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EU opens new rescEU energy hub in Poland

The EU has awarded €114 million to Poland for purchasing generators to be part of this rescEU energy reserve. As a first step, 1,000 new generators from the rescEU reserve in Poland will be deliver…

Ukraine: new online game helps raise youth awar…

Ukrainian NGO Strada-Ukraine has developed and launched a game quest for young people to raise their awareness of the pitfalls of abusive relationships that can lead to domestic and gender-based vi…

Try out online game EUcraft – figure out how EU…

On the occasion of the International Day of Education, the EU has launched an online game, EUcraft, simulating the work of the EU Council.

EU agrees extra €500 million of military suppor…

On 23 January, the Foreign Council of the European Union reached political agreement for a 7th tranche of military support to Ukraine worth €500 million.

Humanitarian aid: EU increases funding to €1.7 …

EU humanitarian aid helps those affected by natural disasters and military conflicts, including forcibly displaced or trapped populations as well as host communities. Assistance is mainly provided …

Commission disburses first €3 billion to Ukrain…

The Commission has today disbursed a first instalment of €3 billion of the up to €18 billion Macro-financial Assistance+ (MFA+) package for Ukraine. This follows the swift adoption and entry into f…

European Commission to donate €5 million to Ukr…

The Ukraine Energy Support Fund will receive a financial donation of €5 million from the European Commission to help Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian electricity transmission system operator.

EU and UNDP train health workers in Ukraine in …

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, with financial support from the European Union, has organised a series of training sessions on psychosocial support for medical workers a…

Mobile exposition “Together we are Europe…

The mobile exposition of original artworks by Ukrainian illustrators on the topic of the European Union’s assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainians in the face of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine…

UNDP and EU deliver urgently needed medical sup…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with financial support from the European Union, has procured and provided to Ukraine 390 Negative Pressure Wound Therapies (NPWTs).

Ukrainian Government approved an EU-supported p…

The Government of Ukraine has approved a programme for the population to replace incandescent light bulbs with light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs. This is stated in the Resolution “On the imple…

IOM and EU Will Support Over 700,000 Ukrainians…

As temperatures across Ukraine have plummeted below zero and are expected to drop even more, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mission in Ukraine, is stepping up efforts to help d…

Thanks to EU and UNDP, university dormitories i…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, with financial support from the European Union, transferred household appliances to support internally displaced persons from war-torn co…

The farmer grows business amid war with EU4Busi…

One winter day, farmer Andriy Turchyn woke up to calls from his friends. They said something he found hard to believe – the war started. Turchyn quickly checked the news and discovered that Russia …

FAO and EU are launching investment grant progr…

With the support of the European Union, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching an investment grant programme, which will start with an introductory webinar …

EU strengthens digital evidence processing capa…

Європейська Комісія та Офіс прокурора (ОП) Міжнародного кримінального суду (МКС) уклали угоду про розширення можливостей судів щодо обробки цифрових (електронних) доказів у відповідь на зростаючі г…

Mobile exhibition “Together we are Europe…

The mobile exhibition of original artworks by Ukrainian illustrators on the topic of the European Union’s assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainians in the face of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine…

The EU will allocate EUR 19.5 million for Lviv …

Internally displaced persons with special needs from all over Ukraine who suffered from the war and need long-term rehabilitation will be temporarily accommodated in social housing. The EU will all…

Standing with the Ukrainian people: EU delivers…

At a time when temperatures across Ukraine have dropped to below zero, Russian attacks have left millions without reliable access to electricity, central heating and water. To help those most in ne…

EU and Ukraine sign €100 million for the rehabi…

Exactly three months after President von der Leyen’s announcement in her 2022 State of the Union Address, the European Commission and the Government of Ukraine have signed a €100 million support pa…

Ukraine: EU donates 90 heaters to Mother and Ch…

The United Nations Development Programme and the European Union have donated 90 oil-filled heaters to the Rudnev Mother and Child Centre in Dnipro, Ukraine.

Ukraine: EIB Group announces new donation

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s philanthropic arm — the EIB Institute — is donating another €1 million to support Ukrainian family-style orphanages and purchase ambulances, fire trucks a…

EU adopts €18 billion assistance to Ukraine

On 10 December, the Council of the European Union reached agreement on an €18 billion legislative package which will enable the EU to help Ukraine financially throughout 2023.

