Brussels, 10/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 10 June, the European Commission raised €500 million on the money markets to be lent on to Ukraine on Tuesday 17 June.
An initial instalment of €100 million was made in the week before the Ukrainian presidential elections in May (see EUROPE 11083). Two EU aid programmes, one for €1 billion and one for €610 million, will help the country deal with its financial and budget problems.
Sixty percent of the bonds issued on Tuesday went to...