EU stands with Ukraine

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Updated: 8 April 2022

The European Commission welcomes today's agreement by the Council to adopt a fifth package of restrictive measures against Putin's regime in response to its brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people.

One of the measures is to exclude Russia from public contracts and European money, and bring legal clarifications and enforcement.

Further to measures previously announced in research and education, the Commission will terminate participation in all ongoing grant agreements to Russian public bodies or related entities, and suspend all related payments, under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, Euratom, and Erasmus+. No new contracts or agreements with Russian public bodies or related entities will be concluded under these programmes.

• Press release detailing the full package of measures announced
• Statement by Commissioner Gabriel on the termination of cooperation with Russian public entities

10 March 2022

Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, has announced measures to support Ukrainian students, young people, teachers and educators in these extremely challenging times.

The new measures laid out will ensure

• the greatest flexibility possible in implementing projects towards Ukrainian students and higher education staff
• individual contact with participants who are currently in Ukraine or in Russia or planning to leave to these countries within the coming weeks
• tailored support for Ukrainian students abroad

The EU stands united in its solidarity with Ukraine and will continue to support Ukraine and its people together with its international partners, including through additional political, financial and humanitarian support.

• Read the full statement on these measures