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Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis in Kyiv on Feb. 28 discussed conditions of the second tranche of the IV cooperation program with the European Union in the amount of 500 million euro.

“I’ve met with Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis. We solve all issues on an on-going basis. We last met in December. At the same time, we received the first 500 million euro of the IV cooperation program with the EU. Now we are discussing the terms of the second tranche at 500 million euro,” Groysman wrote on Twitter account on Feb. 28 afternoon.

According to the Ukrainian premier, a separate topic of negotiations with Dombrovskis was Azov Sea region.

“Tomorrow Valdis Dombrovskis will visit Berdiansk. He will familiarize himself with the situation and determine what kind of support and assistance programs the EU can offer. Industrial and infrastructure development of the region — ports, railway, highway service — are important for us,” Groysman added.