Financial relations:

The EU and its Member States are the largest donors to Ukraine. Since 1991, assistance provided by the European Community alone has amounted to over € 2.5 billion. EU financial assistance to Ukraine is on the rise. Annual bilateral funding (National Action Plan) has increased from € 47 million in 2002 to € 116 million in 2009.
EU technical and financial cooperation supports Ukrainian ambitions to get closer to the European Union. The EU, its Member States and other donors support Ukraine's European choice and wish to co-operate with Ukraine in helping the country's efforts to develop and implement its strategic plans and to help Ukraine offer European solutions to its problems.

As a privileged partner for the EU, and as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy, Ukraine benefits from the European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI). Under this instrument the EU partnership with Ukraine has graduated from mere technical assistance to more substantial and focused support to reforms and the EU integration process.