The European Union plans to allocate the first tranche of its 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine in March this year. This was announced by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on her social network page. X.
According to Leyen, the agreement of EU members to provide this amount to Ukraine was an important step forward.
The EC president stressed that Europe has kept its word and will continue to provide critically needed financing to its partner and future EU member.
“We plan to start payments in March,” von der Leyen wrote.
EU leaders will hold a special summit in Brussels on February 1 accepted A political decision was taken to create a financial aid fund of 50 billion Euros for Ukraine for the period until 2027, but certain conditions were imposed. These include the rule of law, as well as respect for democratic principles and human rights, including for minorities.
According to Reuters, before the vote, EU leaders and leaders of the community countries held consultations with the participation of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who until recently did not agree to the allocation of these funds to Ukraine.
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