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The occupation of childhood: deported children and how Ukraine is fighting…

In 2022, 11-year-old Sasha Radchuk was living with his mother Snizhana in Mariupol. When Russian forces occupied the city, they separated Sasha from his mother, put him through a so-called filtration…

Erasmus+ support to Ukraine: four years of solidarity and action

Erasmus+, the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe, has summarised the results of its support to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s war of aggression four years a…

The power of community: how Tepla Gora heals souls in the Ukrainian Carpat…

In the heart of the Carpathian Mountains, between Kosiv and Verkhovyna, lies Tepla Gora (‘Warm Mountain’ in Ukrainian), a five-hectare sanctuary and eco-centre. During one of the most difficult perio…

EU adopts €1.5 billion work programme to boost European and Ukrainian defe…

The European Commission today approved a €1.5 billion work programme under the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) to enhance and modernise Europe’s defence industry, boost productio…

With EU support, the European Policy Institute in Kyiv is launched

A new foreign policy think tank – the European Policy Institute in Kyiv (EPIK) – was officially launched on 31 March at an inaugural ceremony and panel discussion. Based in Kyiv, the institute will b…

The EU bolsters the resilience of JSC “Ukrainian railways”

SC “Ukrainian railways” has received another aid package from the European Union and from Germany, aimed at strengthening the Company’s operational resilience amid the ongoing war and persistent atta…

The EU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová opened the Women’s Congress: Women’s…

On 30 March, the EU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová opened the Women’s Congress: Women’s Power. Vinnytsia. Ukrainian women continue to lead with courage and determination: in their communities, i…

A Safe Place to Be a Child Again: How EU Support Is Helping Ukrainian Chil…

Life under occupation, injury, evacuation, and then another injury. This is the story of a family from the Kharkiv region whose life was forever changed by Russia’s full‑scale invasion. The Sloviansk…

Ukraine just received the full set of EU accession benchmarks last week

Ukraine just received the full set of EU accession benchmarks last week. What does this mean? The benchmarks are a “to-do list” for Ukraine to move forward in the EU accession process: they outline w…

€22 million from the EU to strengthen Kyiv’s heating system

This winter, Russia repeatedly attacked Kyiv’s heating network, one of the largest in Europe, leaving thousands of homes, schools, and hospitals without heat as temperatures dropped to –20°C. Spring…

How four Ukrainian cities are seeking their future during the war

On the eve of the fifth year of full-scale war, four Ukrainian cities have taken on what seems like an impossible task — to determine their economic future in conditions where no one knows when and h…

How EU Support Helped a Volunteer Establish a Community Centre for Older…

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, confectioner Olena Chaika realised that her new priority was to help people who had been forced to flee their homes because of the war. This is how a shel…

EU provides €12 million to support Ukraine’s agricultural reforms and alig…

On March 19, the EU announced €12 million for agricultural and rural development, as well as food safety reforms in Ukraine, with the launch of the third phase of the EU4SmallFarms and EU4SaferFood p…

EU-supported emergency medical centre and social housing for displaced peo…

Two critical social infrastructure facilities have been inaugurated in Cherkasy, central Ukraine, with support from the European Union and its financial arm, the European Investment Bank (EIB). The p…

#TogetherWeCare: A Museum for Everyone — the first educational course on i…

On Thursday, 26 February, the National Museum of the History of Ukraine hosted a public discussion that concluded the EU Delegation to Ukraine’s #TogetherWeCare communication campaign. The campaign h…

How social entrepreneurship in educational institutions shapes a new gener…

Social entrepreneurship in educational institutions turns schools into spaces of real action, where students learn by creating, deciding, and taking responsibility for their communities. In Europe, s…

European Commissioner Marta Kos and Ukrainian intellectuals discussed the…

On February 23, during her visit to Kyiv, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos took part in a roundtable discussion “Culture and Identity in Wartime Ukraine and Their Importance for Europe…

Freedom Fit: How Adaptive Clothing Restores Dignity, Comfort, and a Sense…

When simply putting on a T-shirt or a pair of trousers takes dozens of minutes and is accompanied by pain, it is no longer a matter of style. It becomes a matter of dignity, independence, and quality…

The EU has invested EUR 19.5 million in the modernisation of vocational ed…

The “EU4Skills: Modernisation of Vocational Education and Training Infrastructure in Ukraine” project presented its results. Within the project, the EU invested EUR 19.5 million in the mo…

Recovery starts with people: ISAR Ednannia with EU support is training tra…

Recovery and community development do not begin with documents or infrastructure. It begins with people who know how to support change – how to help articulate an idea, bring together different stake…

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