E5P: Donors reaffirm support for energy efficie…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has received new donor contributions amounting to €41.1 million on behalf of the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partner…

European Peace Facility: EU agrees €2 billion i…

The Council of the European Union today reached a political agreement to increase the financing of the European Peace Facility (EPF).

Generators of Hope: European Parliament donates…

On 8 December, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola donated, on behalf of the Parliament, a generator to its ‘Generators of Hope’ campaign, aiming to support Ukrainians during the winter.

EU and UNDP supported All-Ukrainian Anti-Corrup…

On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, which is celebrated every year on 9 December, 40 law students improved their anti-corruption skills during the All-Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Mo…

With EU support, Ministry of Digital Transforma…

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine within the framework of the EU4DigitalUA programme, funded by the European Union, presented th…

Ukraine: EU and UNDP hand over energy equipment…

The European Union and UNDP have purchased and handed over equipment to medical facilities in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv to ensure their smooth operation during the winter period.

EU and Norway sign agreement in support of EUMA…

On 6 December, the EU and the Kingdom of Norway signed an administrative agreement for a voluntary financial contribution from Norway to the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of…

Grandmothers from Ivano-Frankivsk prove there i…

The ‘Ba and Di’ project in Ivano-Frankivsk is unique. It involves pensioners, who have set up a club and social enterprise to work with children. After the full-scale war began, a group of elderly …

EU4Youth supporting young entrepreneurs on the …

Життя 33-річного Андрія Гдовського, власника бізнесу «Супер Йогурт», кардинально змінилося від початку повномасштабного вторгнення Росії в Україну. Місто Миколаїв, де розташоване виробництво компан…

EU to invest €13.5 billion in research and inno…

The Commission has adopted today the main Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24, with around €13.5 billion to support researchers and innovators in Europe to pursue breakthrough solutions for envir…

New EU military support mission to Ukraine alre…

The new Military Assistance Mission of the European Union to support Ukraine (EUMAM for Ukraine), established on 15 November, is already training 1,100 Ukrainian soldiers in different camps, EU Hig…

EU sets up a cyber lab for the Ukrainian Armed …

The EU has financed and delivered equipment for a cyber lab, security software and hardware to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as part of its ongoing support to Ukraine under the European Peace Facilit…

Opinion polls show strong EU image and high tru…

The European Union retains a broadly positive image across the countries of the Eastern Neighbourhood, improving in most of them, and is the most trusted international organisation across all six c…

EU Cohesion Policy: over €530 million for terri…

The Commission has approved four new Interreg programmes involving 10 Member States, Ukraine, and Moldova for an amount of €533 million of EU funding in 2021-2027 to foster cross-border and transna…

#EU4ResilientRegions: Kherson hospitals receive…

On 30 November 2022 Kherson hospitals received a first package of emergency response aid from the programme “EU4ResilientRegions – Special Assistance Programme Ukraine” co-financed by the European …

Side by side with Ukraine: Khmelnytskyi welcome…

Side by side with Ukraine: Khmelnytskyi welcomes mobile exhibition “Together we are Europe” on EU war response

EU Project to Help Ukrainians with Adaptation i…

The European Union has launched a series of expert videos for Ukrainians — Dovidka.info. The project was launched in cooperation with the Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security…

EFSE bolsters support for Ukrainian Greentech a…

On 24 November, the European Fund for Southeast Europe Development Facility (EFSE DF) and the Green for Growth Fund Technical Assistance Facility (GGF TAF) jointly committed €900,000 in grants to c…

New EU-IFC Grant Program to Help Restore Homes …

A new agreement between IFC and Ukraine’s Energy Efficiency Fund will channel up to €25 million in EU funds to help homeowners’ associations restore war-damaged residential buildings, the organizat…

How export-oriented Ukrainian companies adapt t…

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian business has suffered significant losses. According to the survey conducted by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, abou…

EU adopts a new measure to support access to ed…

On 24 November, the European Union (EU) adopted a new crisis response measure of €10 million to support war-affected population of Ukraine through the conflict-sensitive and more resilient models o…

An entrepreneur from Luhansk continues to grow …

In February 2022, Ievgeniia Abdula and her husband were in Kyiv, at an exhibition of children’s goods, when they woke up to the familiar noises of sirens. They knew immediately what it meant – the …

European Parliament launches ‘Generators of Hop…

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, and Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence and President of Eurocities – the network of Europe’s more than 200 largest cities – on Wednesday launch…

€372 million for Ukraine’s electricity company …

On 23 November, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a financing package that will bring €372 million to support Ukraine’s electricity transmission company, Ukrenergo.

