KIEV, Jan. 12 - The only obstacle for receiving the new tranche of EUR 600 million of macrofinancial assistance from the European Union by Ukraine will be overcome when the country lifts its ban on exports of round timber, said Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

"This is the only issue blocking the receiving of more assistance from the EU by Ukraine, macrofinancial assistance, not credits," she said on Channel 5 TV.