EU excluded money for drones from the first credit tranche for Ukraine — Euractiv

The first tranche of the EU package for € 90 billion for Ukraine will no longer include € 5.9 billion for the production of drones, Euractiv writes, citing sources. Instead, Ukraine will receive € 3.2 billion in budget support.

The reason for this, according to the publication, is a technical issue — the EU wants to better control how funds will be spent.

The first tranche is planned to be allocated on Thursday, June 25, at the conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Gdansk, Poland. This amount will be included in the package of macro-financial assistance in the amount of € 30 billion, designed for 2026-2027.

The main part of the EU loan — € 60 billion — is intended, Euractiv writes, for the defense needs of Ukraine. At the same time, it is noted that in the coming days the European Commission will announce the second tranche, which will cover Kiev's defense needs.

Earlier it was claimed that the first tranche of € 5.9 billion will give Ukraine the opportunity to purchase drones with components manufactured outside the The EU or Ukraine itself.