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EX ORIENTE LUX Normally light shines from the East but this time lets turn the spotlight on the East! No, we are not talking about the Far East or even the Middle East. Surprised? Today, we shine the, “FDI Spotlight” on our neighbours in the East. In reponse to the current political and economic situation in Belarus, the regional board of the Pomerania Voivodeship ini tiated a support campaign called Come2Pomerania via Invest in Pomerania and Live more. Pomerania. Come2Pomerania is a compendium of knowledge for entrepreneurs, companies and specialists from Belarus and other countries. The website offers exhaustive information on legal issues, acts as a complementary service to the Poland. Business Harbour program (a great program by PAIH), details the facilities, supports and incentives available for entrepreneurs and companies wishing to relocate or grow their EU presence and helps specialists find a job in the region. The website also talks about the support available for students and Belarusians who are already in Pomerania. – Cooperation with investors, entrepreneurs and innovators from across the eastern border has a long tradition here and has been implemented systemically over the past few years. Due to several historical-geographical and socio-political factors, the Tricity is one of the most open, friendly and inclusive places in the country. From the 1970s to the present day, it has remained the cradle of the solidarity, freedom, democracy and human rights. For immigrants from the former Soviet Union, this spirit of freedom is clearly felt and extremely important – says Aleksandra Moszyńska
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from Kyiv, an Associate at Invest in Pome rania, responsible for the project. The topic of scale and adequacy of the allocated solutions is perfectly illustrated by the example of EPAM Systems, a company present on the Tricity market for many years. – Being the biggest IT employer in Belarus with over 12,000 employees there, EPAM Systems has been faced with an unprecedented challenge of having to provide a quick and efficient mean for interested employees to be able to relocate to Poland despite the turmoil in their home country. With the Pomeranian region already chosen by more than half of our relocating employees from Belarus, we do anticipate that at least several hundred more of our relocating colleagues from Belarus will join us here. We are most grateful to PAIH for the Poland. Business Harbour program, which enabled seamless expedited relocation for highly qualified individuals, and also to Invest in Pomerania for their continued support and cooperation when it comes to helping relocating colleagues with adaptation, information support for immigration and other queries, and also for helping us create a better, safer and more inclusive environment for relocating colleagues to feel like home away from home – Ievgen Berezenko, Director & Head of EPAM Northern Poland Deli very Organization.
companies moving or developing in Poland. – As a co-founder of an IT company, I am focused on the future. Sooner or later, the pandemic will end, and IT services will be even in higher demand. We’ve opened an office in Tricity to be prepared for this. There are three cities and three important benefits. First, Gdańsk is a great location that opens the doors to the Nordic and Benelux regions. The second benefit is access to well-educated and professional IT specialists who can strengthen our expertise and bring new ideas. And the last but not least, Tricity provides governmental support, has great infrastructure for business and generous people who make opening a business in this location smooth and efficient – Katherine Lazarevich from belarusian DIGITEUM.
The Come2Pomerania programme in volves consistent expansion of the target group that will be able to benefit from personalised assistance. It is hard to imagine a better place to build new forms and mechanisms of participation than in the Gdańsk with its Equal Treatment Model that is the first Polish city(ies) with such a comprehensive equality programme. This is particularly significant for protecting and ensuring full exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis. Further contributions are made by institutions such as the Support Centre for Immigrants, the European Solidarity Of course, apart from employees, the afo- Centre and the Emigration Museum in rementioned support is also used by Gdynia. The foundation of the entire
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