Katarína Mathernová

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 reviews Ukraine’s new Civil Code bill

The European Union is examining a draft of Ukraine’s new Civil Code that the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) recently approved in a first reading, EU Ambassador Katarina Mathernova said on May 5.

6 May, 01:16 AM

EU envoy Mathernová says Kyiv posting will be her last institutional role

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová said she does not plan to take another “institutional” role after finishing her posting in Kyiv, she wrote on Facebook.

20 April, 01:43 PM

EU Ambassador Mathernova finds Shahed drone wreckage on Kyiv forest walk

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova stumbled upon a fragment of a Russian Shahed drone during a walk in a Kyiv forest, she said on her Facebook page on April 5, posting a photo of the debris and emphasizing that it reflects a grim new reality in Ukraine.

6 April, 12:15 PM

EU ambassador says Ukraine’s membership certain but timeline unclear

EU ambassador says Ukraine’s membership is inevitable, but timeline remains uncertain. Ukraine will become a member of the European Union — that much is no longer in question. What remains unclear is when and under what conditions.

18 March, 10:55 AM

EU envoy shelters in bathroom during Russian strike on Kyiv

The European Union’s ambassador Katrína Mathernová was forced to spend the night sleeping in a bathroom in Kyiv hotel during Russian mass attack on Ukraine, she wrote on Facebook on Feb. 3.

3 February, 01:57 PM

EU envoy Katarína Mathernová calls current winter in Kyiv the harshest yet amid Russian energy strikes

The European Union has supplied Ukraine with 447 generators from its strategic reserves to help people endure the winter amid ongoing Russian strikes on energy facilities, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová said in an NV video interview on Jan. 28.

28 January, 07:32 PM

Limited window for Ukraine to join EU, ambassador says

Ukraine has a “window of opportunity” of two-and-a-half years to implement necessary reforms and join the European Union, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova said on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 11:09 PM

EU envoy calls Russia's assault on Ternopil 'real hell'

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová described the aftermath of Russia's overnight assault as "real hell" in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil and condemned the strikes as deliberate terror against civilians in a Facebook post on Nov. 19

19 November 2025, 04:57 PM

EU envoy hides in Kyiv hotel bathroom during Russian attack

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova described a "night of horror" spent hiding on a hotel bathroom floor during Russia's massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight into Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 06:06 PM

EU ambassador calls Russian strike on Kyiv a 'night of horror'

Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, overnight on Oct. 22. The European Union’s ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, described the assault as a “night of horror.”

22 October 2025, 05:55 PM

Zelenskyy meets EU Council chief Costa in Uzhhorod

European Council President António Costa arrived in Uzhhorod, where he was welcomed by EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová before holding talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 5.

5 September 2025, 03:19 PM

Putin’s strike shreds EU mission and housing in Kyiv

A precision strike destroyed a building next to the European Union Delegation, severely damaging the mission's building and a residential tower where many EU diplomats live, the EU Ambassador Katarina Mathernova reported on Facebook after the Aug. 28 devastating Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv.

28 August 2025, 01:24 PM

Ukraine seeks peace, but not at any cost - EU Ambassador

U.S. President Donald Trump should remember that Ukraine wants to end the war and establish peace — but not at any cost, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová wrote on Facebook on Aug. 14.

15 August 2025, 09:34 AM

Brussels links Ukraine’s EU future to independent anti-graft agencies

The effectiveness of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) is an important part of Ukraine’s path to the European Union, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova wrote on Facebook after the July 23 meeting with new Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.

24 July 2025, 09:35 AM

Kyiv Pride 2025 links LGBTQ+ rights to Ukraine’s fight for democracy

Kyiv held its 2025 Pride March on June 14, the first of its kind in the capital during the full-scale war with Russia. This year’s event uniquely combined LGBTQ+ rights advocacy with visible support for Ukrainian soldiers who openly identify as LGBTQ+.

14 June 2025, 01:22 PM

Russian drone near miss EU mission in Kyiv

A building near the European Union's mission in Kyiv was seriously damaged in a massive Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital overnight, the EU Ambassador Katarina Mathernova reported on X on June 10.

10 June 2025, 11:15 AM

EU Ambassador to Ukraine explains how EU policy for Ukrainians will shift post-war

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova addressed questions about how the EU’s policy toward Ukrainians staying in the EU post-war will change, speaking online at the new NV event "Ukraine is Changing the World. Dialogues on Opportunities" on Feb. 19.

19 February 2025, 04:11 PM

EU channels frozen Russian assets to fund Ukrainian arms production

The European Union (EU) has allocated €400 million ($447 million) from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's defense industry, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová said in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency published on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 01:41 PM

Ukraine on track for EU membership by 2030, says EU envoy

Kyiv’s goal of joining the EU by the end of 2030 is realistic, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová said in an interview with European Pravda published on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 12:13 PM

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