Von der Leyen made the statement at the Standing with the Ukrainian People conference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday.
"I want to announce that at the heart of the Paris mechanism, we are now creating a new hub in Poland, which will become operational already this week," she said.
She added: "It is – quite simply – a network of warehouses from which goods can be transferred quickly into Ukraine. This hub will guarantee a rapid, reliable and cost-effective delivery. And we are ready to finance both the storage and the transport then from Poland to Ukraine."
The new energy hub in eastern Poland will facilitate the transport and warehousing of donations from third parties and help with their delivery to Ukraine, news agencies reported.
Von der Leyen also announced on Tuesday that the EU would deliver more power generators and spend about EUR 30 million to buy up to 30 million energy-saving lightbulbs for Ukraine.
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