KIEV, Jan. 16 – Parliament should pass five important bills in the first quarter of 2016 to receive EUR 600 million in the second tranche of macro-financial assistance from the European Union, the Cabinet of Ministers said.

The Ukrainian parliament should in particular complete the introduction of a new model of the gas market in Ukraine and pass respective government-prepared bills on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine for ensuring conditions of the natural gas market's operation (No.3325) and on amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine on the creation of preconditions for a new model of the natural gas market (No. 3074), the press service of the government's office for European integration reported on Friday.