The European Commission will allocate one billion euros for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine as part of the Rapid Recovery program. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced this following the results of the Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv on February 3..
In particular, funds will be provided primarily for the restoration of critical infrastructure and social facilities - schools, hospitals.
" That's why it's so important that we start " It's built into the big recovery process. I am delighted that we can announce that the first billion from Rapid Recovery will be made available… So work can begin immediately,” said von der Leyen..
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell also announced 25 million euros for mine clearance.
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Earlier it was reported that the EU will announce an additional 400 million euros ($440 million) aid package for Ukraine to support the reform process..