BRUSSELS, May 13 – The Council of the European Union has extended the mandate of the EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine until May 31, 2021, approving its work budget of EUR 54 million for the next two years.

The decision was made in Brussels on May 13 at the meeting of the EU Council on Foreign Affairs.

A press release from the Council of the EU states that the mission's funding has been increased by more than 25%, "which reflects the intensification of the mission's activities, including through the establishment of a second mobile unit, which will be deployed in the east and southeast of Ukraine."