Parliament approves €18 billion loan for Ukrain…

Today, the European Parliament approved an €18 billion loan, earlier proposed by the European Commission, to support Ukraine during Russia’s war against the country.

European Parliament adopts EU budget 2023: focu…

For 2023’s EU budget, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) secured better and more effective support for addressing the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the pandemic recovery process. Pa…

EU launches ‘School buses for Ukraine’ campaig…

“Ukrainian children need school buses. Europe is now donating €14 million for this. And we need more. This is why the European Cosmmission is organising a solidarity campaign to donate school buses…

Ukraine: First EU humanitarian assistance arriv…

Перша парія гуманітарної допомоги, фінансованої через Механізм цивільного захисту та гуманітарної допомоги ЄС, була доставлена до деокупованого Херсона.

EU announces additional investment of €35 milli…

On 21 November, the European Union and the UN Development Programme announced an additional investment of €35 million into UNDP’s Resilience Building and Recovery (RBR) Programme for Ukraine.

Norway provides €195 million in grants to Ukrai…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Government of Norway have joined forces to assist Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, Naftogaz (NAK), so it can supply energy to U…

EU disburses additional €2.5 billion in Macro-F…

The European Commission today disbursed an additional €2.5 billion in Macro-Financial Assistance to Ukraine to ensure the country can continue to meet its short-term financing needs.

Ukraine: EU delivers further energy equipment a…

This brings the total material aid channeled to Ukraine to 74,000 tonnes in the value of over €450 million and comes on top of the €523 million in financial humanitarian assistance already provided…

The joint EU & UNDP Mayors for Economic Gro…

The European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine have announced the official launch of an online course called “Crisis response management of the territorial commun…

Ukraine: EU launches Military Assistance Mission

The Council is launching the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) to continue supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian war of aggression.

Ukraine and the EU: scenarios of European integ…

European integration is a dream of Ukrainians and a geopolitical choice written in the Constitution. Hundreds of politicians, government officials and public activists work hard every day towards t…

EU Cohesion Policy: over €66 million for cross-…

Over €66 million for cross-border cooperation with Ukraine will be available under the first cross-border cooperation programme adopted by the Commission: Interreg NEXT Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukr…

EU Supports ICMP Training Program for Ukrainian…

With the financial support of the European Union’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments, experts from the Ukrainian State Scientific Research Forensic Center (SSRFC) and the Ukrainian Ministry of…

Producers of traditional Ukrainian cheese go fo…

In the Carpathians, Ukraine’s highest mountain range, live the Ukrainian highlanders – the Hutsuls. Apart from their distinctive language, music, traditions, and costumes, there is one more thing t…

300 entrepreneurs received the first tranche of…

300 micro and small enterprises received the first tranche of financial aid in the framework of the international technical assistance programme “EU4Business: SME Competitiveness and Internationali…

ЄС та ALIPH допомагають захистити культурну спа…

Європейський Союз надав 2 мільйони євро Міжнародному альянсу із захисту культурної спадщини в зонах конфлікту (ALIPH) для його діяльності в Україні із захисту культурної спадщини. ALIPH презентує с…

EU supports a new training programme on Europea…

On 3 November, the first of nine special 2-month onsite training cycles on European studies was officially launched at the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland, under the EU-funded Natolin4Capacity…

EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine hosts online eve…

“Knowing more about stress and trauma, and measuring how to reduce its negative effects is important for our own health and well-being,” said Kirsten Joppe, Head of the EUAM Governance Component. “…

EU and UNDP: New online course to train anti-co…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, with financial support from the European Union and in cooperation with the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), has l…

EU and UNDP renovate a temporary shelter for di…

Refurbished premises to provide dignified and sanitary living conditions for thousands of displaced people

EUAM enhances capacity of Ukrainian forensic ex…

On 4 November, the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) provided equipment valued at €30,000 to the Forensic Support Unit of the National Police of Ukraine.

