The European Union (EU), its 28 Member states as well as other donor countries – the United States, Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, international financial organisations such as EBRD, EIB, IMF, WB and civil society held a coordination meeting on the international support to Ukraine.
The international community is committed to support Ukraine’s economic and political stabilisation and reform, notably in the framework of Ukraine’s political association and economic integration with the European Union.
The meeting “has provided an important opportunity for the international donors’ community to further demonstrate its support for Ukraine in this crucial transition period… and to reiterate its full support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine,” read a statement released after the gathering.
“Donors and international organisations recognised the importance of the recently signed Association Agreement, including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (AA/DCFTA), which constitutes the new basis for EU-Ukraine relations aiming at fostering political association and economic integration with the EU,” the statement said.
The Ukrainian government presented its current needs in terms of financial and technical assistance in order to strengthen its south-east border, address needs of people displaced by conflict, and rehabilite the Donbas region, the statement said.
The European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle who opened the meeting, said Ukraine must perform constitutional and judiciary reform, in addition to economic and energy sector reforms.
“Any further financial support from the European Union will be linked to and dependent on ongoing reform efforts,” the Commissioner said, adding that the Commission had presented “a large support package worth € 11.1 billion over the next seven years to help stabilise and develop Ukraine.”
Štefan Füle’s speech
