EU Council approves additional €5bn for Ukraine

The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The EU Council approved the plan to provide Ukraine with additional 5 billion euro in the form of macro-financial assistance (MFA).

EU finance minister approved the move at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) Council meeting earlier this month in Prague, the Council reminded in a statement on Tuesday.

The body pointed out that the latest MFA package “complements other EU support to Ukraine in the humanitarian, development customs and defence fields.”

Zbyněk Stanjura, Czech Minister of Finance, noted that the EU supports Ukraine.

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