Entrepreneurs in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts will be able to take up a business development loan for up to 150 thousand euros, with the half of that loan repayable by the European Union Read more
Category: Conflict response
EU finances construction of playground at roadblock and waste dump
A recreation ground for children and adults was opened in Sloviansk where a roadblock manned by Russian hybrid forces and a dump once stood. The project conceived by local youths was implemented thanks to the support from international partners, local authorities and non-indifferent citizens. Read more
EU Ambassador about successes and failures of Ukrainian reforms
How the European Union assesses the progress of judicial, anti-corruption, land and other reforms in Ukraine; whether the West is satisfied with President Zelensky’s approach to resolving the Donbas conflict; how long sanctions against Russia will last; and what are the prospects for Ukraine’s accession to the EU – read all this in the big interview of Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas. Read more
Four public facilities open after renovation in Azov Sea region thanks to EIB loans
On September 25-26, 2019, two kindergartens and two hospitals opened in Melitopol and Prymorsk in Zaporizhizhia Oblast and Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast after large-scale renovation and modernization work. Read more
EIB helps to finish protracted construction of outpatient clinic in Prymorsk
The polyclinic building of Prymorsk Central District Hospital has been under construction for almost 30 years. A EUR 1.3 million loan from the European Investment Bank helped complete its construction. Read more
Ukrainian novel about conflict in East won EU Prize for Literature
The Center for Fine Arts in Brussels, BOZAR, hosted the 2019 European Union Prize for Literature Ceremony. Among the winners was Behind the Back novel by the Ukrainian writer Haska Shyyan, who is originally from Lviv. Read more
EIB provided loan funding for repairs of radiation protection hospital in Kharkiv
Kharkiv Hospital for Radiation Protection annually inspects 95,000 people who suffered from the Chernobyl Disaster from Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In 2019, the hospital was repaired for the first time in 25 years using the European Investment Bank’s loans and regional budget financing. The operating room can now carry out two operations simultaneously, and the resuscitation unit is one of the best in Kharkiv region. Read more
