The European Union, Lithuania and Denmark have Wednesday an agreement on a new 14-million-euro programme to support Ukraine’s EU accession path.
Co-funded by the EU, Denmark, and Lithuania, the Ukraine2EU program will assist Ukraine’s institutions in better coordinating the EU accession process and implementing the necessary reforms, the Lithuanian Central Project Management Agency (CPVA) said in a press release.
The programme will provide targeted support to the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, the Government Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and the Verkhovna Rada’s Secretariat and its European Integration Committee, as well as the Justice Ministry.
It will also support civil society organisations contributing to Ukraine’s EU integration.
According to Katarina Mathernova, the EU ambassador to Ukraine, the agreement marks the beginning of the next phase of support for the country’s EU integration.
“Ukraine’s future lies within the EU, and this programme will serve as an umbrella for both EU and member state assistance in helping Ukraine achieve this goal,” she was quoted in the press release.
Inga Stanytė-Tolockienė, Lithuania’s ambassador to the EU, noted that Denmark played an “exceptional role” in supporting Lithuania’s reform process during its EU accession process.
“We are honoured to build on this legacy by now teaming up with Denmark to help Ukraine,” she said.
The programme will run from 2025 to 2027 and will be implemented by the CPVA.
Other EU-related initiatives the agency is carrying out or has completed include programmes for strengthening Ukraine’s armed forces, demining, public finance management, youth employment and entrepreneurship, and building shelters for schools.
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