March 24 as part of his visit to the EU institutions in Brussels Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine met with the Vice-President of the European Commission for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen.

The parties discussed the current state and prospects of implementation comprehensive reforms of economic direction in Ukraine. Minister of Economic Development and Trade said that the key to stabilizing the economy was a significant business deregulation, creating an attractive business climate, the real fight of corruption, and adequate property management.

A.Abromavičius emphasized the steps taken by the Ministry in the context of preparation for the introduction as of January 1, 2016 the DCFTA between Ukraine and the EU. In this context, he outlined further measures regarding the modernization of the national system of technical regulation, standardization and conformity assessment.