Belgium agrees six new partnerships to support Ukraine’s recovery

Belgium will sign six new strategic partnerships to support the recovery of Ukraine at a conference in Italy, Foreign minister Maxime Prévot has confirmed. According to Prévot, Ukraine “deserves our continued commitment”. 

The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference takes place in Rome on Thursday and Friday. Belgium has already committed to supporting the country in various ways. 

Now six new partnerships are being added, aimed at strengthening Belgium’s position as a “reliable and ambitious partner” in Ukraine’s reconstruction following the Russian invasion.

“Supporting Ukraine today means refusing to allow a European country to be crushed by violence,” Prévot said. “Only a just peace, based on law and sovereignty, is acceptable."

Modernising services

Enabel, the Belgian international cooperation agency, will sign five memoranda of understanding with the Ukrainian ministries of Economy, Health, Energy, Education and Regional Development. 

The agreements are aimed at modernising public services, strengthening energy supply, improving medical and educational infrastructure and supporting local employment.

"What we are doing today is much more than an act of solidarity. It is an investment in peace, dignity and freedom"

In addition, BIO Invest, the Belgian investment company for developing countries, has announced a 5 million euro agreement with Bank Lviv. The financing is intended to support small and medium-sized enterprises and can be an important lever for employment. 

According to Prévot, this confirms Belgium’s commitment to Ukraine. “What we are doing today is much more than an act of solidarity. It is an investment in peace, dignity and freedom,” he said. 

“If we want Ukraine to endure and revive sustainably, we must provide the means to do so here, in their own country.”

Meanwhile, Russia attacked Kyiv overnight on Wednesday with drones and missiles, killing at least two people, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration, reported on Telegram.

The attacks and debris mainly hit residential buildings, vehicles, warehouses and office buildings, he said. 

 

People look at the exhibits in the open-air museum of destroyed Russian military equipment in Kyiv, 26 June 2025 © PHOTO SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP


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