Third EU-Ukraine Business Summit takes place in Brussels

On 22 April, Commissioner for Enlargement 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 two-day event, co-organised by the European Commission, the Ukrainian Government, and Poland, brings together over 1,000 business leaders, policymakers, and investors over two days.

The Summit focuses on mobilising 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 explore 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 modernisation, 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. 

“Now is a good time to invest in Ukraine,” said European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos. “It is becoming one of the most strategic investment destinations in Europe. Innovative, full of potential, and ever more central to Europe’s future. Cooperations between EU and Ukrainian companies also lay the foundation for more European sovereignty in critical technology sectors.”

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 also 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.

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