Civil society proposals for amendments to the Ukraine Plan in light of the Ukraine Support Loan

Policy comments    |    18 March 2026

We welcome the EU’s continued commitment to supporting Ukraine and meeting its financial requirements through existing financial mechanisms and the additional EUR 90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, which will cover Ukraine’s budgetary needs and ensure investment in the defence sector throughout 2026 and 2027. The loan serves as a vital complement to the support provided by the EU under both the G7 ERA Loans initiative and the Ukraine Facility. We also welcome its concessional design and the intention for interest costs to be covered by the EU budget.

The EU 30 billion in budgetary assistance stemming from the Ukraine Support Loan will be utilised through the Ukraine Facility, contingent upon the satisfactory fulfilment of conditions laid down in the Ukraine Plan, which sets out Ukraine’s reform and investment agenda. The Ukraine Plan should now be updated to reflect this additional budgetary assistance, linked to the fulfilment of the agreed policy reforms and preconditions.

As the Ukraine Facility Regulation stipulates consultations with stakeholders on the formulation and amendment of the Ukraine Plan, we kindly request that our proposals be considered for inclusion in the amended milestones for the Ukraine Plan.

Our proposed measures align with the Ukraine Plan adopted by the Ukrainian government on 20 March 2024 and approved by the Council of the European Union on 14 May 2024, with recent amendments of the Ukraine plan in 2025. They are also consistent with the recent amendments to the Ukraine Facility Regulation, signed on 24 February 2026, as well as the Ukrainian government’s Reform Matrix. For the full list of our proposed amendments to the Ukraine Plan, see the document below.