and Ukraine are important trading partners and we consider that the bilateral Association Agreement, which contains a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), provides the right framework to help our political and economic relations to further and thrive". BusinessEurope advocates for and supports the efforts of the Ukrainian authorities towards the necessary reforms that will help Ukraine's economy to modernise and diversify.

In a joint statement of BusinessEurope and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Transatlantic business community pledges to EU and US authorities to cooperate and advance shared goals. As President Biden underlined in his inaugural address, the U.S. will repair its alliances and engage with the world to meet "today's and tomorrow's challenges". The U.S. Chamber and BusinessEurope welcome this commitment as well as the European Commission’s recent policy paper embracing a new Transatlantic agenda. Our statement is a call on the EU and the U.S. to redouble joint efforts to rejuvenate the relationship and initiate a new strategic partnership that would improve our ability to seize the opportunities of tomorrow. We should start by addressing the problems and moving forward to advance common objectives. - Read the joint statement