The official Commissioner of the European Commission Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen said that Brussels is ready to accelerate the allocation of Kiev funds from the current program of financial assistance to 760 million euros (about 1 billion). " The Commission is ready to accelerate the mobilization of macro-financial assistance, for example, the second tranche of the 2 existing programs in the amount of 760 million euros (about 1 billion USD), in consultation, of course, all of the conditions, " she said, reports TASS. First the media said that the maximum amount of loan that can be provided in the form of financial assistance to Ukraine the European Commission, not to exceed $ 1 billion. With an appropriate statement on Thursday before the leaders of the 28 European Union countries, conducting a two-day summit in Brussels, said the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso. The funds have the ability to be quickly selected and used by the authorities in Kyiv to repay the debt to Russia for gas, highlights magazine. However, since this money is clearly not enough to pay the bills, " it can make pressure on member States of the European Union in order to wedge in closing the gap. So, the story is not about the allocation of new funds for Ukraine, and about the existing program of financial aid to Kyiv. First German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Evrosousom Ukraine With payment for gas deliveries from Russia in the period From November to February, while noting that Brussels sees no need for the abolition of the punishment against the Russian capital. Merkel also spoke on the issue of gas debt by issuing Kiev additional credit from the pocket of the European taxpayers. However, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert fico said that Ukraine is waiting for the solution of their problems, but not from themselves. The Prime Minister recalled that, when the 21 year Earlier Slovakia gained independence, all in the Republic had to start all over again, the population went through difficult reforms, and no one outside free not repaid any debt Bratislava. From his part, Minister of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lubomir Zaoralek said that Brussels will agree to provide Kiev Funds to cover the debt for gas deliveries only under explicit guarantees of reforms and the fight against illegal activities of officials, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic upon arrival to the meeting of Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU in Luxembourg.
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