On 13 November, the EU-Ukraine Investment Conference was launched as part of the IV International Exhibition ReBuild Ukraine in Warsaw. The event was opened by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Gert Jan Koopman, Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy of Poland, and Pawel Kowal, Special Envoy of Poland to Ukraine and Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee.

During the conference, the EU launched a Call for Expressions of Interest to mobilise EU private investment in critical areas to support Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts. Under the Call, EU companies, including joint ventures or consortia involving EU and Ukrainian companies, are invited to submit their proposals by 1 March 2025. Proposals will be reviewed and linked to the most appropriate investment projects funded by the Ukraine Investment Framework (UIF), which is an integral part of the EU’s EUR 50 billion Ukraine Facility.

“This is an important step in attracting investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction. During the URC in Berlin, we signed the first top-up deals worth EUR 1.4 billion. In the second phase of the UIF, it is planned to expand the range of instruments, attract new international financial institutions, as well as private investment funds to support the corporate and public sectors. We are grateful to our partners for the opportunity to remind international business that war is not an embargo on investment,” said Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, in her video address.

The EU-Ukraine Investment Conference is the first event of its kind organised jointly by the European Commission and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. It aims to mobilise direct investment for Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery projects.

According to Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, rebuilding Ukraine requires both public funding and partnerships with the private sector. Combining these areas will maximize investment, support meaningful recovery, and integrate Ukraine into the EU single market.

The conference participants will learn about the instruments for attracting private investment to support Ukraine’s recovery, including government investment support programmes under the Made in Ukraine policy.

The second day of the event will include specialised seminars on attracting EU direct foreign investment to Ukraine, expanding private capital opportunities, war risk insurance, Ukraine’s accession to the EU, the conditions for doing business in Ukraine, as well as logistics and trade.

The EU-Ukraine Investment Conference is taking place within the framework of the IV International Exhibition ReBuild Ukraine in Warsaw, which brought together over 5,500 participants, including nearly 500 companies from over 30 countries, banks and investors from Ukraine and the EU to support the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine. Around 100 Ukrainian communities registered to attend the conference.