BRUSSELS, April 1 – In connection with the Ukrainian crisis, the European Union has stepped up its assistance measures to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova in the context of implementation of association and free trade agreements with the EU.

"In the context of growing regional pressures on Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, and delivering on its pledge to coordinate international assistance to Ukraine, the European Commission agreed with International Financial Institutions in the presence of EU Commissioner Stefan Fule on 1 April in Brussels to spearhead enhanced assistance measures to the three countries," the European Commission said in a statement issued on April 1.