The EU has introduced various measures to support Ukraine itself:

  • Humanitarian and military support
  • Financial support
  • Import and export measures

Humanitarian and military support

Until February 2026 the EU had provided € 1.39 billion for humanitarian support. The European Peace Facility has made € 11,1 billion euro available for military support. Payment of a large proportion of this money to Ukraine is being held back by Hungary. In addition the European Union Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM) was established in November 2022 to enhance the military capability of the Ukrainian armed forces. It is financed through the European Peace Facility. The budget amounts to nearly €409 billion for the period from 14 November 2024 to 14 November 2026.

On 24 February 2025 the European Commission adopted a package of measures to fully connect Ukraine’s electricity supply to the EU electricity market and thus secure energy supply. Together with the European Investment Bank, the Commission has also mobilised €50 billion to support energy security in Ukraine.

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Financial support

Macro-financial assistance

In total, the EU provided Ukraine with €7.2 billion in macro-financial aid in 2022. As is customary with extraordinary financial assistance, the Commission borrows funds from financial institutions and on the capital market on behalf of the EU. The Netherlands has guaranteed approximately €0.2 billion.

In 2023 €18 billion in loans was paid out. The Netherlands guarantees approximately €1 billion. It also pays interest of about €40 million per annum.

The European Council adopted a financial assistance package to Ukraine in October 2024. It includes an exceptional macro-financial assurance loan of up to €35 billion and the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA), a cooperation mechanism to support Ukraine in repaying loans for up to €45 billion provided by the EU and G7 partners.

The European Commission paid out in November 2025 the tenth and final tranche macro-financial support. The total macro-financial aid paid is €18.1 billion.

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The Ukraine Facility

For the period 2024-2027, the Ukraine Facility is established to support the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine. The facility consists of up to €50 billion (current prices), of which €33 billion will be in the form of loans and €17 billion in non-repayable support such as grants and guarantees.

The proposed facility consists of three pillars: (I) financial support for a reform and investment agenda (the Ukraine Plan), (II) an investment framework to mobilise public and private financing for Ukraine; and (III) technical assistance and other supporting measures for implementing reforms in Ukraine in the pre-accession phase and for capacity-building. Loans under pillar I will be granted for up to 35 years.

An amount of €19.1 billion has now been paid out to Ukraine in 6 regular payments. The payment followed €7.9 earlier funding. In January 2026, the European Commission made a proposal to create a €90 billion financial package to support Ukraine in 2026-2027. One part of the proposal is to amend the Ukraine Facility’s provision of budget support. Agreement was reached in the European Council on 4 February 2026.

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Import and export measures

The EU has introduced a variety of trade measures. The solidarity lanes have facilitated Ukraine’s agricultural export and bilateral trade (chiefly grain). To date, more than €2 billion has been released for these logistical routes with the aid of the Commission and international financial institutions.

As from 4 June 2022 all import duties and quotas on products originating in Ukraine were removed, as were EU anti-dumping measures and exemptions for steel imports from Ukraine. These measures will be in force until 5 June 2025. At the same time, the Commission decided to improve protection of certain farm products by strengthening protective measures.

Member states could since 24 February 2022 temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on third-countries’ imports of a wide range of life-saving equipment, such as food and tents, destined for Ukrainians affected by the war. For the Netherlands, this exemption applied until 31 December 2023.

The European Union signed a trade agreement with Ukraine that came into force on 29 October 2025

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The pages on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU contain more information on various measures taken in support of Ukraine.