Economy - published on 04 November 2022
Source: European Commission Spokesperson’s Service
On Tuesday, 1 November, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson visited Ukraine to discuss with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Minister of Energy German Galushchenko and international
partners the immediate concrete support for its battered energy sector. Russia’s persistent and deliberate targeting of Ukrainian energy infrastructure over the past weeks and months has affected
more than 30% of the country’s energy system. In Kyiv, Commissioner Simson said: “In its war against Ukraine, Russia has turned energy into a battlefield. And on this
battlefield, the EU fights next to Ukraine. Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure to increase human suffering as winter approaches. Our top priority is to protect
millions of families in Ukraine from the cold and the dark. We need a joint effort by governments, institutions and private companies in the EU and beyond to scale up the support that we are
already providing.” The EU has, together with the Member States and private companies, delivered millions of euro worth of emergency energy equipment to Ukraine. In addition, €25.5 million has
been made available to cover the most urgent needs via the Ukraine Energy Support Fund that the Commission has set up with the Energy Community. A dedicated campaign to mobilise further support
from the private sector will be launched in the coming days jointly by the Commission, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Energy Community. During her visit to Ukraine, Commissioner
Simson also co-chaired the EU-Ukraine High-Level Energy Dialogue with Minister Galushchenko, met with the members of the Ukrainian parliament and had discussions with Ukrenergo and
other Ukrainian energy companies. A press release on
the visit and the press remarks
by Commissioner Kadri Simson are available online.