UNDP and EU: Ukrainian medical facilities acros…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, with the financial support of the European Union, has procured and delivered 14 automatic external defibrillators to health clinics in Su…

Erasmus+: 13 new projects involving 51 universi…

Thirteen projects involving 51 universities and other organisations from Ukraine have been selected for funding under the European Union Erasmus+ Programme for Capacity Building in the Field of Hig…

Updated EBRD Business Guide now available for U…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and development (EBRD) has updated its online Business Guide for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Moldova and Ukraine with dedicated informa…

Ukraine: EU and UNDP support community activist…

For the first time since the beginning of the full-scale war in February, the Ukrainian Network of the Community Security and Social Cohesion Working Groups were able to meet offline with European …

Ukraine Reconstruction: Commissioner Simson vis…

Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson visited Ukraine on 1 November to discuss with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Minister of Energy German Galushchenko and international partners the immediate con…

EU Advisory Mission Ukraine shares IT equipment…

The EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) has provided IT equipment to police stations in liberated areas in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine: crisis management platforms helping en…

More than 500 Ukrainians recently participated in online webinars on three crisis management platforms to learn how they can overcome the challenges of starting, rebuilding and scaling their busine…

First exhibition of drawings on EU assistance t…

On 29 October, a mobile exhibition of original works by Ukrainian illustrators on the full-scale Russian war and EU assistance to Ukraine opened in Lviv, on Rynok Square.

EU supports the operability of the State Custom…

Thanks to EU funding new diesel generators have been delivered and installed over August and September 2022 to the for the Ukrainian State Customs Service. This support comes in the framework of th…

European Investment Bank supports TUMO Centre f…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will support TUMO Centre Ukraine together with KfW, the German national promotional bank. A donation totalling €125,000 (€50,000 from the EI…

Ukrainian youth engaged in raising awareness of…

За підтримки Європейського Союзу, Програма розвитку Організації Об’єднаних Націй (ПРООН) в Україні та Національне антикорупційне бюро України (НАБУ) об’єднали сили, щоб залучити й мотивувати молодь…

EU supports cybersecurity in Ukraine with over …

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression EU has rapidly supported the cybersecurity and data security needs of Ukrainian public authorities to keep public services available during …

Ukraine: EU and UNDP deploy two modular Adminis…

The United Nations Development Programme will deploy two modular Administrative Service Centres (ASCs) in the Kyiv region to provide public services to citizens.

EU launches winter shelter programme and boosts…

The European Commission announced yesterday a new emergency shelter and winterised facilities programme for Ukraine, as Russia’s war continues to destroy civilian infrastructure. Furthermore, the C…

EU and EBRD to support MSMEs and broadband infr…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are boosting their support for underserved micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in eastern Europe, th…

Commission disburses further €2 billion in exce…

The Commission has today disbursed a first instalment of €2 billion under the €5 billion exceptional macro-financial assistance (MFA) operation for Ukraine. This is part of an MFA package of up to …

Ukraine: EU sets up a military assistance missi…

The Council today agreed to set up a Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). The aim of the mission is to contribute to enhancing the military capability of Ukraine’s Arm…

Council agrees on further support under the Eur…

The Council today adopted additional assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) to further support the capabilities and resilience of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. With this, the EU …

EIB disburses another €550 million of the €1.05…

The disbursed amount of €550 million will help the Ukrainian government to cover urgent financing needs, restore some of the most critical damaged infrastructure, resume the provision of municipal …

European Commission raises a further €11 billio…

The European Commission has today issued €11 billion in a dual tranche transaction, the proceeds of which will be used to support Ukraine under the EU’s MFA programme and Europe’s recovery under th…

EU launches Culture Moves Europe programme and …

On 10 October, the European Commission launched Culture Moves Europe, its new permanent mobility scheme for artists and cultural professionals, as well as a first call for individual mobility.

