"Dovetailing with President Zelenskiy’s plan to rebuild the government-controlled half of the Donbas, the EU provided €119 million in new aid to Ukraine on Monday. It is largely focused on the nation’s war-affected southeast and Azov seaports. Much of the concrete assistance will be funneled through the European Investment Bank or EIB:
€5 million for demining
€11 million to promote small and medium enterprises
€20 million to rebuild trolley services in Mariupol, Melitopol, and Berdyansk
€27.7 million for humanitarian and educational aid
€45 million to rebuild Mariupol’s sewage and lighting systems
To reduce the geographical isolation of the Sea of Azov, the
EU is funding feasibility studies that could unlock €470 million in loans from the EIB and other sources to upgrade the railroad line between Zaporizhia and Mariupol and to upgrade the 420 km east-west road between Mariupol and Kherson. Johannes Hahn, the EU’s Commissioner for eastern Neighborhood Policy, said: “The additional support to the Sea of Azov region is a strong sign of EU solidarity aimed at both alleviating the humanitarian situation and promoting economic opportunities for the people living in the region.”
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