Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000497/2025
to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Rule 144
Alexander Sell (ESN)
At a press conference in Ankara on 24 January 2025, Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said: ‘The EU is Ukraine’s largest overall donor. We have contributed over EUR 134 billion’.
In an interview with The Associated Press on 1 February 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he was unaware of where most of the US aid to Ukraine had gone. While US President Donald Trump states that his country has provided over USD 200 billion to Ukraine, President Zelenskyy claims that they have only received around USD 75 billion. To date, the EU has given EUR 134 billion to Ukraine, and it is estimated that EUR 500 billion will be needed for reconstruction.
- 1.Is the Commission able to confirm that all of the funding awarded to Ukraine has actually reached the intended beneficiaries and that it has been used for its intended purposes?
- 2.What control and monitoring mechanisms has the Commission put in place to track the allocation and use of EU funds in Ukraine?
- 3.If US President Trump follows through with his intentions to limit his country’s involvement in the reconstruction of Ukraine, what share of costs involved does the Commission expect the EU to finance?
Submitted: 4.2.2025