The Ukraine Facility is a pivotal instrument within the European Union's strategy to address the multifaceted challenges confronting Ukraine in the wake of Russia's war of aggression. This dedicated support mechanism, which entered into force on 1 March 2024 and covers the years 2024 to 2027, offers up to €50 billion in stable and predictable financial support. It represents a profound commitment by the EU to:
- bolster Ukraine's resilience
- foster its recovery
- facilitate its path towards sustainable development and EU membership.
Aims of the Ukraine Facility
The key objectives of the Ukraine Facility are to:
- Support reforms on the way to EU accession – providing assistance and incentives to implement reforms, the EU aims to facilitate Ukraine's alignment with European standards and values.
- Support recovery, reconstruction, and modernisation – rebuilding vital infrastructure, revitalizing the economy, and enhancing societal resilience.
- Support financing needs – ensuring the continuity of essential services even in the face of war and economic strain.
- Mobilise investments – facilitating investment flows to catalyse rapid economic recovery and sustainable growth, laying the groundwork for long-term prosperity.
- Support Ukrainian society – mitigating the humanitarian impact of the war and promoting social cohesion and inclusivity within Ukrainian society.
Timeline
- 22 December 2025
- 22 August 2025
The Commission delivers over €3 billion to Ukraine through the Ukraine Facility ahead of its Independence Day, bringing total EU support to Ukraine’s state budget to €22.7 billion.
- 1 April 2025
The Commission disburses €3.5 billion as part of the Ukraine Facility. The disbursement brings the total EU support to Ukraine’s state budget under the Facility to approximately €19.6 billion, which is over half of the funding foreseen under the Ukraine Plan over the duration of the Facility.
- 18 December 2024
The Commission disburses nearly €4.1 billion to Ukraine in the second regular payment under the Ukraine Facility. This brings the total EU support already disbursed to Ukraine under the Facility to €16.1 billion.
- 13 August 2024
The Commission disburses nearly €4.2 billion to Ukraine in the first regular payment under the Ukraine Facility.
- 28 June 2024
Commission disburses an additional €1.9 billion to Ukraine in pre-financing under the Ukraine Facility, which brings to €7.9 billion the total EU support already transferred to Ukraine.
- 11 June 2024
The EU signs new guarantee agreements to support Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction. The agreements, announced during the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, are comprised of €1.4 billion in guarantees and grants and are the first signed under the Facility’s Investment Framework.
- 24 April 2024
The Commission disburses the second instalment of exceptional bridge financing to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, amounting to €1.5 billion.
- 18 April 2024
The EU sets up the Ukraine Investment Framework to boost investments for the recovery and reconstruction of the country
- 15 April 2024
The Commission endorses the Ukraine Plan, Ukraine’s comprehensive reform and investment strategy for the next 4 years.
- 20 March 2024
The Commission disburses the first €4.5 billion of bridge financing to Ukraine under the Facility.
- 6 February 2024
The European Parliament and the Council reach a political agreement on the Ukraine Facility, first proposed by the Commission in June 2023.
Pillar I: Support to Ukraine through the Ukraine Plan
This pillar entails the provision of financial assistance to Ukraine, totalling €38.5 billion. Comprising both grants (€5.5 billion) and loans (€33 billion), it aims at addressing the financial needs of the Ukrainian state to maintain macro-financial stability while supporting reforms and investments aimed at Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation.
Funds under this Pillar of the Facility will be provided based on the successful implementation of the Ukraine Plan, with disbursements scheduled quarterly. Since 2024, the Commission has disbursed EUR 29.5 billion in funds under Pillar I, including through pre-financing, bridge financing and seven regular payments. This represents nearly 77% of the Plan’s overall available funding for 2024-2027. The support remains conditional on fulfilling agreed requirements linked to:
- essentials such as macro-financial stability, budget oversight, and public financial management
- sectoral and structural reforms and investments (necessary for EU accession).
While preparing the Plan, the Ukrainian government consulted social partners, civil society organisations and the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada).
The Ukraine Plan was positively assessed by the Commission, and in May 2024 the Council adopted an implementing decision giving a positive assessment to the Ukraine Plan. It was amended in October 2025 to reflect changed circumstances since the Plan was first approved in 2024.
A precondition for the support to Ukraine under the Facility is that Ukraine continues to uphold and respect effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system and the rule of law, and to guarantee respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
An exceptional bridge financing for a total amount of €6 billion was disbursed to Ukraine in March and April 2024, to support the urgent needs and ensure the macro-financial stability of the country. The payment was subject to the policy conditions agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission and Ukraine.
The Ukraine Facility Scoreboard at the bottom of the page displays the progress in the implementation of the Ukraine Plan, including the steps fulfilled and the amounts disbursed.
