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Ukraine must continue the necessary reforms, despite Russian aggression, according to the European Commission.
Ukraine must continue to carry out and implement the relevant reforms in order to receive further financial payments from the European Union. This was stated by European Commission spokesperson Balázs Újvári in Brussels, as reported by Euronews on Thursday, 24 September.
Journalists asked him to comment on the statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy regarding a possible slowdown of Parliament’s work because of the war.
"It is extremely important that Ukraine continues to implement reforms and political conditions jointly agreed with the European Union. Their timely implementation is the key for the Commission to be able to continue the corresponding payments under the plan, notably within the macro-financial assistance program and the Ukraine Facility," Újvári said.
He stressed that the EU recognizes the "significant efforts" by Ukraine regarding reforms, "made under exceptionally difficult circumstances" over the past four years.
"At the same time, we continue to remind about the importance of maintaining reform momentum," the spokesman emphasized.
The official reminded that this was emphasized by President von der Leyen during a meeting with President Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. It was also discussed in a letter from European Commissioners Dombrovskis and Kõiv to the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada and the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
"The European Commission remains fully committed to providing a loan to support Ukraine in the amount of 90 billion euros, provided for 2026 and 2027 years. From 45 billion euros allocated for this year, we have already disbursed nearly 15 billion euros, and our goal is to disburse the full amount allocated for 2026 year," Újvári said.
As a reminder, today the EU approved almost 3 billion euros for Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program. The approved tranche indicates Ukraine’s successful completion of ten targeted measures, EU Council said.
As is known, Ukraine risks losing a significant portion of 29,5 billion dollars in international financing. MPs must manage to pass the necessary bills on time. Prime Minister Serhiy Korytsky said the state finances situation is close to critical.
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