EU and UNDP: specialised training prepares emer…

At the beginning of October, the first 30 Ukrainians graduated from a specialised course for emergency medical technicians. This training course is supported by the United Nations Development Progr…

Customs Platform Ukraine-EU 2022: Application o…

On October 5, the first Customs Platform: Ukraine-EU 2022 devoted to the launch of the Common Transit Procedure (NCTS) in Ukraine, European Integration and Security in the conditions of full-scale …

EU and International Organization for Migration…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Ukraine, with EU support, handed over new vehicles – boats and cars – to Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service in September. Ukrainian border gu…

EU Civil Protection Mechanism: France sends mor…

The EU Civil Protection Mechanism is coordinating the delivery of humanitarian assistance from France for Ukraine. A ship carrying over 1,000 tonnes of assistance is currently on its way to Romania.

From overalls to wedding dresses

Over almost ten years, Svitlana Korotun has learned the ins and outs of making the perfect wedding dress that will suit the tastes and preferences of any bride. Until recently, she was the owner of…

EU launches call for displaced researchers from…

On 22 March, the EU launched the ‘European Research Area for Ukraine’ (ERA4Ukraine) portal, a one-stop-shop for information and support services to Ukraine-based researchers and researchers fleeing…

EFSE and GGF team up to enhance Bank Lviv’s IT …

The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) and the Green for Growth Foundation (GGF) will help Bank Lviv in Ukraine to strengthen its digital infrastructure and ensure business continuity by bui…

COVAX: 400,000 doses of Comirnaty vaccine deliv…

Ukraine joined COVAX with the support of Team Europe, the WHO, UNICEF and other international partners. The vaccines are being delivered by the UNICEF supply department.

EU4Youth: EU-funded project supports internally…

The project provides grants to non-profit organisations that support young entrepreneurs and employment of internally displaced young people, help ex-combatants reintegrate into social life, suppor…

Horses for therapy: the social enterprise that …

Hippotherapy, one of the newest and most promising healthcare developments, is based on the use of the horse for the renewal of human bodily functions. Anna discovered it as part of her treatment f…

Trust between the police and local communities …

On Thursday, 22 September, representatives of the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine launched its Community Safety Dialogue initiative in Chernivtsi region – the first one to implement …

EU supports Ukraine’s European integration and …

With the support of the EU, Ukrainian authorities will benefit from policy and communication expertise of a consortium of civil society organisations with a view to overcome the consequences of the…

Council adopts additional €5 billion assistance…

On 9 September, EU ministers for finance had agreed a statement in support of these additional €5 billion assistance for Ukraine at the informal Ecofin Council meeting in Prague. Today, this additi…

New inclusive website provides Ukrainians with …

A new website for Ukrainians affected by the war provides information on the legal rules for crossing the border, the procedure for obtaining the status of an internally displaced person (IDP), opp…

EU delivers surveillance equipment to Ukrainian…

The European Union has handed over surveillance equipment to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine for a total value of almost €500,000. The equipment was delivered through ‘EU Support to Stren…

EU- funded project “Volunteering during t…

The NGO “SHTUKA” has five years of experience in implementing various cultural initiatives for young people in the communities of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. But with the beginning of a full-scale…

Foresight on possible scenarios of Ukraine&#821…

The EU-funded project “Communicating EU for Ukrainians” (CEU4U) organised a foresight session “The Road to the European Union” in Kyiv to explore possible scenarios of Ukraine’s European integratio…

EIB Group starts disbursements from €1.59 billi…

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU bank, disbursed the first tranches of the €1.59 billion package of the Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response, supported by an EU guarantee.

ANNOUNCEMENT: EU Assistance to Ukraine — ‘Allie…

A cooperation programme with Ukrainian media was launched as part of the ‘Together, We Are Europe’ communication campaign. On September 14, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., viewers will be watching the first ru…

Creative Europe: the Commission takes action to…

The Commission is launching a special call for Ukraine under the Creative Europe annual work programme 2023. A total of €5 million will be allocated to support Ukrainian artists and cultural organi…

2022 State of the Union Address by President vo…

Ніколи раніше цей Парламент не обговорював становище нашого Союзу у часи війни, що вирує на європейській землі. Усі ми пам’ятаємо той зловісний ранокнаприкінці лютого. Європейці в усіх куточках наш…

EU and UNDP launch anti-crisis platform to supp…

Ukraine will host a series of online webinars and meetings with experts for businessmen and entrepreneurs in the Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions as part of the ‘Anti-crisis Platform: United Ec…

EU-supported Telegram Channel launched for IDPs…

With EU support, internally displaced people (IDPs) in Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions now have a telegram channel where they can read about all of that.

