EU Urges Ukraine to Accelerate Reforms Before Providing Additional Aid, Bloomberg Reports
European Union officials reportedly want to see progress on tackling the shadow economy and raising tax revenues before releasing further funding to Ukraine.
European Union officials have told Ukraine that they want to see further progress on reform legislation before providing additional financial aid, according to a Bloomberg report cited by Ukrinform.
The officials reportedly pointed to three priority areas: tackling the shadow economy, increasing tax revenues, and aligning Ukrainian legislation more closely with EU rules and standards.
Conditions tied to continued support
The EU has been one of Ukraine's largest sources of financial support since the start of the full-scale war, but funding has increasingly come with expectations around governance and economic reform. The specific areas raised in this report reflect longstanding EU priorities around fiscal transparency and regulatory alignment as part of Ukraine's broader path toward closer integration with the bloc.
The report did not specify a timeline for the reforms or detail what additional aid may be withheld pending progress.
Ukrainian authorities have not been quoted directly in the report responding to the EU's stated expectations.
Sources
- EU urges Ukraine to accelerate reforms before providing additional aid – Bloomberg — Ukrinform (Ukraine)
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