Wola: The EU-Ukraine Investment Conference opened on 12 November 2026 at the EXPO XXI centre in Warsaw’s Wola district, where Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and Ukrainian Economy Minister Oleksandr Kravchenko set out plans to speed up Ukraine’s recovery. The two-day event runs alongside the ReBuild Ukraine 2026 exhibition and targets investors, business leaders and public officials.
The European Commission said the gathering aims to accelerate reconstruction and Ukraine’s gradual integration into the EU single market. For the first time, the matchmaking programme adds business-to-government meetings to the usual business-to-business sessions. Companies can “engage directly with potential business partners, financing institutions and public authorities”, the Commission said in its statement.
Reforms sit at the centre of the EU-Ukraine Investment Conference. “Reforms will feature prominently in the discussions at the conference,” the Commission said, linking the talks to the 2026 Enlargement Package recommendations on the rule of law, corporate governance and the fight against corruption. Brussels argues that progress in these areas will make Ukrainian firms more competitive.
Kos has a crowded schedule in Warsaw. She will chair an EU-Ukraine Business Partnership Roundtable with chief executives and members of the Ukraine Donor Platform Business Advisory Council. She will also meet the Ukraine Facility Audit Board, which monitors how EU money reaches Ukrainian projects.
On the sidelines of the EU-Ukraine Investment Conference, Kos will hold a bilateral meeting with Estonian Economy Minister Liina Vahtras. The two will prepare the next Ukraine Recovery Conference, which Tallinn will host in 2027.
Organisers named several priorities for the two days. They want better access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises, a stronger energy sector and support for strategic industries with a focus on dual-use technologies. The Commission announcement ties these goals to the Ukraine Investment Framework, the investment pillar of the €50 billion Ukraine Facility.
Last year’s edition set a benchmark for this year’s organisers. More than 5,000 participants from 33 countries attended the 2025 EU-Ukraine Investment Conference in Warsaw, where the EU presented new Ukraine Investment Framework programmes worth €722 million, expected to mobilise around €2 billion, according to the Ukrainian government.
That 2025 round also produced an agreement between the European Investment Bank and Naftogaz that included a €127 million Norwegian grant channelled through the framework. Renewable energy deals followed, including financing for a 120 MW wind project in the Odesa region and solar and storage projects above 140 MW.
The Warsaw meeting comes as Kyiv pursues accession talks while the war continues. The Ukraine Facility runs until 2027, and negotiations on the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework will decide how much EU money supports reconstruction after that date.
For investors weighing a return to Ukraine, the EU-Ukraine Investment Conference offers direct access to Commission officials, lenders and Ukrainian ministries in one venue. Its success will rest on whether Kyiv’s reform record convinces companies to commit capital before the Tallinn conference next year.
