{"id":48354,"date":"2025-07-10T13:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=48354"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:27:24","slug":"conference-commits-over-10-bln-euros-to-ukraine-rebuilding-italy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=48354","title":{"rendered":"Conference commits over 10 bln euros to Ukraine rebuilding, Italy says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> (Reuters)   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ROME, July 10 &#8211; Participants in a Rome conference on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/ukraine-russia-latest-updates-european-leaders-attend-kyiv-aid-conference-rome-2025-07-10\/\">economic recovery of Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0have pledged over 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion) to help the war-torn country, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference, attended by political leaders including Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is taking place against&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/ukrainian-air-defences-repel-russian-drone-attack-kyiv-2025-07-10\/\">a backdrop<\/a>&nbsp;of further intense drone and missile attacks on Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the opening of the conference, Zelenskiy described the attacks as &#8220;pure terrorism&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cited the recovery of their countries from the ruins of World War Two as an example of what Ukraine could achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I think we should be proud of the result we have achieved together today &#8211; nations, international organizations, financial institutions, local authorities, the business sector, and civil society,&#8221; Meloni said in her opening speech at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Together, at today&#8217;s conference, we have made commitments totaling over 10 billion euros,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference Italy is hosting is the fourth such event since Russia invaded its neighbour in February 2022, and is mainly aimed at mobilising international support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Commission&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/eu-announces-23-billion-euros-ukraine-reconstruction-support-2025-07-10\/\">detailed 2.3 billion euros<\/a>&nbsp;in support to Ukraine to help it rebuild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;With 2.3 billion euros in agreements signed, we aim to unlock up to 10 billion euros in investments to rebuild homes, reopen hospitals, revive businesses, and secure energy,&#8221; von der Leyen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are literally taking a stake in Ukraine&#8217;s future,&#8221; she added. 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