EU countries will provide Ukraine with an additional €15B. Several EU countries have pledged to provide Ukraine with additional financial assistance of €15B, European Council President Antonio Costa said after an EU summit in Brussels. The decision is part of... #AntonioCosta #EUfinancialAid #EUsummit #EUsupportforUkraine #PeaceTalks #UkraineReconstruction
Hungary rejects an EU security guarantee draft and a new military support package for Ukraine, putting the €20B aid plan on hold. On February 28, Hungary opposed a draft document providing support for Ukraine during a meeting of EU ambassadors. This document included discussions about potential EU security guarantees for Ukraine... #EUmilitaryAid #EUsupportforUkraine #GasTransit #Hungary #RobertFico #Slovakia #SupportUkraine #VictorOrban #WarEnding
Even without unanimous agreement, the EC is working on a solution to provide €50B to Ukraine. EC President Ursula von der Leyen once again called for the speedy approval of the €50B, four-year Ukraine Facility aid plan within the medium-term review of the EU budget. The head of the European Co... #EuropeanCommission #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
There is a back-up plan: the EU is preparing extra-budgetary financing for Ukraine to bypass Hungary’s veto. EU diplomats are discussing technical proposals to attract emergency funding for Ukraine outside the bloc’s common budget if Hungary does not waive its veto on a four-year €50B support package t... #EUsupportforUkraine #HungaryVeto #JanosBoka #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EC insists on allocating €50B in aid to Ukraine and is waiting only for the EU Council’s decision. The European Commission is not revising its €50B proposal for macro-financial assistance to Ukraine as part of replenishing the EU budget for 2024-2027 and is waiting for the decision from the Council... #AriannaPodesta #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EU is looking for ways to bypass Budapest’s veto on aid to Ukraine. According to Politico, one of the most radical options is Article 7. The prescribed procedure is applied if a country violates the fundamental values of the EU. Hungary may lose the right to vote as a... #EUsupportforUkraine #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The President of the European Council is optimistic about future EU decisions on Ukraine. Following the EU-Canada summit, Charles Michel said: “We support and will support Ukraine as long as necessary. From the EU side, we have already provided €83B to support Ukraine in various area... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #EuropeanIntegration #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineFacility
Borrell is working on future EU security commitments for Ukraine, but Hungary continues to block €500M in aid. The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said at the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels that he is preparing the EU’s future security obligations to Ukraine. He added that at the m... #EuropeanPeaceFund #EUsupportforUkraine #HungaryVeto #JosepBorrell
Germany wants to obtain permanent financial support for Ukraine from the EU. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to work on ensuring that by the end of the year, the EU adopts concrete decisions to ensure stable support for Ukraine in the coming years, referring to the Dec... #DenysShmyhal #EUfinancialAid #EUsupportforUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #OlafScholz
The EU will agree on a €20B military aid package for Ukraine no earlier than December. The EU does not expect to reach an agreement on the allocation of €20B to Ukraine through the European Peace Fund before reviewing the multi-year EU budget at the summit in December. At the next Decem... #EUmilitaryAid #EuropeanPeaceFund #EUsupportforUkraine #WarinUkraine
Borrell proposes an additional €20B in military support for Ukraine and a four-year program for €50B. During his visit to Kyiv, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said that the EU has provided Ukraine with €25B of military support, and the total aid amounts to €85B. He also emphasized that the EU wi... #EUmilitaryAid #EUprogramForUkraine #EuropeanPeaceFund #EUsupportforUkraine #JosepBorrell
€20M for Ukrainian startups from the EU has been blocked indefinitely. In June 2022, the European Union announced the allocation of €20M to Ukrainian startups affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The initiative aims to support 200 Ukrainian technology startups wi... #EUsupportforUkraine #GrantsForStartups #StartUp #StartupInvesting
Europe, ahead of the US, doubles the aid promised to Ukraine. By July 31, the total amount of assistance provided and pledged by European donors had increased to €156B, compared to about €70B from the US, according to a Kiel Institute of the World Economy study.... #EUprogramForUkraine #EUsupportforUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU continues working on a €50B multi-year plan of Ukrainian support, European Council President Charles Michel said at the third summit of the Crimean Platform. He emphasized that the EU stands by Ukrainians in their battle for freedom. “Russia’s brutal att... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #CrimeaPlatform #EUsupportforUkraine
The EU launches another €20B special fund for Ukraine. The EU is working on creating a special fund to help the Ukrainian army over the next four years, worth up to €20B, reported Politico. This proposal would not involve direct payments to the EU for arm... #EUsupportforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU is preparing a program to support Ukraine worth tens of billions of euros. The program was designed for the next four years, until 2027, sources among European diplomats and officials told FT. This long-term planning will give Ukraine more certainty in its finances and shoul... #EUsupportforUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #ReformsinUkraine #SupportUkraine
The Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv will demonstrate the gap between Ukraine’s expectations and the EU’s capabilities. This week, Ukrainian officials will have a long list of requests for their European allies: fighter jets and other heavy weapons, rapid EU membership, a legal mechanism to hold Russia accountable, and... #EUsupportforUkraine #EUUkraineSummit #UkraineEU
The EU allocates €533M for interregional programs for Ukraine and Moldova. The European Commission has approved four new programs with the participation of 10 member states, Ukraine, and Moldova, in the amount of €533M. The EC website says that the programs aim to develop cr... #EUaidforUkraine #EUsupportforUkraine #InterregionalProgramforUkraine
Borrell promises Ukraine EU support during the winter. EU leaders will discuss measures to help Ukraine prepare for the winter in terms of electricity shortages, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said. According to him, Putin continues his attempts to ... #EUsupportforUkraine #JosepBorrell #WarinUkraine
Europe could and should do more for Ukraine. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola attended a debate on the Russian escalation in the war against Ukraine during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “I think all co... #EUsupportforUkraine #RobertaMetsola
Most Europeans are in favor of Ukraine joining the EU. According to Bild, about 66% of Europeans polled favor Ukraine joining the European Union. However, the level of approval among the EU countries varies. In Poland, 84% of respondents were in favor. I... #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineEU #UKrainemembershipinEU
The US fears the energy crisis will weaken the EU’s support for Ukraine. Despite Russia’s attempt to weaponize energy and break the West’s resolve to support Ukraine, the US calls on Europe to remain united in maintaining sanctions against the Russian Federatio... #energyblackmail #EUsupportforUkraine #JohnKirby
The EU will continue to support Ukraine and isolate Russia. The foreign ministers of the EU member states, who met today in Brussels, showed full unity in comprehensive support for Ukraine and increasing pressure on and isolation of Russia as an aggressor coun... #EUandUkraine #EUsupportforUkraine #JosefBorrell
The European Commission will allocate €1.2B to Ukraine. The European Union will provide another €1.2B in financial assistance to Ukraine, announced European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen. This package will help Ukraine meet its financing needs ... #EuropeanCommission #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineEU
