As the EU Delegation to Ukraine reported, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, support for the Ukrainian economy from the EU has focused on helping small and medium-sized enterprises. Within the framework of the EU4Business program, from February 2022 to December 2023, the bloc provided more than 1,100 grants totaling €5.5M and allocated €7M for direct grant assistance.
Currently, 15 bilateral EU projects are aimed at helping businesses, with a total budget of over €92M. Ukraine is also included in several pan-European programs offering business opportunities – Horizon Europe, Creative Europe, Digital Europe, and the Single Market Program. This Ukraine-Ready4EU initiative became operational in 2023 with a total budget of €7.5M, which includes two grant competitions.
Meanwhile, the government of Ukraine and the World Bank have started work on creating a road map for the creation of the Program for Providing Ukrainians with Affordable Housing.