EU launches new business and energy support programs for Ukraine - Koss
Kyiv • UNN
The European Commission has approved projects to finance energy, infrastructure, and entrepreneurship. Five EU countries will invest in dual-use technologies.
The European Union, together with international financial institutions and partner states, has agreed on new instruments to support Ukrainian business, energy, and infrastructure. This was stated by European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, as reported by UNN.
According to her, a program to support small and medium-sized businesses has been agreed upon with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Separate decisions have also been made for the energy sector with the participation of partners from Slovakia.
In addition, the European Investment Bank has approved financing for priority infrastructure projects in Ukraine.
France, Italy, Finland, Poland, and the Czech Republic have also joined a joint plan for investment in dual-use technologies through their national development banks
She emphasized that such agreements should help European businesses enter Ukraine and the Ukrainian economy grow even in wartime conditions.