At the 22nd EU–Ukraine summit in Brussels, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Olga Stefanishina, signed three programmes worth €60 million in total, to further boost Ukraine’s resilience and address the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Commissioner Várhelyi, this support package will help Ukraine to develop a more resilient society and economy, including in conflict-affected regions.
“The newly signed programmes are part of our €190 million assistance to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in the country,” added the Commissioner. “We will continue to actively support Ukraine’s reform process and economic recovery.“
The programme ‘EU4ResilientRegions’, worth €30 million, aims at enhancing the resilience of eastern and southern Ukraine to the negative impacts of the ongoing conflict, including to hybrid threats and other destabilising factors.
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Furthermore, the ‘Civil society facility’ programme (with a budget of €20 million) will support the strengthening of civil society organisations’ capacity to participate in decision-making and public life.
Finally, the €10 million programme ‘Climate package for a sustainable economy’ will support Ukraine in developing a holistic approach to restructure its key economic sectors towards a low carbon economy.
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