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EU offers €28 billion loan for eastern border regions
The €28 billion EastInvest facility will provide loans to nine eastern EU member states to boost investment, resilience, and security following economic and demographic challenges caused by war.
- The European Commission unveiled a strategy to support eastern EU border regions, with the first meeting scheduled for 26 February 2026 to launch the EastInvest facility. EU officials will convene an end-of-February event to advance the plan.
- Brussels says existing assistance is insufficient given persistent security and economic strains as regions across nine Member States face hybrid threats, economic disruption, labour shortages and population decline since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- EastInvest will channel financing and leverage major lenders, including the European Investment Bank, to support infrastructure, energy, and security projects in eastern EU border regions.
- Nine Member States are set to benefit, but allocation has not yet been determined; an annual political dialogue and specialists network will monitor implementation.
- Building on a 2025 mid-term cohesion review, the Commission proposes resources in the 2028–2034 budget amid political disputes involving member states, including tensions over EU funding.
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On 18 February the European Commission adopted a comprehensive strategy to support the eastern EU regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. According to European Pravda, the European Commission proposed measures in five priority areas, combining cohesion policy with other EU regulatory instruments.
Regions that were particularly affected by Russia's war of aggression will receive preferential loans.
European Commission reveals new plan to strengthen eastern region, including Hungary
The European Commission has unveiled a new strategy to strengthen support for the EU’s eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, aiming to boost resilience, economic stability and security in areas heavily affected by the war in Ukraine.Continue reading
The European Commission on Wednesday presented a new strategy aimed at facilitating access to new funding for EU regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
The European Commission today adopted a comprehensive strategy to increase support for the regions in the east of the European Union bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, which are facing the security, economic and demographic consequences of the war in Ukraine.
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