The EU Commission has adopted legislative proposals to secure continuous financial support to Ukraine in 2026 and 2027, with no let-up in the EU’s strong support for the country’s defence against Russia’s war of aggression.
“Today’s proposals will safeguard Ukraine’s financial stability and strengthen its ability to defend itself,” said EC Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis: “This represents an essential step towards ensuring just and lasting peace that guarantees real, long-term security for both Ukraine and Europe.”
The legislative package consists of:
- A new proposal establishing a support loan for Ukraine (based on art. 212 TFEU) for an amount of € 90 billion.
- A new proposal to amend the Ukraine Facility (based on art. 212 TFEU), as one of the means to implement budgetary assistance for Ukraine.
- A new proposal to amend the Multiannual Financial Framework Regulation (based on art. 312 TFEU) to allow the coverage of the loan to Ukraine from the EU budget “headroom”.
The financial commitment will take the form of a €90 billion limited recourse loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027 – known as the Ukraine Support Loan. The proposed support would be structured in two components, with approximately two thirds, amounting to €60 billion, allocated to military assistance, and the remaining one third, corresponding to €30 billion, provided as general budget support. The Commission says the support will help Ukraine strengthen its defence capabilities and ensure the continued functioning of the state and basic public services, while also contributing to Ukraine’s resilience and its closer integration with Europe’s defence industrial base.
The EU reserves its right to use the Russian assets immobilised in the Union to repay the loan, in full accordance with EU and international law. The reparation loan, as proposed on 3 December 2025, remains on the table.
The support to Ukraine will be financed through common EU borrowing from capital markets, as initially proposed by the Commission. The loan to Ukraine will be guaranteed by the “headroom” of the EU budget as it is the case for other financial assistance programmes for Ukraine implemented since 2023, such as the Macro-Financial Assistance+, Ukraine Facility and the Macro-Financial Assistance loan under the G7-led Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loans initiative.
The legislative proposals have now been submitted to the European Parliament and Council, with a view to launching the legislative process for their examination and adoption.
Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility
