Romania: Romania included in group of EU countries set to receive EUR 28 (…)

February 19, 2026

Romania included in group of EU countries set to receive EUR 28 bln to ease costs of Ukraine war
Feb 19, 2026

Romania included in group of EU countries set to receive EUR 28 bln to ease costs of Ukraine war.

Romania is among the nine countries set to receive a funding package worth EUR 28 billion created by the European Union. The package is meant for states bordering Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, in the context of the economic and security effects generated by the war in Ukraine, Euronews reported. (…)

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