Ukraine has submitted a reform plan to the EU for the EUR 50 billion program, awaits its approval - Shmyhal

Ukraine has submitted a reform plan to the EU for the EUR 50 billion program, awaits its approval - Shmyhal

Kyiv  •  UNN

March 20 2024, 11:57 AM  •  26435 views

Ukraine has submitted to the European Commission a government-approved plan for a 4-year, €50 billion EU support program, awaiting approval and full launch, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during his visit to Brussels.

Ukraine has submitted to the European Commission the plan for the Ukraine Facility approved by the government and expects its approval and full launch of the four-year, €50 billion EU support program, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who is on a visit to Brussels, said on Wednesday, UNN reports. 

During the meeting in Brussels with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, he handed over the Plan for the Ukraine Facility approved by the Government of Ukraine. This is an important step for the implementation of reforms and financial stability on Ukraine's path to the EU. We look forward to the approval of the Plan and the full launch of the Ukraine Facility program, worth EUR 50 billion for 4 years

- Shmyhal wrote on social media.

He also pointed out that the EU had transferred the first tranche of the program in the amount of EUR 4.5 billion. "We appreciate the unequivocal and comprehensive support of the EU!" the Prime Minister said.

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The government has previously approved the Plan for the Ukraine Facility, a 4-year, €50 billion EU assistance program aimed at implementing structural reforms based on European approaches and bringing Ukraine closer to EU membership, with the potential to receive about €16 billion this year.

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