Document Actions
Ukraine and the EU
Latest business news about Ukraine and the European Union.
- EU summit looks to use Russia assets to support Ukraine — 22 March 2024, 20:52 CET
-
EU leaders ending their two-day summit Friday agreed to make possible the use the windfall profits from Russia’s immobilised assets to support of Ukraine, including with military equipment.
- EU votes to extend trade support for Ukraine — 20 March 2024, 23:35 CET
-
The European Parliament and EU Council reached provisional agreement Wednesday on extending trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression.
- EU adopts 13th package of sanctions against Russia — 26 February 2024, 23:18 CET
-
Two years on from Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the EU adopted Friday its thirteenth package of sanctions against Putin’s regime, those responsible for perpetuating its war and those lending it their support.
- EUR 83m EU humanitarian aid to support people in Ukraine and Moldova — 20 February 2024, 18:51 CET
-
The European Commission announced Tuesday an initial EUR 83 million in humanitarian aid to support the people affected by Russia's war against Ukraine for 2024.
- EU, IFC to unlock EUR 500m private sector investment for Ukraine reconstruction — 05 February 2024, 18:35 CET
-
The European Commission and the International Finance Corporation signed a guarantee agreement Monday to support investments to help drive an inclusive and sustainable reconstruction in Ukraine.
- EU leaders give go-ahead for EUR 50 bn aid package for Ukraine — 02 February 2024, 23:09 CET
-
EU leaders at a special summit Thursday agreed to set up a Ukraine aid facility worth EUR 50 billion for 2024-2027, confirming Europe's commitment to support the country's fight for its freedom.
- 4.3m Ukrainians under temporary protection in Europe — 13 January 2024, 18:09 CET
-
Nearly 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a consequence of Russia's illegal invasion on in February 2022, had temporary protection status in EU countries in November last year.
- EU extends emergency measures against potential energy price shocks — 20 December 2023, 00:25 CET
-
EU energy ministers reached a political agreement Tuesday to extend the period of application of three emergency Council regulations helping to protect EU citizens from excessively high energy prices.
- Brussels backs opening EU membership talks with Ukraine — 09 November 2023, 22:33 CET
-
The European Commission recommended Wednesday the opening of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine, as it published the 2023 review of progress made by EU candidate countries.
- EU ramps up ammunition, missiles production with 1st call for proposals — 18 October 2023, 23:47 CET
-
The Commission published its first call for proposals Wednesday under a Regulation to support ammunition production funding projects improving Europe's production capacities of defence products.
- EU to extend to 2025 temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees — 28 September 2023, 22:58 CET
-
The EU Council agreed Thursday to extend until March 2025 the temporary protection for people fleeing from Russia’s war against Ukraine, providing certainty for 4 million Ukrainian refugees currently living in the EU.
- EU tightens Belarus sanctions over support for Russian invasion of Ukraine — 03 August 2023, 23:48 CET
-
The EU agreed further sanctions against Belarus Thursday over its involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, helping to ensure Russian sanctions cannot be circumvented through Belarus.
- EU renews mobile roaming agreement for Ukraine refugees — 10 July 2023, 18:31 CET
-
EU telecoms operators on Sunday extended by another twelve months their agreement which allows displaced refugees from Ukraine to stay connected across borders.
- Commission invites offers for second joint gas purchasing — 07 July 2023, 21:58 CET
-
The European Commission invited 'reliable international gas suppliers' to submit offers Friday under the second EU joint gas purchasing tender, which runs from 7 July to 10 July.
- EU to boost production of ammunition for Ukraine — 07 July 2023, 21:55 CET
-
EU Parliament and Council negotiators informally agreed Thursday on plans to increase EU production of ammunition and missiles to address the current shortage, with a budget of EUR 500 million.
- Ukraine at the centre of Spanish EU presidency — 04 July 2023, 22:23 CET
-
"Ukraine will be at the centre of all our debates", Spain's president Sanchez said at a meeting with Ukraine president Zelensky in Kyiv on 1 July, when Spain took over the EU Council presidency.
- EU strengthens sanctions against Russia for illegal Ukraine war — 23 June 2023, 18:11 CET
-
The European Union continued its drive to erode Putin's war machine and revenues Friday with an 11th package of sanctions including new tools to counter circumvention and information warfare.
- 11th package of restrictive measures against Russia - guide — 23 June 2023, 17:40 CET
-
The EU Council adopted on 23 June an 11th package of sanctions against Russia. This package is aimed at ensuring that EU sanctions against Russia are even better enforced and implemented, based on lessons learned from implementation over the past year.
- EU pays EUR 1.5 bn macro-financial aid to Ukraine — 22 June 2023, 23:14 CET
-
The European Union paid out another EUR 1.5 billion Thursday under its macro-financial aid package for Ukraine, which helps the country with stable, predictable and sizeable financial support in 2023.
- Dedicated EU facility to support Ukraine's recovery — 20 June 2023, 23:46 CET
-
As Russia continues its war against Ukraine's people and economy, the EU Commission proposed Tuesday a dedicated finance instrument of 'flexible' support to Ukraine for 2024-2027.
- Commission proposal to reinforce long-term EU budget to face most urgent challenges - guide — 20 June 2023, 22:38 CET
-
The European Commission proposed on 20 June to reinforce the EU's long-term budget to face current urgent challenges.
- A new Ukraine Facility - guide — 20 June 2023, 21:36 CET
-
In the light of the devastating consequences of Russia's war of aggression for Ukraine's people, economy, and infrastructure, and given the enormous scale and complexity of the recovery and reconstruction challenge, the European Commission proposed on 20 June to establish a dedicated financing instrument that will provide coherent, predictable as well as flexible support for the period 2024-2027 to Ukraine, adapted to the unprecedented challenges of supporting a country at war.
- EU renews Ukraine trade concessions till June 2024 — 25 May 2023, 23:00 CET
-
The EU Council adopted Thursday a Regulation which renews the suspension of all customs duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the EU for another year, until June 2024.
- EU attracts over 13.4 bcm of gas in first joint gas purchasing tender — 16 May 2023, 18:27 CET
-
The EU attracted bids from 25 supplying companies equivalent to more than 13.4 billion cubic meters of gas (bcm) Tuesday, in the first-ever international tender for joint purchasing of EU gas supplies.
- Act in Support of Ammunition Production - guide — 03 May 2023, 22:12 CET
-
The European Commission adopted on 3 May 2023 the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP) as a response to track 3 of a plan agreed by the EU Council on 20 March, to urgently deliver ammunition and missiles to Ukraine and to help Member States refill their stocks.