One year into the Ukraine Facility Regulation, civil society is urging the EU to ensure this EUR 50 billion support mechanism truly supports Ukraine’s recovery, governance, and EU accession goals. The suggested steps will ensure the support mechanism drives meaningful reforms, sustainable development, and a just recovery while supporting Ukraine’s EU accession goals.

In this briefing to stakeholders engaged in the implementation of the Ukraine Facility and Ukraine’s accession process, civil organisations advocating for Ukraine’s sustainable recovery wish to underscore the lack of a robust participatory mechanism from DG NEAR, as required by established EU best practices for external action. This shortfall significantly undermines the ability of CSOs to fulfill their essential roles as watchdogs, experts, and conveners which are vital for ensuring transparency, accountability, and inclusiveness in the recovery process.