Looking back: Providing First Aid Kits to Ukrai…

The EU-funded PRAVO Police Programme implemented by UNOPS in close cooperation with EUAM Ukraine delivered 13,500 NATO-standard Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs) to Ukrainian law enforcement agenci…

European Commission proposes second €5 billion …

The European Commission has today proposed a further €5 billion in macro-financial assistance (MFA) loans to Ukraine as the second part of the exceptional MFA package of up to €9 billion announced …

EU-Ukraine Association Council: Ukraine joins D…

The EU and Ukraine have signed two agreements which pave the way for Ukraine’s participation in the EU’s Customs and Fiscalis programmes. Fiscalis is the EU’s programme for cooperation in the field…

Eurobarometer: Europeans broadly support EU pol…

The Eurobarometer, conducted in June-July 2022, shows that EU citizens continue strongly to support the EU’s response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

EU-Ukraine Association Council: Brussels to pro…

“Putin wanted to occupy, to destroy and to colonise Ukraine. Instead he has been pushing Ukraine closer to the European Union. He could never imagine that six months after launching the war we will…

“We are not tired”: how EU-funded p…

“We are not tired” is not just the name of the project of the Kharkiv Charitable Foundation “Sister-Mercy”, but the slogan with which the organisation’s team has been working for many years.

The EU is opening a medical evacuations hub in …

The new EU Medevac Hub, financed under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), is part of a broader medical evacuation scheme launched by the European Union in March 2022. The Hub will offer a sa…

The new quiz ‘EU side by side with Ukraine’ lau…

From the very beginning of large-scale russian invasion, the European Union has been providing Ukraine with quick, effective and powerful support. The EU provides concessional loans to Ukraine and …

The European Union invites you to the opening o…

On August 21, at 1 pm, a mobile exhibition “Together We are Europe” has kicked off near the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People in Kyiv. The opening ceremony was attended by the officials of th…

Together, We Are Europe’ – The European Union l…

On 21 August 2022, the European Union Delegation to Ukraine launched the all-Ukrainian communication campaign ‘Together – We Are Europe’. Its purpose is to speak to the broadest audience of Ukraini…

EU Ambassador’s press lunch with Ukrainia…

On August 19, 2022 the EU Ambassador Matti Maasikas, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine hold the press lunch with representatives of leading Ukrainian media regarding the EU’s response to the war…

EU has coordinated the delivery of more than 60…

As of today, the EU has coordinated the delivery of 66,224 tonnes of in-kind assistance to Ukraine from 30 countries via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The assistance delivered includes 180 amb…

Ukraine: 1,000 Ukrainian patients transferred t…

Since the start of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the EU has successfully coordinated 1,000 medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients via its Civil Protection Mechanism.

EU releases first tranche of new €1 billion mac…

The European Commission today disbursed the first half (€500 million) of a new €1 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) operation for Ukraine. The second tranche (another €500 million) will be d…

The Shelter project: assistance to internally d…

Few could have predicted the development of events at the end of February when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The things the world witnessed were a complete shock to civilized hum…

EU to fully cover costs of cross-border project…

The European Commission will 100% finance the cross-border programmes with Ukraine and Moldova to help implement those cooperation projects disrupted by the Russian military aggression against Ukra…

Starting from scratch, twice. How an entreprene…

In 2014, after the initial outbreak of the war in eastern Ukraine, Olena, her husband and their young son were forced to leave their home in Severodonetsk. But in 2017 the family decided to return….

Ukraine: EU grants access to funding under EU4H…

The EU today signed an agreement associating Ukraine to the EU4Health programme, opening access for Ukraine to EU funding in the area of health. This will enable the Ukrainian health system to resp…

Right to be happy: EU supports project aiming t…

The European Union in Ukraine is supporting the ‘Right to Be Happy’ project aimed at restoring the well-being of children and parents who have survived the horrors of war.

