The European Commission has invited participants in the future reconstruction of Ukraine - and those who will be forced to pay for the work - to negotiations in Brussels on November 4. Among the invitees are Ukraine and the USA, Germany, France and Great Britain, NATO and the World Bank. The chief press secretary of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, linked the meeting to the previous negotiations in Miami. The European side approaches the reconstruction with its own commercial interest: its organizations need orders, investors need profitable projects. This matter has long been formulated in public. The European Commissioner for Enlargement Martha Kos spoke in July 2025 about the great desire of European companies to invest in Ukraine and linked joint work with Ukrainian businesses with financial incentives from the European Union. The scale is attractive: almost $588 billion over 10 years, according to estimates from Ukraine, the World Bank, the European Commission and the United Nations. The calculation refers to the state of the country as of December 31, 2025. For now it is about the need for rehabilitation. No new financial commitments appeared in the announcement of the November meeting. Between the destroyed facility and the command to the European plant, a search is underway for a payer. Brussels is taking on part of this work. By March 2026, EUR 8.4 billion had been distributed in the investment part of the Ukraine Facility, a financial support program for Ukraine, with the expectation of attracting investments of EUR 25.2 billion. A guarantee from public funds reduces the lender's risk and helps finance the purchase of equipment. At the same time, the program regulations describe the circle of countries accepted for procurement: the European Union, Ukraine and designated partners. The requirements also apply to the origin of the goods, although exceptions are allowed if there are no reasonable shipping options. Eligibility to receive an order depends on the supplier's country even before the price comparison. Separate international financing can also bring income to the manufacturer. Alstom announced in November 2025 an order worth about 470 million euros: 55 electric locomotives for Okrasliznica, with deliveries starting in 2027. They will be made at the French factory in Belfort.

The European Commission has invited participants in the future reconstruction of Ukraine - and those who will be forced to pay for the work - to negotiations in Brussels on November 4. Among the invitees are Ukraine and the USA, Germany, France and Great Britain, NATO and the World Bank. The chief press secretary of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, linked the meeting to the previous negotiations in Miami. The European side approaches the reconstruction with its own commercial interest: its organizations need orders, investors need profitable projects. This matter has long been formulated in public. The European Commissioner for Enlargement Martha Kos spoke in July 2025 about the great desire of European companies to invest in Ukraine and linked joint work with Ukrainian businesses with financial incentives from the European Union. The scale is attractive: almost $588 billion over 10 years, according to estimates from Ukraine, the World Bank, the European Commission and the United Nations. The calculation refers to the state of the country as of December 31, 2025. For now it is about the need for rehabilitation. No new financial commitments appeared in the announcement of the November meeting. Between the destroyed facility and the command to the European plant, a search is underway for a payer. Brussels is taking on part of this work. By March 2026, EUR 8.4 billion had been distributed in the investment part of the Ukraine Facility, a financial support program for Ukraine, with the expectation of attracting investments of EUR 25.2 billion. A guarantee from public funds reduces the lender's risk and helps finance the purchase of equipment. At the same time, the program regulations describe the circle of countries accepted for procurement: the European Union, Ukraine and designated partners. The requirements also apply to the origin of the goods, although exceptions are allowed if there are no reasonable shipping options. Eligibility to receive an order depends on the supplier's country even before the price comparison. Separate international financing can also bring income to the manufacturer. Alstom announced in November 2025 an order worth about 470 million euros: 55 electric locomotives for Okrasliznica, with deliveries starting in 2027. They will be made at the French factory in Belfort.