The European Union has approved the eighth regular payment to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility programme, amounting to nearly €3 billion. Around €800 million of this amount will, for the first time, be provided through the Ukraine Support Loan programme. At the same time, Norway has joined the financing of the Ukraine Facility and will provide Ukraine with approximately €92 million in non-repayable assistance.
The Council of the EU approved the allocation after Ukraine fulfilled ten additional conditions required under the programme. Since the launch of the Ukraine Facility, Ukraine has completed 84 of the 95 agreed steps.
Separately, the Council of the EU approved amendments to the Ukraine Facility plan to include Norway’s voluntary financial contribution. Around €92 million will be provided to Ukraine in the form of non-repayable financial assistance. Norway has become the first non-EU country to contribute directly to the financing of the programme.
The Ukraine Facility covers the 2024–2027 period and has a total volume exceeding €50 billion. The funds are intended to support Ukraine’s financial stability, the functioning of public institutions, economic recovery and modernisation, as well as the implementation of structural reforms.
Following the disbursement of the eighth tranche, the total amount received by Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility since mid-2024 will exceed €32 billion.
Norway is already participating in support for Ukraine through the programme’s investment component, the Ukraine Investment Framework. In 2026, the country allocated NOK 500 million through this mechanism to support Ukraine’s energy sector. A year earlier, Norway contributed NOK 1.5 billion, with the funds used, among other purposes, to purchase gas required for electricity and heat generation.
The Ukraine Facility is one of the EU’s key financial instruments for supporting Ukraine. The programme provides financing for macro-financial stability, economic recovery and modernisation, reform implementation, and Ukraine’s gradual progress towards accession to the European Union.
