The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, travelled to Kyiv today, accompanied by 15 Commissioners, for the first ever meeting between the College and the Ukrainian Government.
After fast tracking Ukraine into the Horizon Europe club – at no cost – the Commission is now shaping initiatives to help repair damage to the research infrastructure caused by Russian bombs and to help scientists who remained in the country and are doggedly carrying on with their work.