More details on Pillar I
- Following the adoption by the Council of the implementing decision approving the Ukraine Plan, Ukraine submitted a request for a pre-financing payment of an amount of up to 7% of the loan support provided under Pillar I. In June 2024, the Commission disbursed almost €1.9 billion of pre-financing under the Facility.
- An amount equivalent to at least 20% of the non-repayable financial support will be allocated to the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation needs of Ukraine’s sub-national authorities, in particular local self-government.
- At least 20% of the overall amount corresponding to investments under the Ukraine Plan and to support under the Ukraine Investment Framework (see below) shall contribute, to the extent possible in a war-torn country, to climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental protection, including biodiversity conservation, and to the green transition.
Pillar II: Ukraine Investment Framework
Pillar II, the Ukraine Investment Framework (UIF), is equipped with a budget of €9.6 billion, comprising €7.8 billion in guarantees and €1.8 billion in blending grants. It is designed in line with the priorities set by the Ukraine Plan, with the aim to mobilise public and private investments for Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction. It covers risks for operations aiming at supporting sovereign, sub-sovereign, non-commercial and commercial entities, and the private sector through:
- budgetary guarantees,
- investment grants,
- technical assistance,
- financial instruments.
As of April 2026, the EU has already allocated to €8.5 billion of these guarantee and grant agreements to attract private sector investments to support Ukraine's recovery. This represents 89% of the Framework’s overall available funding for 2024-2027, highlighting the fast pace of implementation.
More details of Pillar II
- Counterparts eligible for the Ukraine Guarantee and for the purpose of financial instruments are:
- international organisations or their agencies;
- the European Investment Bank or the European Investment Fund;
- public law bodies, including Member State organisations;
- bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, including Member State organisations, to the extent that they are provided with adequate financial guarantees.
- the EIB Group will be entrusted until 31 December 2025 with the implementation of a 25% dedicated indicative minimum amount of the Ukraine Guarantee for operations with sovereign counterparts and non-commercial sub-sovereign counterparts.
- At least 15% of the guarantees provided under the Ukraine Investment Framework will be used to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including start-ups, including through financial tools which have as an objective to reduce the risk involved in the lending operations of Ukrainian banks.
- A Steering Board provides strategic and operational guidance for the implementation of the Ukraine Investment Framework. It comprises representatives of the Commission and of each Member State. The European Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada will have observer status.
Pillar III: Union accession assistance and related support measures
This pillar, amounting to €4.8 billion, focuses on providing technical assistance and support measures to facilitate Ukraine's alignment with EU laws and regulations, as well as covering interest rate subsidies that free up Ukraine’s budgetary space. It includes:
- Capacity-building initiatives to support social partners, civil society organisations, and local and regional authorities.
- Assistance to Ukraine in implementing the reforms necessary for EU accession and to ensure the effective use of financial assistance.
- Support for other initiatives responding to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. This includes support to international law enforcement efforts in the context of crimes committed by Russia on the territory of Ukraine.
- Interest rate subsidies for the cost of loans provided by the Ukraine Facility or previous macro-financial assistance instruments.
Protection of the EU’s financial interests
The mission of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is to detect, investigate and support the fight against fraud affecting the EU budget. In addition, OLAF is also competent to investigate suspicions of serious misconduct by members of EU institutions, EU staff and members and staff of other EU bodies, independently of whether they affect the EU budget or not.
To report fraud related to the Ukraine Facility which falls into the scope of OLAF, please use the following link.
Implementation and monitoring measures
- In May 2024, the Commission signed a Framework Agreement with Ukraine for the implementation of the Facility setting out specific arrangements for the management, control, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and audit of funds under the Facility.
- Financing and loan agreements set out the responsibilities and obligations of Ukraine and the EU in the implementation of Union funds, as well as the conditions for disbursements.
- Ukraine Facility Dialogue – the Commission holds regular dialogues with the European Parliament to discuss the progress in the implementation of the Facility. Five dialogues have so far been organised, in December 2024, April and September 2025, and January and May 2026.
- In June 2024, an Audit Board composed of independent members appointed by the Commission. This Audit Board supports the Commission by assessing the effectiveness of Ukraine's management and control systems, while conducting regular audit checks on the ground and liaising with Ukrainian authorities. The Board consists of three senior independent members based in Brussels, supported by a Secretariat in Kyiv, and will be operational until 30 June 2028.
- Civil society and non-governmental organisations can transmit to the Commission opinions on the implementation of the Ukraine Facility by writing to ENEST-UKRAINE-FACILITY-PUBLIC-INPUTS
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ENEST-UKRAINE-FACILITY-PUBLIC-INPUTS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Documents
For all the official documents related to the Ukraine Facility, please consult the Document repository