EuroChamber Weekly Newsletter (22 March)

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EuroChamber update

Membership

EuroChamber is delighted to announce that Madame Seguin has renewed its membership with EuroChamber in SME category.

We look forward to the continued collaboration.

EuroChamber is delighted to announce that World Wine has renewed its membership with EuroChamber as a Corporate member.

We look forward to the continued collaboration.

EuroChamber is delighted to announce that has Nomadic Powerbox renewed its membership with EuroChamber in a Start up category.

We look forward to the continued collaboration.

EuroChamber is delighted to announce that has Maris has renewed its membership with EuroChamber in a SME category.

We look forward to the continued collaboration.

EuroChamber is delighted to announce that Erel Group has joined EuroChamber as a Corporate member.

We look forward to the fruitful collaboration.

Mongolia update

Ulaanbaatar metro tender: submission from 20 companies from 11 countries

The international open tender for provision of consulting services for a metro project is being conducted in two stages, and the first stage closed on 18 March.

In the first stage, 20 companies from 11 countries submitted their offers through www.tender.gov.mn electronic system. The companies are:

Ernst and Young Mongolia Audit, China Railway Design Corporation, NPC Engineering, Baran Israel Ltd, China Railway Fifth Survey and Deisgn Institute Group Co Ltd, Dohwa Engineering Co Ltd, Intercontinental consultants and Tehcnocrats Private limited, Monconsult, Bodi International, Pini Group Ltd, Korea National Railway, Nippon Koei Co Ltd, Zedproject, DB Engineering and Consulting Gmbh, Bureau Veritas Inspection Testing Mongolia LLC, Guangzhou Metro Group Co Ltd, PwC Advisory, RCSC, MCPCGA, Oriental Consultants Global.

The second round of selections will begin after studying the proposals of these companies and obtaining clarifications, finalizing the tender documents and delivering them to the bidders.

The metro will be a single 17,7 km line, 6,6 km of which will be underground. The contract covers consulting services, including the development of the project’s terms of reference and technical specifications.

The metro line to be built in Ulaanbaatar will be 17.7 km long from Tolgoit to Amgalan Market, 6.6 km of which will be underground. It will include 14 stations spaced about 1.3km apart. The line will operate at average speed of 39km/h, with capacity for up to 17,000 passengers an hour.

As of today, citizens of Ulaanbaatar make an average of 2.9 million trips per day. With the introduction of the metro, about 40 percent of those 2.9 million commuters are expected to shift to the metro.

Source: montsame.mn, www.eguur.mn

Issues to be discussed at the 2024 spring session of the Great Khural of Mongolia

The regular spring session of the Great Khural of Mongolia began on March 15. The list of discussion items:

1/ The draft law on amendments to the Law on Referendums;

2/ The draft Minerals Law /Revision/;

3/ The draft Law on Environmental Protection /Revision/;

4/ The draft Law on Physical sports and sports /Revision/;

5/ The draft resolution of the State Great Khural on "Approving the Concept of Regional Development";

6/ The draft law on management and regulation of regional development /Revision/;

7/ The draft Laws on Insurance, Insurance Brokerage, Driver's Insurance /Revised/;

8/ The draft law on the procedure for demonstrations and gatherings /Revision/;

9/ The draft law on amendments to the law on special government funds;

10/ The draft law on resolving petitions and complaints submitted by citizens to government organizations and officials /Revised version/;

11/ The draft law on rights and freedom of citizens to express their opinions;

12/ The draft law on livestock and animal medicine and feed additives;

13/ The draft law on the legal status of the Association of Pastoral Households;

14/ The draft law on the President of Mongolia /Revision/;

15/The draft law on the Great Khural of Mongolia /Revision/;

16/ Draft Law on the Rules of Session of the Great Khural of Mongolia /Revision/;

17/The Draft Law on Inspection of the Great Khural of Mongolia /Revision/;

18/The Draft Law on the State Palace of Mongolia /Revision/;

19/ Mongolia's 2023 consolidated budget execution, the Government's 2023 consolidated financial report and the draft resolution of the State Great Khural "On approving Mongolia's 2023 budget execution";

20/ The draft law on the ratification of the agreement between the Government of Mongolia and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on "Cooperation on Pension Issues";

21/ The draft law on the ratification of the additional financing loan agreement for the "Oil Refinery Construction Project" implemented with the financing of the General Credit Agreement between the Government of Mongolia and the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of India;

22/ Mongolia Unified Budget 2025 Budget Framework Statement, 2026-2027 Budget Project Law Draft;

23/ "On approving the 2025 development plan of Mongolia" draft resolution of the State Great Khural;

24/ "On the approval of the document of the "General Development Plan of the Capital Ulaanbaatar City until 2040"" draft resolution of the State Parliament;

25/ Draft Law on the ratification of the Multilateral Convention on Implementation of Measures Related to Tax Treaties to prevent the tax base reduction and prevent profit transfers;

26/ "On the approval of the national program for education of civil servants and preventing civil servants' ethical violation" draft resolution of the State Great Khural;

27/ The draft law on special protected areas /Revision/;

28/ The draft law on the indexation of the minimum pension amount;

29/ The draft law on the ratification of the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage;

30/ National Wealth Fund Bill;

31/ Agricultural Zone Law Draft;

32/ Agricultural Bill;

33/ Bill on the ratification of the UNIDRUA Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects;

34/ The draft law on human rights;

35/ Amendment of the Law on Food;

36/ Blood donation bill;

37/ Draft Law on the Ratification of the 1994 Convention on Nuclear Safety, Draft Law on the Ratification of the 1997 Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management, and Ratification of the 2005 Amendments to the 1980 Convention on the Personal Protection of Nuclear Material draft law, Draft Law on the Ratification of the Revised Protocol on Small Amounts of Nuclear Material;

38/ The draft law on the ratification of the Interim Free Trade Agreement;

39/ The draft law on science and technology /Revision/;

40/ The draft law on the legal status of Science Park;

41/ The Draft Law on Mediation /Revision/;

42/ The draft of the Law on Medicines and Medical Devices /Revision/;

43/ The draft law on participation in peace support operations /Revision/;

44/ The draft of the Law on Health /Revision/.

Source: legalinfo.mn

The Government of the Swiss Confederation will provide 215,000 US dollars in aid

The Government of the Swiss Confederation will provide 215,000 US dollars in aid to overcome dzud faced by Mongolia.

Humanitarian aid will be provided to more than 1,000 herdsmen in Khentii and Dornod provinces, whose spring has been difficult, through the "World Vision" international organization.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the Swiss Confederation.

Source: mfa.gov.mn

US Deputy Secretary of State Dr. Kurt M. Campbell is visiting Mongolia

US Deputy Secretary of State Dr. Kurt M. Campbell is visiting Mongolia on 21-22 March.

Dr. Campbell met with Mr. Ankhbayar N., the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and discussed about increasing number of volunteers on the Peacekeeping mission, capability building of young civil servants, and cooperation in the areas of energy, climate change and regional security.

Source: gogo.mn

Europe update

European elections 6-9 June 2024

The European Elections 2024 will take place from 6 - 9 June 2024. It is the largest exercise in democracy in Europe, where people from all across the EU vote for their values and communities' interests.

For European Union citizens who will be abroad during the elections, it is often possible to vote remotely. To learn more about when you should register to vote in this year's European elections, follow the link to information about European Elections 24 - registration deadlines for EU citizens abroad

Source: www.eeas.europa.eu

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