Upcoming Programs:

The New Europe

Thursday, October 25, 2007 ~ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

MITC Office, Portland

Innovation and Opportunities in Quebec's Defense and Security Industries

Thursday, November 29, 2007 ~ 9:00 am - 11:00 am   Please note date/time change.

MITC Office, Portland

Discover The New Europe with the Maine International Trade Center

On May 1, 2004, 10 new countries joined the European Union. The largest expansion in European Union history welcomed countries from Central and Eastern Europe and grew the population of the EU to 450 million – establishing the largest single market in the world.

Three years later, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continue to prosper. Up from 4.7% the year before, economic growth reached an average 5.3% in 2006, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Regulatory reform has also been successfully sculpting change in government policy towards a more business friendly climate in Eastern Europe, making it an even more attractive market for foreign businesses wishing to export, import, or invest there.

Why attend The New Europe?

• Learn how your company can benefit from the changing political and economic landscape
• Understand how Maine companies can use these markets as less expensive springboards to more established European markets
• Examine how EU accession has made for a more stable and safe regulatory and business environment
• Discover the diversity in the CEE markets (as they move beyond heavy construction and infrastructure needs and are looking more and more for consumer goods)

Join the Maine International Trade Center on October 25 as we welcome two regional experts, attorney John Gulliver and University of Maine Professor Ivan Manev, to discuss the recent growth, possible barriers and impediments to trade, and growing market potential in The New Europe.

For more information on the program or to register, please contact MITC

at registration@mitc.com or (207) 541-7400.

Download registration brochure here

The New Europe

is part of the International Trade Education Series sponsored by:

Maine International Trade Center 511 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101