Ukraine Receives EUR 1.5 Billion In Large-Scale Macro-Financial Assistance From EU

On April 25, Ukraine received the third tranche of EUR 1.5 billion in the framework of large-scale macro-financial assistance for 2023.

This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Finance, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The total amount of preferential financing from the EU under this program reaches EUR 18 billion.

Ukraine received the first tranche of EUR 3 billion in January 2023, the second tranche of EUR 1.5 billion went to the state budget in March this year.

Thus, the total amount of direct budget support from the EU in 2023 reached EUR 6 billion.

The funds are provided on unprecedented preferential terms for Ukraine and will be used to finance the most pressing expenditures of the state budget.

The next tranches within the framework of the large-scale macro-financial assistance program will go to the state budget during 2023, taking into account Ukraine's compliance with the conditions agreed by the parties.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, since the beginning of the full-scale war, the European Union has provided Ukraine with EUR 11.7 billion of macro-financial assistance.