The Council cleared the payment on as Norway added €92 million to the EU-backed reform effort. The latest instalment also marks the first time money from the bloc’s €90 billion loan has been channelled into a regular Ukraine Facility payment.
Ukraine will receive nearly €3 billion from the EU after completing another set of reforms and investments. The Council approved the eighth regular payment on Thursday. For the first time, part of a regular Ukraine Facility payment, almost €800 million, will come from the Ukraine Support Loan.
The move follows the EU’s decision in July to add €8.3 billion from the loan to Ukraine’s financing plan for 2026. It allows the bloc to use the established Ukraine Facility rather than create a separate process for distributing that part of the new support.
Ukraine’s fight for freedom and independence also entails efforts to build a strong, well-functioning country for the future. — Espen Barth Eide, Norwegian Foreign Minister
Norway will add one billion Norwegian kroner (approx. €92 million) in non-repayable support. It becomes the first country outside the EU to contribute directly to Pillar I of the Ukraine Facility financing the reform plan. The UK recently contributed over €17 million to Pillar II.
“Ukraine’s fight for freedom and independence also entails efforts to build a strong, well-functioning country for the future,” Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said. The funding will help maintain essential public services and support reforms in areas including anti-corruption and energy.
Reforms keep EU funding flowing
Ukraine qualified for the latest payment by completing ten required steps. It has now met 84 of the 95 targets due so far, equivalent to approximately 88 per cent. The money will support economic stability, reconstruction and modernisation while helping Ukraine maintain public administration and essential services during the war. Payments remain conditional on progress under the country’s recovery and EU-accession plan.
The original Ukraine Facility provides more than €50 billion in grants and loans between 2024 and 2027. Once the latest payment reaches Kyiv, Ukraine will have received more than €32 billion through the programme since mid-2024.
Under the Ukraine Support Loan, the country can receive up to €90 billion during 2026 and 2027, including €60 billion for defence and €30 billion for budgetary support. So far, the EU has disbursed €14.9 billion, including €11.7 billion for defence procurement and €3.2 billion in macro-financial assistance.
