Brussels, 17/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 17 June, the European Commission, on behalf of the EU, disbursed €500 million to Ukraine, the first of two equal-sized loans from the new EU Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA II) programme for the country. This follows a disbursement of €100 million on 20 May from the previously agreed MFA programme (MFA I, see EUROPE 11083). The goal of both MFA programmes, totalling €1.6 billion, is to help Ukraine restore its balance of payments (see...