Ukraine receives €5.9 billion from the European Union, including €1.8 billion under the Ukraine Facility
13.11.2025 | 11:31 | Section for Public and Mass Media Relations
Today, the European Union provided Ukraine with a new tranche of financial assistance totaling €5.9 billion. Of this amount, €1.8 billion was disbursed under the Ukraine Facility, and €4.1 billion was provided through the ERA loans (Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine) programme.
These funds will be directed toward priority state budget expenditures – including social and defence needs – as well as Ukraine’s recovery.
“The support of the European Union is a critical pillar of Ukraine’s financial stability. We have completed nine structural steps for the second quarter under the Ukraine Plan and have already reported on the third quarter. We expect to receive additional tranches in 2025 as provided by the programme. This year will be one of the most challenging in terms of both the number and complexity of reforms. We call on all stakeholders to continue working proactively so that EU financial assistance translates into concrete results inside the country,” stated Oleksii Soboliev, Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine.
The tranche under the Ukraine Facility was granted following Ukraine’s implementation of nine structural steps for Q2 2025, including:
• adoption of the Non-Performing Loans Resolution Strategy;
• entry into force of the Law of Ukraine “On Vocational Education”;
• entry into force of the Cabinet of Ministers’ resolution on procuring social services funded from the state budget;
• adoption of the SME Development Strategy;
• publication of a study on granting territorial communities the status of a legal entity;
• implementation of the Roadmap for unbundling the renewable energy surcharge from the transmission tariff;
• publication of a portfolio of investment projects in critical raw materials extraction;
• launch of international tenders for concluding Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs);
• entry into force of the Cabinet of Ministers’ order establishing a national emissions trading system (ETS).
By the end of the year, Ukraine must complete an additional 25 structural steps under the Ukraine Plan. These include draft laws on restoring state aid control, resuming civil service competitions, housing policy, investment in renewable energy, and rail transport safety.
In the fourth quarter alone, 11 draft laws linked to the implementation of specific reforms are scheduled for consideration.
For reference
Ukraine Facility is a €50 billion EU programme for 2024–2027 aimed at ensuring macroeconomic stability, supporting recovery and modernization, and advancing Ukraine’s European integration.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine serves as the National Coordinator of the Ukraine Plan – responsible for organization, monitoring, control, and preparation of quarterly reports for the European Commission.
Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) is an initiative of the G7 countries providing approximately €45 billion in financial support to Ukraine, including €18.1 billion from the EU. The loans will be repaid using revenues generated from frozen Russian sovereign assets held within the EU.
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