Dentistry without pain: How a unique dental cli…

“On February 24, we woke up to the sound of explosions – we live near a military airfield. We immediately cancelled all appointments in our dental clinic, because we had no idea what was going on. …

EBRD Green Cities resumes work in Ukraine’s Khm…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has resumed work on urban sustainability with the western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi, through its flagship EBRD Green Cities programm…

EU starts delivery of more than 90 off-road tru…

The EU has started to deliver more than 90 off-road trucks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the European Peace Facility.

Ukrainian communities to receive new ambulances…

The first batch of ambulances donated by the International Solidarity Fund Poland with financial support from the European Commission has crossed the border between Poland and Ukraine.

EU4Skills: Better Skills for Modern Ukraine tea…

“The EU continues its support to Ukraine through all of our projects. EU4Skills is one of our programmes which cover the most crucial emergency needs of IDPs. In cooperation with our Member States …

EU sets up €20 million support for Ukrainian st…

The European Commission has launched an €20 million action to support the Ukrainian innovation community through the European Innovation Council (EIC).

EU provides 90 vehicles to Ukrainian law enforc…

The EU-funded PRAVO Police Programme has delivered 90 vehicles to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, with a total value of close to €2 million.

Thirteen Ukrainian companies to receive EU soci…

The project ‘Collaborate for Impact – development of social entrepreneurship and social investments towards economic and social cohesion in the Eastern Partnership’ is led by the European Venture P…

EU donates 1,000 items of body armour to Ukrain…

The first donation of personal protective equipment since PRAVO Police was repurposed to provide emergency support to Ukraine’s rule of law institutions. More items from the EU will be arriving to …

Another 2,700 emergency items reach Ukraine: EU…

Recently, the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) procured 298 bullet-proof vests, 400 walkie-talkies, 2,000 first aid kits, and 3 thermographic cameras, among many other items to help Ukraine de…

Von der Leyen: EU may use Russian assets for re…

The European Union may possibly use frozen Russian assets in the EU to help Ukraine rebuild after Putin’s war, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the World Economic Forum in Da…

Ukraine: EU adopts temporary trade liberalisati…

The Council of the European Union today adopted a regulation allowing for temporary trade liberalisation and other trade concessions with regard to certain Ukrainian products. This means that for o…

‘Ukraine Now. Vision of the Future&#x201…

The National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP), supported by the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) and other partners, has launched the ‘Ukraine Now. A Vision for the Future” project. The…

Council adopts €500 million EU support t…

On 24 May, the Council of the European Union adopted the fourth tranche of 500 million under the European Peace Facility (EPF). This will allow the EU to further support the capabilities and resili…

U-LEAD with Europe delivers wheel loaders and t…

The EU-funded U-LEAD with Europe programme has supplied emergency equipment to Ukrainian municipalities affected by the war. The programme has provided wheel loaders to municipalities badly damaged…

EU and IOM make temporary homes more comfortabl…

The initiative has been piloted in one of the largest accommodation centres for displaced persons in Vinnytsia, opened at a local vocational school, which now houses up to 250 people. The system he…

EU4Business and EBRD assist Ukrainian wine prod…

Vitalii Ukrainets remembers the day Russia invaded Ukraine as clearly as anyone. He was on holiday with his wife, Yuliya, and knew immediately he had to get his mother and two children out of Odesa…

Carpathian mountain guides help refugees with E…

The EU-supported Ukrainian Mountain Guides Association ‘ROVIN’ has adapted the activities of the ‘SWIFT: Carpathian Search and Rescue Network’ project to support those affected by the war. The org…

EU boosts Horizon Europe budget to support gree…

Hundreds of Ukrainian scientists will also be able to benefit from an increased budget of €1 million to the Human Frontier Science Programme for the initiative of ‘scientists help scientists’. A bl…

EU donates IT and communication equipment to PR…

«ЄС підтримує Україну всіма можливими засобами, включаючи швидку переорієнтацію наших основних програм, таких як PRAVO Police, на надання невідкладної допомоги. Водночас ми продовжуємо підтримувати…

MARTA gets an “A”

In 2021, a development team of the medical chatbot from Mariupol ‘Open Data Lab – Ukraine’ won the competition of civic tech instruments ‘Act to connect’ from the Eastern Europe Foundation (EEF), f…

