Ukraine expects that the European Commission will transfer to Kiev € 1.8 billion within the framework of the project of financial assistance for 2018-2019. This Monday, November 27, said the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, Alexander Danilyuk. "The new program provides for the allocation of Ukraine's funding roughly in the amount of € 1.8 billion. This is a new step towards strengthening cooperation with the European Union, "the Ukrainian News quotes the Minister. Danilyuk said that the financial department will start work on this issue this week.

"We will consider the detailed conditions and discuss with our European colleagues in the near future," he added.. The minister stressed that the program of financial aid should be practical.

Earlier, Pan Danilyuk said that until the end of 2017. Ukraine will not get anything from the International Monetary Fund, and Kiev needs to hope that the next tranche in the framework of the $ 17.5-billion IMF program will be received in early 2018. According to him, progress in the negotiations with the fund depends on the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court and the achievement of agreements on gas tariffs. "At the moment we do have some problems. They will be solved, "Daniliuk told Reuters on November 24..