The Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026), which officially opened in the Polish city of Gdańsk on June 25, began its work on Wednesday with dozens of pre-events (side events) and the first official meetings — the 17th Steering Committee meeting of the Ukraine Donor Platform and a meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on Ukraine’s energy sector.
The URC 2026 program includes a record 60 side events for these conferences, divided into five main dimensions: 19 — business, 7 — European integration, 15 — human development, 11 — local and regional development, and 8 — security and defense.
At the meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on Ukraine’s energy sector on Wednesday, attended by, among others, First Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, and Polish Minister of Energy Miłosz Motyka, the “Strategy and Priorities: Actions for Winter 2026/2027; Long-term Priorities. Reforms” was presented.
Around 9,000 applications were submitted to participate in URC 2026, which is a record. Deputy Director of the Department for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood Policy at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Michał Giergoń said at a business breakfast organized on Wednesday by BDO Ukraine that more than 5,000 participants are expected.
A significant number of agreements and memorandums were also planned, along with a business exhibition and regional and local stands. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development Oleksii Kuleba in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine, the total value of agreements is expected to exceed €1.5 billion.
The main sponsor of URC 2026 is ORLEN, the largest company in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. Other sponsors include Polish companies KGHM Polska Miedź, PZU, Bank Polski, PGZ, Fundacja Totalizatora Sportowego, Tauron, BGK Bank, PGE, and Enea.
