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From April 16 to 17, Commissioner for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood Marta Kos will be in Sofia, Bulgaria, to take part in the “EU Meets the Balkans Forum” — an annual high-level gathering organised by the European Liberal Forum with the support of the ALDE Party and the Atlantic Club of...

Warsaw, 16 April 2025 — At a crucial moment for the region, the European Commission reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to deeper economic cooperation and strategic connectivity during the Eastern Partnership Business Forum 2025, held in Warsaw under the Polish EU Council Presidency.

On 10 April 2025, on the occasion of the EU-Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels, we reaffirmed our commitment to Ukraine's future in the European Union.

From 10 to 11 April, Brussels hosted the EU-Ukraine Business Summit. Co-organised by the European Commission, the Government of Ukraine, the Polish Presidency of the EU Council, and Italy – as host of the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference – the Summit brought together over 700 key stakeholders.

Today, the European Commission announced the 15 winners of the 6th edition of the EU Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye. This year’s award recognises achievements promoting Roma integration through education.

At the ADRIA Summit 2025 in Montenegro, today the European Union announced a Call for Expressions of Interest to mobilise private investments in the Western Balkans aiming to support the region's economic growth and integration into the EU Single Market.

Today the European Union is taking a series of steps to further bolster its support for Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission: “Our commitment to Ukraine is firm as ever. We work across the board to strengthen the country and support a just and lasting peace on Ukraine

Finance contracts have been signed for three new public sector projects worth €300 million under the European Union’s Ukraine Facility. Today’s signing follows the guarantee agreement approved just a month ago with the European Commission unlocking €2 billion of EIB investments for Ukraine.

Today, Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, participated in the 10th EU-Ukraine Association Council meeting where she represented the European Commission.