Although billed as coronavirus relief, the aid is tied to quantifiable progress on free market reforms: improving courts, increasing transparency of medical procurement, and improving corporate governance for state-owned companies, and building anti-corruption bodies. “This shows our continued support to Ukraine’s reform agenda,” said Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission’s executive vice president for economy. “We will continue our strong engagement to support the reform orientation and strategic path that Ukraine has chosen to follow.”
Although billed as coronavirus relief, the aid is tied to quantifiable progress on free market reforms:
