EU solidarity with Ukraine.
Date: 2024-11-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Communication
Subjects: EU relations, European Union, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic aid, economic support, humanitarian aid, military cooperation

EU SOLIDARITY 
WITH UKRAINE

#StandWithUkraine
November 2024

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The EU stands united in its unwavering support for 
Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression 
and its illegal attempts to annex Ukrainian territory.

The EU continues to work relentlessly with international 
partners to make sure Ukraine receives the material support 
it needs and to hold Russia accountable for its actions.

The EU has also offered temporary protection to over four 
million people fleeing the war and is committed to continue 
providing strong political, financial, economic, humanitarian, 
military and diplomatic support to Ukraine and its people 
for as long as it takes.

The EU opened accession negotiations with Ukraine.

Almost 

€124 
billion

in overall support 
to Ukraine and Ukrainians
including €1.5 billion 
from the proceeds of
Russian immobilised 
assets

SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE’S ECONOMY

The EU has established a dedicated financing instrument of up to €50 billion 
to provide predictable and flexible support to Ukraine for the period 2024-2027 
to support its recovery, reconstruction and modernisation, in line with its EU path. 
The Ukraine Facility is operational since 1 March 2024.

In 2024, a total of €15.6 billion has been mobilised under all three pillars and 
€12.4 billion disbursed so far. As part of the Ukraine Investment Framework, 
the first €1.4 billion in grants and guarantee agreements were signed in June at the 
Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin to support Ukraine’s recovery 
and attract private sector investments. They will notably focus on the repair, rehabilitation and development 
of energy and transport infrastructure, support municipalities, as well as enhance access to finance 
for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Following up on the commitments by G7 leaders and based on a proposal by the Commission, the EU 
adopted a new financial assistance package to Ukraine. It consists of an exceptional macro-financial 
assistance (MFA) loan of up to approximately €18 billion and a loan cooperation mechanism that will support 
Ukraine in repaying loans provided by the EU and G7 partners for up to €45 billion. The loan cooperation 
mechanism is to be financed by extraordinary revenues stemming from immobilised Russian sovereign 
assets.

In 2023, the EU budget enabled €19.5 billion in assistance to Ukraine, including an unprecedented support 
package of €18 billion in concessional loans.

This was on top of €11.6 billion provided in loans and grants in 2022. This support helped Ukraine 
keep paying wages and pensions, restore critical infrastructure that is destroyed by the war, maintain 
essential public services, such as hospitals, schools, and housing for relocated people, and ensure 
overall macroeconomic stability. As part of this assistance in 2023, the EU mobilised €1 billion for fast 
recovery, while guarantee agreements were signed with international financial institutions with potential 
capacity to unlock over €800 million in investments from the Ukrainian private sector for the recovery 
and reconstruction of the country’s economy.

Part of the 2022 assistance, a €330 million emergency package focused on housing solutions for internally 
displaced persons. The EU has suspended import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian 
exports to the EU until 5 June 2025, with reinforced safeguard mechanism and an emergency brake for 
certain sectors. Ukraine also participates in a series of EU programmes such as the Connecting Europe 
Facility, the Single Market Programme and Horizon Europe.

€1.5 billion 
from the proceeds of 
Russian immobilised 
assets –

 €1.4 billion 
for military support and

  €100 million  
for the Ukraine Facility

€45.5
billion
in military assistance 
for Ukraine under the 
European Peace Facility 
and by Member States 
individually

It includes

 €6.1 billion 
under EPF 
to support 
the delivery 
of military 
equipment

€17 
billion 
made available 
to Member States 
to cater for the 
needs of people 
fleeing the war

€60 billion 

in financial and budget support, 
and humanitarian assistance
 €47.8 billion  
in macro-financial assistance, 
budget support, humanitarian 
and emergency support, 
provided or guaranteed 
by the EU budget

 €12.2 billion  
from EU Member 
States, including 
humanitarian 
assistance

 € 15.6 billion  
under the Ukraine Facility, 
considering all three pillars

 €25.2 billion  
in disbursed macro-financial assistance 
to help Ukraine address urgent needs 
on the ground including €18 billion 
in 2023

 €2.6 billion  
in loans and guarantees by the EIB, 
EBRD and other international financial 
institutions guaranteed by the EU, 
to help Ukraine meet its financing 
needs, support strategic state-owned 
companies, repair damaged infrastructure 
and ensure municipal service

This includes:

 €1.2 billion  
in bilateral cooperation to increase 
Ukraine’s resilience and support reforms 
and meet urgent needs on the ground

 €950 million  
in humanitarian assistance

 €330 million  
emergency package to support needs 
of internally displaced population, 
municipalities, health support, critical 
infrastructure rehabilitation, media 
and cyber-security

 €315 million  
for ongoing projects adjusted to meet 
urgent needs on the ground 

 €114 million 
€100 million for rehabilitating 
schools, and €14 million 
for school buses as part of bilateral 
cooperation and humanitarian aid

 €182 million 
for crisis response measures

 €31 million 
for civil society

 €535 million 
under Connecting Europe Facility 
for Solidarity Lanes

 €30 million 
for nuclear safety cooperation

THE EU-UKRAINE SOLIDARITY LANES

The Solidarity Lanes were set out in May 2022 to ensure that Ukraine can export grain and 
other agricultural products, as well as import the goods it needs, from humanitarian aid to animal feed 
and fertilisers. According to Ukrainian customs registers, since May 2022 the Solidarity Lanes have 
enabled Ukraine to export about 157 million tonnes of goods, including around 77 million tonnes 
of grain, oilseeds and other related products, and to import around more than 62 million tonnes 
of goods it needs. The total value of trade via the Solidarity Lanes since May 2022 is €180 billion, 
including around €55 billion for Ukrainian exports.

Over €2 billion has been mobilised to scale up the Solidarity Lanes, including contributions 
by the Commission, the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and the World Bank.

WELCOMING PEOPLE 
FLEEING THE WAR

The EU activated immediately the Temporary 
Protection Directive, giving people fleeing the 
war in Ukraine residency rights, access to the 
labour market, and means to access suitable 
accommodation, medical care, and education 
for children in the EU.

HUMANITARIAN AID 
AND CIVIL PROTECTION

EU countries have welcomed over four million 
people under this temporary protection scheme, 
which has been extended until March 2026.

The Commission has introduced maximum flexibility 
so that Member States can support people fleeing 
the war using unspent cohesion funds, thus making 
available up to €17 billion.

The Commission has allocated €950 million for humanitarian aid programmes in Ukraine 
to be implemented by partners on the ground. In line with the priorities of the Ukrainian 
government, EU humanitarian assistance provides shelter, cash support, healthcare, 
food assistance, education, water and sanitation. 

In addition, more than 152 000 tonnes of in-kind assistance have been delivered to Ukraine 
from EU Member States and partners via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. This includes 
over €157 million via the rescEU emergency stockpiles in the form of shelter, energy, medical 
and specialised equipment for public health risks (such as chemical, biological, radiological and 
nuclear threats) and private donations under rescEU. 

€320 million has been provided by the EU and Member States for humanitarian demining, 
including €21.5 million from the EU budget. The EU has also coordinated over 3 800 medical 
evacuations of Ukrainian patients to provide them with specialised healthcare in hospitals 
across Europe. 

The EU Civil Protection Mechanism has offered over 8 400 power generators to Ukraine. 
Further 2 500 generators have been delivered via a repurposed cooperation programme. 
To reduce the strain on the energy system, the EU has also delivered 35 million LED light 
bulbs for Ukraine. 

SUPPORTING UKRAINE’S  
ENERGY SECURITY

At least €2 billion of support for energy security has already been provided to Ukraine since Russia’s 
full-scale invasion, via the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, 
among others.The EU is making available an additional amount of close to €160 million to support 
Ukraine’s energy security for the winter.

REPAIR

CONNECT

STABILISE

Restore power plants and deliver 
more equipment - covering 
15% of Ukraine’s needs

Increase EU electricity 
exports to cover 12% 
of Ukraine’s needs

Boost decentralised power 
production, including delivery 
of solar panels to hospitals

 
 
 
SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN 
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Since the start of the war, the EU has dedicated 
€100 million to support safe access to 
education for children in Ukraine. This support 
is used for school rehabilitation, establishment 
of learning spaces, mine risk awareness, 
and psychosocial assistance to children, 

teachers and caregivers. Furthermore, thanks 
to €14 million from the European Commission 
and an EU-wide solidarity campaign, more 
than 380 school buses have been donated. 
The Commission also delivered 1.5 million 
textbooks to students.

SUPPORT FOR RESILIENCE 
AND CIVIL SOCIETY

The EU has stepped up its support to strengthen Ukraine’s cyber resilience. 
Equipment, software, and other related support in the value of €10 million has 
been delivered. Further €19 million has been provided to support a resilient digital 
transformation, and €31 million has been provided to support civil society under 
the Civil Society and the Human Rights and Democracy thematic programmes.

HOLDING RUSSIA 
ACCOUNTABLE

Russia must pay for its actions in Ukraine. 
That is why the EU has stepped up its support 
investigations and the collection of evidence.

The EU is supporting the International Criminal 
Court’s capacities with €7.25 million. Moreover, 
Eurojust supports a Joint Investigation Team into 
international crimes committed in Ukraine, set up 
by Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Romania, 
Lithuania, and Ukraine, with the International 
Criminal Court and Europol as participants.

To help coordinate the collection of evidence, the 
International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime 
of Aggression against Ukraine has been established 
and is also based at Eurojust. The Centre supports 
the coordination of investigations and the collection of 
evidence of war crimes committed against Ukraine.

SUPPORT FOR MILITARY 
EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING

The EU and its Member States have mobilised 
€45.5 billion in military support for Ukraine, 
including €6.1 billion under the European Peace 
Facility. In addition, the EU has allocated €5 billion 
through the Ukraine Assistance Fund under the 
European Peace Facility. The EU Military Assistance 

Furthermore, about €210 billion in assets of the 
Russian Central Bank are immobilised in the EU. 
The EU took a decision to use of proceeds from 
immobilised Russian assets for Ukraine. Depending 
on interest rates, revenues generated from these 
immobilised assets are likely to yield around 
€2.5- 3 billion a year for the benefit of Ukraine. 
On 26 July 2024, the EU made available to Ukraine 
the first payment of €1.5 billion generated from 
immobilised Russian assets, channelled through the 
European Peace Facility and to the Ukraine Facility, 
respectively to support Ukraine’s military capabilities 
and reconstruction. More than €28 billion of private 
assets of listed persons and entities have been 
frozen so far.

Mission for Ukraine is tackling training needs 
of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and has trained 
close to 60 000 Ukrainian soldiers.

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