EU leaders ask Commission to cover Ukraine's 70 billion euro 2027 budget gap

pravda.com.ua (Ukrainian) —

The European Council on October 16 instructed the European Commission to prepare proposals to cover Ukraine's 2027 budget shortfall of 70 billion euros. The decision follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement to EU leaders about the funding gap. European Council President António Costa confirmed the request but provided no further details. An EU official said the proposal is at an early stage with no set timeline for approval. The 70 billion euros is additional to the 45 billion euros from an existing 90 billion euro EU loan earmarked for 2027. Whether frozen Russian assets could be used remains undecided.


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