Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
Diplomatic mission
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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.
Kyiv 01033, Ukraine
1 December 2009 (as Delegation of the EU)
| Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine | |
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| Address | 101 Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50.4328°N 30.5088°E |
| Opened | September 1993 (as Delegation of the European Commission) 1 December 2009 (as Delegation of the EU) |
| Ambassador | Katarína Mathernová |
| Jurisdiction |  Ukraine |
| Website | Official website |
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] |
 André van Haeverbeke |
1997 | 2001 | Jacques Santer/ | [7] |
| Norbert Jousten |
2001 | 2004 | Romano Prodi | [7] |
 Ian Boag |
2004 | September 2008 | José Manuel Barroso | |
 Jose Manuel Pinto-Teixeira |
September 2008 | September 2012 | José Manuel Barroso | [8][9] |
 Jan Tombiński |
2012 | July 2016 | José Manuel Barroso/ | [10] |
 Hugues Mingarelli |
July 2016 | 2019 | Jean-Claude Juncker | |
 Matti Maasikas |
September 2019 | 2023 | Jean-Claude Juncker/ | [11][12][13] |
 Katarína Mathernová |
September 2024 | present | Ursula von der Leyen |
