BRUSSELS/PRAGUE, Oct 7 – President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen announced that the first installment of EUR 2 billion of the second tranche of the European Commission's macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 5 billion will be paid in the coming days.

She announced this on Friday in Prague at a press conference that took place after an informal meeting of the European Council.

According to von der Leyen, since the beginning of the war, they have provided EUR 19 billion, excluding their military assistance. And this includes further EUR 2 billion of macro-financial assistance that will be made available in the coming days, she said.