As announced the day before by its executive vice-president, Valdis Dombrovskis (see EUROPE B12880A3), the European Commission presented on Tuesday 1 February a sixth macrofinancial assistance package to Ukraine worth €1.2 billion in the form of long-term loans at very favourable rates, to help the country cope with its difficulties.
A first instalment of €600 million will be released as soon as the Memorandum of Understanding between the EU and Kiev is finalised and approved by the...