The method government of the Netherlands secured an additional EUR 700 million to support Ukraine in 2025. Prime Minister Dick Schoof's decision responds to increasing concerns about a crucial simplification in Dutch aid, after funds originally allocated for 2026 were already utilized in 2024. fresh funds will let Ukraine to rapidly place further military orders.
Money comes from unused ministerial budgets for the current year. EUR 500 million comes from the Defence Procurement Fund – thanks to delays in projects and a favourable dollar rate. Another EUR 200 million is unused funds from the Ministry of abroad Affairs.
Parliamentary Pressure
Government decision is simply a consequence to parliamentary initiative. organization leader GroenLinks-PvdA Jesse Klaver proposed a reservation of EUR 2 billion for Kiev – the proposal gained the support of the majority in the Second Chamber. Prime Minister Schoof initially planned to postpone the decision to supplement the funds for next year, but the support of parliamentarians forced an urgent search for available resources.
Four parties voted against the reservation: the organization for Freedom (PVV), the Forum for Democracy (FvD), the Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) and the Socialist organization (SP).
Warnings of financial constraints
Ministers of Finance, abroad Affairs and Defence asked Parliament for urgent approval to transfer funds. In a letter to the Chamber, they warned at the same time: «Next year we will encounter serious financial constraints». uncovering the remaining amount required in 2025 will be a major challenge.
Since the Russian invasion, the Netherlands has allocated a full of EUR 13.5 billion in military aid for Ukraine and any EUR 3.5 billion in another forms of support. Recently, the government has allocated EUR 250 million to acquisition U.S. weapons and ammunition for Ukraine through the NATO PURL programme.
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