Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the European Commission for the allocation of the second tranche of the macro-financial assistance (MFA) to the Ukraine in the amount of 600 million euros (approximately $708.8 million) and called it a sign of "solidarity" in the fight against COVID-19
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th September, 2021) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the European Commission for the allocation of the second tranche of the macro-financial assistance (MFA) to the Ukraine in the amount of 600 million Euros (approximately $708.8 million) and called it a sign of "solidarity" in the fight against COVID-19.
"I welcome @EU_Commission decision to provide Ukraine with ��600 mln 2nd MFA tranche. I am grateful to #EU @vonderleyen, @Vdombrovskis for upbeat assessment of reforms implemented by Ukraine. This is a testament to Flag of Ukraine and Flag of European Union solidarity in overcoming challenges, fighting #COVID19," he said on Twitter.
On July 23, 2020 the EU Commission agreed on a MFA programme that would donate the total amount of 1.2 billion euros to Ukraine to help the country limit its economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, Ukraine received the first of the two installments.
