Brussels, 14/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - The Foreign Affairs Council has endorsed additional macroeconomic aid for Ukraine of €1 billion (see EUROPE 11056).
Approved under a fast-track procedure, the EU's macro-financial assistance will be provided in the form of loans with a maximum maturity of 15 years. It will contribute to covering Ukraine's urgent balance-of-payments needs as identified in the governmen's economic programme supported by the IMF (see EUROPE 11048) and comes on top of...