Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko states that at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, Ukraine expects to sign 160 agreements worth over EUR10 billion.
“We expect 160 agreements worth more than EUR10 billion, which will mobilize resources across five areas: integration into Europe, human capital, business, regional and local development, and, for the first time, defense,” Sviridenko said at the opening of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk on Thursday.
She also thanked partners for a EUR3.2 billion tranche, which will be disbursed on Thursday, enabling Ukraine to strengthen its defense, ensure macroeconomic stability, and prepare for the new heating season.
Later, Sviridenko reported on her Telegram channel that more than 80 Ukrainian companies are expected to participate in the largest URC business fair in history, alongside 2,000 business representatives from around the world.
A new format of the “Energy Platform” will also be launched, which will serve as a permanent tool for mobilizing international support for Ukraine’s energy sector.
“In my opening remarks, I noted that our main priorities are security, energy resilience, private-sector development, and attracting investment. Because Ukraine’s recovery is not just about rebuilding what has been destroyed—it is an investment in a strong Europe. That is precisely why strengthening Ukraine’s defense industry is a priority. Today, our defense industry is developing modern military technologies that have proven their effectiveness on the battlefield and are already contributing to the strengthening of European security,” she wrote.
As reported, the first tranche of EUR 3.2 billion from the European Union’s EUR 90 billion Ukraine Support Loan (USL) will be disbursed on Thursday, June 25, the opening day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, Poland, according to European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos.
The Ministry of Community and Territorial Development plans to sign agreements totaling more than EUR1.5 billion at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, covering areas of recovery in housing policy, infrastructure, and the country’s recovery through a regional approach.
Efarm Pro and “Kobzarenko Plant” LLC presented a demining machine “People’s deminer”, which has already passed the first successful tests at a military training ground and is now at the certification stage, First Deputy Prime Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko said.
“Efarm Pro and Kobzarenko Plant LLC, which are participants of our innovation bootcamp, presented the “People’s deminer”. It has already passed the first successful tests at a military training ground. The machine is currently undergoing certification,” she wrote on Facebook.
According to her information, the system implies automatic work on large areas with an accuracy of up to 2 centimeters along a given route. The prototype was developed on the basis of the Ukrainian tractor T-156, but it was fully modernized. The machine can be controlled remotely.
“This is another step towards the safety of both our people and our lands,” Sviridenko summarized.
Kobzarenko Plant was founded in 1993 as a Ukrainian-German enterprise “Fligel” (renamed to “Kobzarenko Plant” in 2008). The company started its activity with the production of wheelbarrows and carts for homesteading. Currently it is the leading Ukrainian manufacturer of tractor trailers, hoppers, tankers, fertilizer spreaders, etc. As of 2018, the plant employed 700 workers.
It has two production workshops and warehouse complexes in Sumy region, as well as a plant in Poland Kobzarenko Sp. z.o.o., which manufactures machinery and works as a service center for start-up, maintenance, debugging of machinery in Europe and Poland.
Efarm pro brand belongs to Gardarika Tres LLC (Gardarika Tres LLC) – manufacturer and distributor of agro-equipment. It specializes in the production and sale of precision farming systems. Registered in 2014 in Kiev, has a production site in Sumy region.
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The company “Biosphere” used the state credit program “5-7-9” and in January 2024 will launch a new shop for tea production, about $20 million has been invested in this project, according to the press release of the Ministry of Economy following the visit of the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko.
It is specified that Sviridenko visited industrial enterprises of Dnipropetrovsk region to get acquainted with production, investment plans and check the effectiveness of state programs to stimulate the economy.
