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Belgium allocates €150 million for Ukraine's reconstruction

17 July, 2024 Wednesday
14:39

The Belgian government is allocating €150 million for projects to restore Ukraine's infrastructure. The agreement was signed on July 17 by Prime Ministers Denys Shmyhal and Alexander De Croo during an online meeting

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The Ukrainian Prime Minister announced this on Telegram.

As noted, the funds will be used, in particular, to restore energy and social infrastructure in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.

According to Shmyhal, the signed agreement simplifies the implementation of joint programmes and projects between Belgium and Ukraine, and will contribute to the recovery, economic and social development of our country.

Under the agreement, the Belgian development agency Enabel will also open a representative office in Ukraine.

"We thank Belgium for its unwavering support of Ukraine in the fight for our freedom, independence and European future," the Ukrainian Prime Minister added.

  • At the end of June, it was announced that Belgium would finance the first architectural transformation of a school in Kyiv region that was damaged by Russian shelling. A total of 5 schools are to be rebuilt as part of the pilot.
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