BRUSSELS, Oct. 12 – Donetsk region plans to raise investment from the European Investment Bank to modernize the infrastructure of the Siversky Donets-Donbas canal.

Head of Donetsk Regional Administration, Andriy Shyshatsky, who is in Brussels on a working visit, said that old equipment would be replaced by energy saving equipment such as pumps.

"We're talking about tens of millions of euros. The projects have been submitted for consideration," he said.