On 20 December 2025, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden addressed a joint letter to the Commission requesting it to submit a proposal to the Council for a decision authorising enhanced cooperation that has as its objective and scope to provide a loan to Ukraine of EUR 90 billion for the years 2026 to 2027 based on EU borrowing on the capital markets backed by the EU budget headroom by giving effect to paragraphs 3 and 4 of the European Council conclusions (EUCO 24/25) as well as paragraph 8 of the text on Ukraine firmly supported by 25 Head of States or Governments (EUCO 26/25).
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