The resolution in support of Ukraine was the first document adopted by the European Parliament after the June elections. The resolution, which was supported by 495 MEPs out of 679 who voted, reaffirms support for “Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders”. The European Parliament members called for continued military, financial and other assistance to Ukraine, support for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

The European Union is preparing to actively support Ukraine in the face of an energy crisis that could worsen in the winter due to constant Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson wrote in her column for the British newspaper Financial Times. The next winter could be one of the most difficult in Ukraine’s history, so Simson called on the international community to take immediate action.

The EU-funded Association4U project has published the first-ever manual on EU acquis translation into Ukrainian. This comprehensive bilingual manual, produced by translation experts from the EU in collaboration with four Ukrainian universities, is designed to assist in the accurate translation of EU law and terminology into Ukrainian, one of the requirements for Ukraine’s EU integration. The manual covers fundamental principles of the EU law, terminology, EU legal English and provides an overview of the challenges and approaches to translating the EU acquis into Ukrainian.

The European Commission disbursed nearly €4.2 billion to Ukraine under the first Pillar of the Ukraine Facility on August 13. These funds will help the war-torn country maintain financial stability, cover current expenses, and recover.

The day before, the EU Council approved the European Commission’s assessment of Ukraine’s satisfactory fulfilment of nine reform indicators related to public finance management, state-owned enterprise governance, the business environment, energy, and demining.

After a conversation with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that the EU fully supports the Ukrainian people’s fight and the Kursk counteroffensive: “I reiterated the EU’s full support to the Ukrainian people’s fight. Putin hasn’t managed to break Ukraine’s resistance against his unjustified invasion and is pushed now to withdraw inside Russian territory.” On June 20, Peter Stano, the European Commission’s Lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, also stated that Ukraine has every right to defend itself, and this will not affect Kyiv’s European integration in any way.

Two GCS-200 mine-clearing machines and other specialised demining equipment worth over €1.8 million were handed over to the State Special Transport Service by Rémi Duflot, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the EU Delegation to Ukraine. These machines are equipped with the latest technologies and meet the highest international safety standards. They are capable of operating in difficult conditions and significantly speed up the process of clearing areas of mines and other explosive objects.

Between July and September 2023, the world faced 3,255 cyberattacks and opera- tions, averaging an alarming 28.3 attacks per day. This statistic is both impressive and terrifying, especially considering recent events in Ukraine, where cyberattacks have become a weapon of choice. To bolster the preparedness of first-line cybersecurity responders from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, the continuous development of cadets and staff from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) universities is imperative. From August 6-8, EUAM Ukraine’s experts visited Odesa to conduct specialized cybersecurity training for twenty cadets of the Odesa State MoIA University.

A €2 million infrastructure project has been launched within the framework of the Interreg NEXT Programme “Poland – Ukraine 2021-2027”. The new project aims to provide centralized water supply and sanitation in the village of Pulmo, where sewerage has already been implemented, reconstruct the sewerage network in the central part of the village of Shatsk, and purchase equipment for infrastructure maintenance. Staff training and the creation of a digital web portal are also planned.

With support from the EU-funded Creative Europe programme, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) has trained the very first team of cultural first aiders in Ukraine, ready to recover and safeguard the nation’s invaluable heritage amid the ongoing war. The European Commission allocated €100,000 for this purpose. Since the onset of the full-scale war, the EU has been providing comprehensive emergency support to Ukrainian culture and artists.