The European Commission plans to allocate Ukraine the second tranche of macrofinancial aid, amounting to 600 mln euros within coming weeks, Finance.ua reports, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker reported as per the results of negotiations with Prime Minister Volodymyr Groisman in Brussels (Belgium).
“It will be done (allocation of funds) within the coming weeks”, Juncker said.
He emphasized that this decision was taken as per the result of reforms, conducted in Ukraine.
Juncker emphasized that Ukraine is the strategic partner of the European Union.
As reported, previously EU claimed that it intends to provide the second tranche of macrofinancial aid at the beginning of 2017.