Negotiating chapter “Financial services”

Find the preliminary studies on the sections “Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services“ and “Economic and monetary policy” via the links.

“Financial services is the 9th out of 35 negotiated chapters for Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The harmonization of standards and requirements in the financial services sector should facilitate the free movement of capital, which is one of the key principles of the EU internal market. The process of approximation of Ukrainian legislation to the European one will require not only changes in the regulatory environment, but also the introduction of fundamentally new approaches to regulation.

The study focuses on the following questions:

• What is the main difference between European and Ukrainian legislation in the financial services sector?
• What changes to Ukrainian legislation are most urgent and necessary to bring Ukraine closer to the EU?

*Acquis communautaire is a term used in the European Union (EU) to refer to a set of rights and obligations that are binding on all EU member states. It includes all laws, regulations, court decisions, international agreements and other legal documents that form the EU legal system and policies.

The material has been prepared with the support of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation within the framework of the joint initiative “European Renaissance of Ukraine”. The material represents the position of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union or the International Renaissance Foundation.