EU aid to Ukraine

Ukraine risks losing €20B in EU aid over reform delays, diplomat warns

Ukraine risks losing more than €20 billion in European Union aid this year due to delays in meeting reform commitments, warned diplomat and former deputy foreign minister Lana Zerkal.

7 October, 11:30 AM

Kyiv secures nearly €3 billion after completing 10 reform targets

The Council of the European Union approved nearly €3 billion in new funding for Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility on Sept. 24, while Norway committed NOK 1 billion (about €92 million) in non-repayable support.

24 September, 03:49 PM

European Commission proposes €3 billion Ukraine Facility payment after 10 reforms

The European Commission has submitted a proposal to the Council of the EU to provide Ukraine with €3 billion under the eighth payment of the Ukraine Facility after Kyiv completed 10 reform steps.

8 September, 05:37 PM

Ukraine to resubmit parcel tax bill tied to billions in EU and IMF aid

Ukraine’s Finance Ministry will resubmit a bill ending VAT exemptions on overseas parcels worth up to 150 euros because its passage is required for the country to receive billions in international financial assistance, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said, Ekonomichna Pravda reported.

3 September, 05:17 PM

Ukraine receives first EU tranche from 90 billion loan for defense, budget

Ukraine has received the first tranche of the EU’s Ukraine Support Loan, worth 3.2 billion euros ($3.63 billion), Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram.

25 June, 02:53 PM

Mathernová warns Ukraine’s EU path hinges on reforms, corruption fight — interview

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová acknowledges that Ukraine’s further European integration will be neither simple nor quick, speaks candidly about Mindichgate, assesses the country’s energy risks ahead of next winter and explains what she admires about Ukrainians — and what she finds hard to accept.

1 June, 11:33 AM

EU and Ukraine line up more than EUR 1 billion in deals at Brussels business summit

Agreements worth more than EUR 1 billion ($1.18 billion) are expected to be signed at the EU-Ukraine business summit in Brussels on April 22–23, including infrastructure, energy and small-business financing packages for Ukraine.

22 April, 02:30 PM

12-hour EU summit merely exposes Europe's impotence amid two raging wars

A 12-hour European Union leaders' summit demonstrated that they are paralyzed and unable to do anything about the two wars raging at Europe's doorstep, Politico wrote on March 20, while summarizing the European Council summit.

20 March, 11:16 AM

EU warns Ukraine it may cut funding if Parliament fails to restore NABU and SAPO independence — media

The European Union warned Ukraine it may suspend financial assistance if Parliament fails to repeal laws curbing NABU and SAPO independence, European Pravda reported on July 29, citing sources within EU institutions.

29 July 2025, 01:18 PM

‘Disappointment in Zelenskyy’: EU cuts Ukraine aid over corruption concerns

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s anti-corruption record may cost Ukraine a chunk of European Union financial support, sending a clear message of discontent from the bloc, The New York Times reported on July 26.

28 July 2025, 10:19 AM

EU security scholar Steven Everts urges crackdown on Putin’s shadow fleet to disrupt war funding

Europe must wake up and face the Russian threat that extends far beyond the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, Steven Everts, director of the EU Institute for Security Studies, said in an opinion in Politico on May 23.

23 May 2025, 02:08 PM

Czech president arrives in Kyiv to meet with Zelenskyy

Czech President Petr Pavel arrived in Kyiv, where he is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Czech media Hrad reported on March 21.

21 March 2025, 02:01 PM

EU approves €3.5 billion in Ukraine aid under Ukraine Facility

The European Council has approved the third payment to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program, totaling nearly €3.5 billion, Interfax-Ukraine reported on March 17.

17 March 2025, 03:18 PM

European Parliament approves €35 billion loan from frozen Russian assets

The European Parliament has approved the European Commission’s proposal to provide Ukraine with an exceptional loan of up to €35 billion ($37 billion), contributing to the G7’s broader support initiative, which aims to raise up to $50 billion (approximately €45 billion) for Ukraine.

22 October 2024, 02:40 PM

EU aid to Ukraine