During the same discussion, Ms. von der Leyen briefed the Ukrainian President on the disbursement of the second tranche of EU macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, amounting to almost €300 million, the Commission President said in her own Twitter post.
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In his post, Mr. Zelenski referred to a "substantive discussion" with Ms. von der Leyen, adding that "the European Commission's opinion on Ukraine's application for EU membership[/B] will be prepared within a few months", and that Ukraine and the Commission are jointly moving towards their strategic goal.
The Commission President said in her post that she assured Mr. Zelensky of the EU's continued support and that "Ukraine's European path has now begun."
"Times like these need vision, stability and stamina to take one difficult step after another," she added."
The Commission's opinion on a country's membership application is one of the first steps in a process that sometimes takes years to complete. Once completed, the Commission's opinion will be submitted to the Council for further steps.
Regarding the release of the second tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, according to a Commission statement, this concerns an amount of €289 million as well as an allocation of €120 million. The financial assistance follows the disbursement of the first tranche of €300 million last week, thus completing the first €600 million of the €1.2 billion support programme announced by the EU on 24 January.
The financial assistance follows the disbursement of the first tranche of €300 million last week, thus completing the first €600 million of the €1.2 billion support programme announced by the EU on 24 January. The remaining €600 million will be disbursed later this year under the relevant EU-Ukraine agreement.
Source: CNA
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