The results of a survey conducted by Active Group and Experts Club in August 2025 show that Ukrainians have a very favorable attitude towards Denmark.
Thus, 73.7% of respondents expressed a positive attitude (33.3% — completely positive, 40.3% — mostly positive). Only 1.3% of respondents gave negative assessments, while 22.7% took a neutral position and 2.3% admitted to being insufficiently informed about the country.
“Denmark is perceived by Ukrainians as a sincere partner and reliable ally in the current circumstances. The high level of trust reflects both humanitarian aid and consistent political support for Ukraine from Copenhagen,” said Active Group CEO Oleksandr Pozniy.
Maksim Urakin, co-founder of Experts Club, analyzed trade and economic indicators:
“According to the results of January-August 2025, trade turnover between Ukraine and Denmark amounted to about $279 million. Exports of Ukrainian goods reached $109.3 million, while imports from Denmark exceeded $169.6 million. As a result, there was a negative balance of $60.3 million. This indicates that, despite very warm public sentiment, Ukraine should work to strengthen its exports to the Danish market,” the expert emphasized.
Thus, Denmark remains one of the most positively perceived countries among Ukrainians, but the economic component of relations requires more balanced development.
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Eurostat has published data on minimum wages in EU countries, which show significant differences: from €551 in Bulgaria to €2,704 in Luxembourg.
According to the report, the minimum wage is officially established in only 22 of the 27 EU countries. In Denmark, Italy, Finland, and Sweden, there is no legislative regulation of the minimum wage.
Countries with the highest minimum wage (in euros, August 2025):
Luxembourg — €2,704
Ireland — over 2,000
Netherlands — over 2,000
Germany — over 2,000
Belgium — over 2,000
Medium level (from 1,000 to 1,500 euros):
– France, Slovenia, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Croatia, Slovakia, Greece.
Low level (from €600 to €900):
– Hungary, Latvia, Romania.
Minimum in the EU:
– Bulgaria – €551.
Experts note that such significant differences reflect both the level of economic development of countries and their social policies. High minimum wages are characteristic of Western European countries, while in Eastern Europe, base rates remain several times lower.
Cyprus will make every effort to open negotiation clusters with Ukraine during its presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2026. This was stated by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to Ukraine, Michalis Firillas, during a meeting with a representative of Interfax-Ukraine.
“Accession to the European Union provides indirect security: economic, social, in terms of democratic norms and values, as well as freedoms for citizens. We will do everything possible during our presidency to open negotiations with Ukraine on clusters of European legislation,” the diplomat said.
Firillas stressed that Cyprus is working closely on this issue with Denmark and Poland, as well as with European institutions in Brussels. “We want to see progress – this is the common conclusion that unites our Polish and Danish colleagues and all relevant EU structures,” he said.
The ambassador also stressed that Cyprus clearly supports the independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty of Ukraine and its European perspective.
Commenting on the decision-making process in the EU, Firilas stressed the importance of preserving the principle of unanimity. “This is the position of many small countries. It is one of the key elements of the political process in Europe – not to hold anyone hostage, but as a mechanism for expressing national interests,” he added.
From July 1, 2025, Denmark will take over the presidency of the EU Council from Poland; it will last until the end of the year. The presidency will then pass to Cyprus.
The leader of the European Parliament’s largest party, the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, has announced the initiation of a procedure to expel Serbian ruling SNS party of Aleksandar Vucic from the right-wing conservative party group. This is reported by Euractiv.
It is reported that Weber’s initiative is related to the ongoing anti-government protests in Serbia, provoked by the tragic collapse of the canopy at the train station in November 2024. Sixteen people died as a result.
Symbolically, the SNS party was an associate member of the EPP, which means establishing cross-party ties with limited rights and without full membership. Serbia, meanwhile, remains a candidate country for EU accession.
After announcing the procedure, Weber emphasized: “The EPP is not turning a blind eye to what is happening in Serbia.”
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Ukraine received another tranche of macro-financial assistance from the European Union in the amount of EUR1 billion under the ERA Loans program, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said
“This tranche is financed from the proceeds of frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. This is more than aid — it is a clear signal: Europe is resolutely strengthening Ukraine’s defense and resilience against massive missile attacks and attempts at destabilization,” Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Finance reminded that a total of EUR 10 billion has already been raised from the European Union as part of the ERA initiative, and Ukraine is expected to receive the remaining EUR 8.1 billion from the EU in installments by the end of 2025.
The prime minister thanked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis for their leadership and steadfastness.
“These funds mean saved lives, rebuilt cities, and a secure European future for Ukraine,” she emphasized.
The ERA provides for $50 billion to be allocated to Ukraine, which will be secured by future revenues from Russia’s frozen assets. The EU’s contribution amounts to EUR18.1 billion (EUR20 billion).
In March this year, European Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis announced that the EU plans to allocate EUR 30.5 billion to Ukraine this year, including EUR 12.5 billion under the Ukraine Facility program and EUR 18 billion under the ERA mechanism: the first EUR 3 billion was allocated in January, EUR 1 billion per month in March-November, and EUR 6 billion in December.
The IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program provides for Ukraine to receive $39.4 billion under the ERA mechanism this year, following $1 billion last year.
According to the Ministry of Finance, since February 2022, the European Union has been the largest provider of direct budgetary assistance to Ukraine – EUR 58.5 billion for priority state budget expenditures, including over EUR 16.5 billion for the first eight months of 2025.
According to a special Eurobarometer survey published on September 2, 2025, 56% of EU citizens support further enlargement of the Union, i.e., the admission of new countries to the EU.
Support is particularly high among young people: among respondents aged 15 to 39, about two-thirds believe that new countries should join the EU as soon as they meet the necessary conditions.
Also, 56% believe that their own country will benefit from enlargement; at the same time, 67% admit that they are not sufficiently informed about enlargement policy.
The survey was conducted as part of the Special Eurobarometer and Perception Surveys commissioned by the European Commission. Thousands of respondents in EU countries and candidate countries were surveyed using a standardized face-to-face or online questionnaire, depending on the country. The aim was to gauge the level of support for enlargement, perceptions of the EU, and the degree of awareness among citizens.
