Germany Plans Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in October
- Scholz to co-host event in Berlin with European Commission
- Experts conference to define best-practices for reconstruction
The Brandenburg Gate illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag in Berlin on May 9.
Photographer: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images
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Germany will host an international conference in Berlin in October on how to organize the reconstruction of Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who currently chairs the Group of Seven most industrialized countries, plans to co-host the event with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to plot the way forward to rebuild large parts of Ukraine’s infrastructure, the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Bloomberg on Thursday.