12/12/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 11 December, the Council of the European Union approved the payment to Ukraine of a sixth tranche of macro-financial assistance worth €2.3 billion under the ‘Ukraine Facility’. This instalment brings to €27 billion the amounts already disbursed through this €50 billion budgetary instrument for the period 2024-2027. Endorsing the European Commission’s assessment, the Council is of the opinion that the Ukrainian authorities have taken...