House of Europe redirects funding for emergency…

The EU-funded ‘House of Europe’ programme, which promotes professional and creative exchanges between Ukrainians and their counterparts in the EU and the UK, has redirected funding to emergency sup…

#ArtvsWar: EU launches campaign to raise awaren…

On 18 April, World Heritage Day, the European External Action Service launched the #ArtvsWar campaign, aiming to raise awareness of the level of destruction of cultural heritage and art objects, an…

EU and IOM provide emergency assistance to war-…

With financial support from the EU, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine has distributed 8,800 hygiene kits in Zaporizhia, Zakarpattia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. M…

EUAM Ukraine to support investigation and prose…

“Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine grossly violates international law and is causing massive loss of life and injury to civilians. Russia is directing attacks against the civilian populati…

U-LEAD with Europe provides Kyiv region municip…

The programme is currently implementing a €15 million emergency plan to support Ukrainian municipalities in dealing with the consequences of the ongoing Russian military aggression.

SOS Rescue: cross-border cooperation project tu…

The SOS Rescue cross-border cooperation project between Poland and Ukraine is adapting its activities to support Ukrainian refugees.

Stand Up For Ukraine: €9.1 billion pledged in s…

The “Stand Up for Ukraine” global pledging event and campaign has raised €9.1 billion for people fleeing the Russian invasion, inside Ukraine and abroad, including €1 billion from the European Comm…

The Shelter Project: assistance to internally d…

The project is aimed at supporting internally displaced persons, gathering funds for their needs, and organising the entire cycle of receiving, accompanying, and distributing humanitarian aid. The …

Bridges of Trust Serve People

In September 2021, Kyiv hosted a plenary gathering under U-LEAD’s initiative ‘Bridges of Trust’ where representatives of 16 Ukrainian and 11 Slovenian municipalities shared experiences of local sel…

EU-supported anti-corruption programme in Ukrai…

“Millions of Ukrainians are forced to hide and spend the night in shelters most of the time. To ensure their minimum comfort and safety, from the first weeks of the war, we began to equip the shelt…

EU4Business: SME Competitiveness and Internatio…

The EU-funded ‘EU4Business: SME Competitiveness and Internationalisation programme will continue to support Ukrainian SMEs during the war. The area for cooperation will be temporarily concentrated …

Erasmus+: EU announces measures to support Ukra…

The European Union has announced measures to support Ukrainian students, young people, teachers and educators in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

New mobile services for elderly in remote areas…

In remote villages, single elderly people and people with disabilities lack elementary handyman’s services, such as help with mowing the grass, sawing firewood, removing snow, making minor repairs …

Moms and dads as one team: EU supports developm…

Tatohubs are clubs for dads, where they can communicate, exchange experience, get advice from various specialists, and spend some quality time with their kids. As of the end of 2021, there were 12 …

“European” bicycles as a way to fight isolation…

3.4 million people continue to live in the populated areas located along the dividing line in the East of Ukraine, requiring humanitarian aid. A large number of them are elderly people that also re…

EU helps civilians and military establish dialo…

The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) oversees the establishment of the dialogue between the military and the civilian residents of the front-line communities in Donetsk Oblast as a part of …

How R/V Belgica became Borys Aleksandrov

The distance from the Zeebrugge, Belgium to Odesa, Ukraine is 8,600 km. The journey of Belgica to its new home ran across the North Sea, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The t…

Chief Klopotenko explains about HACCP

“HACCP is a chain consisting of several main links,” says the chef. “You only need to make everything safe at each link and then the children will be healthy and well fed.”

The school you won’t recognize now

Secondary School No. 15 became one of the 246 projects, which were reconstructed in 2015-2021 within the framework of the Ukraine Early Recovery Programme (UERP). UERP is targeted at the key munici…

European loan for surgeries for Vyshgorod resid…

JSC Kredobank is one of the five partner banks of the Program for supporting financing of investment projects of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Amida Medical Center received a UAH 1.76 million…

European transformations at 47 Kyivska Street

There are around 180,000 multi-storey buildings in Ukraine, with 144,000 of them requiring modernization. These are mostly the buildings that were built before the country gained its independence i…

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