03/07/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 2 July, the spokesman for the European External Action Service said that the announcement the previous day of the resignation of Yakiv Smolii, the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, against the backdrop of alleged political pressure being exerted on him, sent “a worrying signal”. “The Bank must maintain its ability to fulfil its role independently. Undermining this important institution jeopardises the credibility of and support for...