Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine

Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
Address101 Volodymyrska Street,
Kyiv 01033, Ukraine
Coordinates50°25′58″N 30°30′32″E / 50.4328°N 30.5088°E / 50.4328; 30.5088
OpenedSeptember 1993 (1993-09) (as Delegation of the European Commission)
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) (as Delegation of the EU)
AmbassadorKatarína Mathernová
Jurisdiction Ukraine
WebsiteOfficial website

The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine (specifically the Representative of the European Commission and the Representative of the European Parliament) in Kyiv are the diplomatic missions of the European Commission and the European Parliament in Ukraine. It is located at 101 Volodymyrska Street in the Holosiivskyi District. The current EU ambassador to Ukraine is Slovak citizen Katarína Mathernová.

History

The delegation office was first opened in September 1993 as the Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine, and was located at 10 Kruglouniversitytetska Street in a mansion which was built in 1892 by architect Andreas Ferdinand Krauss in the neoclassical style. The delegation assumed its current name following the entering of the Treaty of Lisbon into force on 1 December 2009, and relocated to 101 Volodymyrska Street in 2013.

On 9 April 2022, Josep Borrell announced that the EU delegation to Ukraine, headed by Matti Maasikas, would return to Kyiv after it was evacuated at the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] The delegation building was damaged by a Russian drone strike on 28 August 2025 which hit a five-story residential building nearby and killed 23 civilians.[2] On 17 September 2025, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola opened the Parliament's antenna office co-located inside the delegation office, the third liaison office of the Parliament outside of the European Union, partly to further Ukraine's accession.[3]

List of representatives

Name Term begin Term end President of the European Commission Notes
Luis Moreno Abati September 1993 1997 Jacques Delors [4][5][6]
Belgium André van Haeverbeke 1997 2001 Jacques Santer/

Romano Prodi

 [7]
Belgium Norbert Jousten 2001 2004 Romano Prodi [7]
United Kingdom Ian Boag 2004 September 2008 José Manuel Barroso
Portugal Jose Manuel Pinto-Teixeira September 2008 September 2012 José Manuel Barroso [8][9]
Poland Jan Tombiński 2012 July 2016 José Manuel Barroso/

Jean-Claude Juncker

 [10]
France Hugues Mingarelli July 2016 2019 Jean-Claude Juncker
Estonia Matti Maasikas September 2019 2023 Jean-Claude Juncker/

Ursula von der Leyen

 [11][12][13]
Slovakia Katarína Mathernová September 2024 present Ursula von der Leyen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EU says resuming diplomatic presence in Kyiv". Reuters. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 23 and damage EU's HQ". www.bbc.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Parliament inaugurates permanent presence in Kyiv | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Organization chart of the Commission of the European Communities. (PDF) European Union , 16 December 1993, accessed 29 June 2016 .
  5. ↑ "EU approves $260 million Ukraine loan - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Blrus987-03". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 Multi-accredited for MoldovaMoldova , UkraineUkraine and BelarusBelarus.
  8. ↑ "Jose Manuel Pinto-Teixeira | ECES | European Centre for Electoral Support". www.eces.eu. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Double accredited for UkraineUkraine and BelarusBelarus .
  10. ↑ "European Union - EEAS (European External Action Service) | Welcome". eeas.europa.eu. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ↑ Новим послом ЄС в Україні стане естонець Матті Маасікас
  12. ↑ EU ambassador to Ukraine Matti Maasikas to step down this summer
  13. ↑ New EU ambassador begins duties in Ukraine
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