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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10141

19 May 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/ukraine
MEPs approve €500 million loan

Brussels, 18/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption on Tuesday 18 May of the report by Vital Moreira (S&D, Portugal), by 604 votes to 37, with 16 abstentions, the European Parliament gave the go-ahead to the granting of micro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the form of a €500 million loan. The aid was proposed by the Commission in October 2009. The loan, to be repaid within 15 years, will help Ukraine finance its balance of payments deficit and meet its budgetary needs. It will...

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