14/11/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 14 November, the European Commission gave a positive opinion on the payment to Ukraine of a second tranche of macro-financial assistance totalling €4.1 billion under the €50 billion ‘Ukraine Facility’ for the 2024-2027 period (see EUROPE B13409A8), deeming that the nine preconditions for this payment had been met. These include a revision of the code of criminal procedure to improve the fight against corruption, rules for regulatory and...