The funding will enable Ukrainian communities to continue implementing 151 subprojects in 2025 and beyond, focusing on schools, kindergartens, hospitals, social housing, heating and water and other social infrastructure. Backed by an EU guarantee, the financing is intended for the EIB’s Ukraine recovery programme. In 2024, several sub-projects were completed, including a sewer pressure collector in Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia region, which was finalized on December 25 and will provide more than 33,000 residents with reliable wastewater management and improved sanitation.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided 55 million euros in EU guaranteed funds under Ukraine’s reconstruction program to rebuild hospitals, social housing, educational institutions, health systems heating, water and waste, as well as other critical social infrastructure in 2025 and beyond. The funding can be used for any of the 151 subprojects allocated under the program in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, kyiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy and Chernihiv oblasts. This contribution is part of the EIB Ukraine Urgent Solidarity Response Program developed in close partnership with the European Commission, underlining the European Union’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s recovery.
In 2024, several subprojects were successfully completed under the program, including a water supply facility in BuchaOblast of Kyiv, two schools in Vinnytsia Oblast, and a pediatric infectious diseases department of Zhytomyret Oblast now a sewer pressure collector in Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia Oblast. The sewer collector was completed on December 25 at a cost of €526,000. This involved reconstructing a 2.64 km sewer line with durable pipes and advanced sensors. This upgrade will ensure reliable wastewater transport for the next 50 years, benefiting more than 33,000 residents – including 4,000 displaced people – by improving sanitation, public health and environmental protection.
The Ukraine Recovery Program is a €340 million EIB framework loan supported by an EU technical assistance grant and aimed at helping communities rebuild vital social infrastructure. It is implemented by the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, local authorities managing recovery subprojects and UNDP Ukraine providing technical assistance to support implementation. quick work.
Teresa Czerwińska, EIB Vice-President, responsible for the Bank’s operations in Ukraine, said: “Alongside our EU partners, the European Investment Bank remains steadfast in its commitment to recovery and the reconstruction of Ukraine. This €55 million disbursement under Ukraine’s recovery program will help communities restore critical infrastructure, renovating schools, hospitals, heating, housing, water and waste facilities, as well as other essential services for everyone. Despite the challenges of war, Ukraine continues to rebuild and we are happy to support this effort. »
European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification Valdis Dombrovskis said: “The EU’s unwavering commitment to supporting Ukraine and its people in the face of Russia’s illegal and brutal war is evident at all levels. : political, financial, military and humanitarian. This also includes rebuilding small-scale community infrastructure. This is why we fully support this new disbursement of 55 million euros from Ukraine’s recovery program for hospitals, schools, housing, heating and water systems, as well as the opening of a small wastewater treatment plant in Vinnytsia Oblast. We look forward to continuing to work closely with Ukraine, the EIB and all other partners to further help Ukraine meet its needs. »
Deputy Prime Minister for Ukraine’s Restoration — Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba said: “EU support is essential to our efforts to rebuild key infrastructure across the country. This funding from the European Investment Bank will help us restore schools, hospitals and essential public services, significantly improving the quality of life for millions of Ukrainians. Together, we are laying the foundations for a resilient Ukraine, where communities can rebuild and move forward despite the challenges of war.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko said: “Rebuilding our cities and strengthening our economy are essential to Ukraine’s recovery. We appreciate the European Investment Bank’s funding of recovery programs, which restore vital infrastructure and improve the well-being of our people. The EU’s continued support is essential as we work to rebuild and secure a better future for our communities despite the challenges we face.”
UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine Jaco Cilliers said: “At UNDP, we are committed to empowering communities by leveraging our technical expertise and strategic partnership with the EIB to drive a transparent and sustainable recovery. With the successful completion of several sub-projects under the Ukraine Recovery Program, we are working alongside Ukrainian municipalities and the government to rebuild resilient infrastructure that truly meets the needs of the population. Together we are working to ensure a better and more inclusive future for all Ukrainians.”
General information
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union’s long-term lending institution, owned by its member states. It finances investments that contribute to the EU’s political objectives. EIB Global is the specialist arm of the EIB Group dedicated to increasing the impact of international partnerships and development finance, and a key partner of the Global Gateway. Our goal is to support €100 billion of investment by the end of 2027, around a third of the overall target of this EU initiative. With the EuropeBEI Global team, we foster strong and targeted partnerships, alongside other development finance institutions and civil society. EIB Global brings the Group closer to people, businesses and institutions through our offices around the world.
EIB Recovery Program in Ukraine
The modernization of the Zhmerynka sewer pressure collector in the Vinnytsia region was carried out within the framework of the Recovery Program of Ukraine, one of the multi-sectoral framework loans for recovery from the European Investment Bank (EIB). In total, the EIB is investing in three recovery programs totaling €640 million, complemented by up to €15 million in EU grants. These programs enable Ukrainian communities to restore social infrastructure and improve the living conditions of their population and the internally displaced people they host. The Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, together with the Ministry of Finance, coordinates and supervises the implementation of the programs, while local authorities and self-governments are responsible for the comprehensive management of subprojects recovery. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine provides technical assistance to Ukrainian communities for the implementation of recovery sub-projects on the ground, as well as independent monitoring to ensure transparency and accountability.
Originally published in The European Times.
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