President thanks European Commission for EUR 600 mln in aid to Ukraine

The Head of State wrote this on his Facebook page. "I welcome the allocation of EUR 600 million in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine from the EU. This is recognition of our progress on the path of reforms and evidence of the continued support of the European Union for transformations in Ukraine," the statement reads. Poroshenko personally thanked European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis for this important decision.As reported, the second tranche of the macro-financial assistance from the European Union in the amount of EUR 600 million will be transferred to Ukraine after the IMF tranche is provided.