Ukraine Recovery Conference

[11] President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented a proposal for a new Ukrainian facility that would provide up to EUR€50 billion over four years to support financial stability, recovery, and implementation of key reforms to assist in the Accession of Ukraine to the European Union between 2024 and 2027.

[15] Which included more than 1,200 educational institutions, 200 hospitals, thousands of kilometres of gas pipelines, water and electricity infrastructure, roads, and railways which had been destroyed or damaged.

[15][16] The draft framework included the following steps for the reconstruction of Ukraine: The conference resulted in a "Lugano Declaration"[17] which outlined the following: It also outlined seven principles for Ukraine's recovery process:[18] The declaration was signed by heads of state and government, ministers and high representatives of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, Finland, France, Croatia, Japan, as well as senior officials and high representatives of the Council of Europe, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The anti-democratic and anti-European system built in Russia is trying to prove that it is supposedly stronger than all of us: Ukraine, Europe, and the democratic world.

[22] The conference focused on developments after the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, the ongoing War in Donbass, and policy objectives for the future.

[28][29][30] The conference focused on affirming the international partnership with and support for a free and reformed Ukraine, and topics of good governance, economic development, and objectives for 2018–2019.

[31] Prime Minister Groysman indicated Ukraine will continue to implement policies further align and deepen cooperation with the European Union.

[32] Groysman outlined the following 6 key reform priories:[32] The first conference was held on July 6, 2017, in London, United Kingdom.

[33][34] The conference was attended by Prime Minister Groysman, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, and more than 30 representatives from international security and financial organizations.

[34][35] The themes of the conference were economic growth, good governance, human capital, rule of law, anti-corruption, and defence and security.

[31][35] Prime Minister Groysman emphasized enhancing Ukraine's defence capabilities in response to aggression from Russia.

Road closure as Zelenskyy visited Berlin on 11 June 2024
Leaders and government officials at the 2023 conference.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and President of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis during the 2022 conference
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the fourth conference.
Leaders and officials in Toronto.
Excerpt video from the conference.
Prime Minister Groysman speaks during the second conference.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson meets with Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman during the first conference.