On 22 April Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka opened the third EU-Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels. The event, co-organized by the European Commission, the Ukrainian Government, and Poland, brought together over 1,000 business leaders, policymakers, and investors over two days.
The summit focused on mobilizing private and public investment for Ukraine’s recovery ahead of the upcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland, with a particular emphasis on strategic industries, technologies, and private sector engagement. Discussions explored ways to accelerate reforms strengthening the business environment, improve financing mechanisms, and deploy risk-mitigation tools to support long-term economic resilience.
To support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernization, the EU has put in place the Ukraine Investment Framework. This instrument establishes a specific framework to scale up investments. It enables investors to take advantage of EU budget guarantees and a blend of grants and loans from public and private institutions which will make investing in Ukraine more attractive. EU-based private companies will play a major role in these investments, benefit from economic growth and heightened demand in post-war Ukraine. The Ukraine Investment Framework is equipped with €9.5 billion in guarantees and grants. It is expected to mobilise up to €40 billion in public and private investments in Ukraine by 2027.
The Commission continues to welcome mature investment proposals through its Calls for Expressions of Interest, particularly from EU-Ukrainian joint ventures in key industrial sectors. Businesses are invited to submit projects via the dedicated online platform.
A doorstep with Commissioner Kos was available on 22 April at 13:45 CEST on EBS.
