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Ukraine Recovery Conference Opens in Rome with 5,000 Delegates

More than ninety national delegations alongside international bodies promise billions in aid under commitments to transparent reform

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives to attend the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives to attend the first of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, his wife Olena Zelenska, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pose for a family photo on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Overview

  • The conference gathered around 5,000 participants from nearly 100 governments and 40 international organizations collaborating on Ukraine’s reconstruction.
  • President Zelensky, Prime Ministers Meloni and Tusk, Chancellor Merz and Commission President von der Leyen highlighted priorities in business, human capital, regional development, EU reform and cultural heritage protection.
  • Delegates committed over €10 billion in funding toward a recovery framework with needs exceeding $400 billion and reaffirmed the Lugano principles of transparency, accountability and rule of law.
  • Discussions spanned four thematic dimensions designed to align public and private financing with multi-stakeholder engagement and facilitate investor-official matchmaking.
  • Conference activities coincide with Russia’s record drone and missile barrage, underscoring the drive to integrate resilience and security measures into reconstruction planning.