EFTA Document EFTA01453399

The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, yesterday proposed adding 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) to a previously approved 610 million euros in budget support for Ukraine. The European aid would accompany an IMF package that's being negotiated. "The most urgent thing to do is to make all our efforts to sustain a credible, stable, viable, democratic, prosperous Ukraine," the commission's president, Jose Barroso, said today. EU leaders will also sign the political provisions of a trade accord with Ukraine tomorrow. For Related News and Information: IMF Bailout Fatigue Among Republicans Delaying Ukraine Aid NSN N2QRRR6JIJUZ <GO> Merkel, Hollande Warn on Russia Sanctions Revealing EU Split NSN N2QRQ06KLVR5 <GO> Ukraine Military Concedes on Crimea as Russia Tightens Grip NSN N2QONJ6JTSFI <GO> Top Government Stories: GTOP <GO> White House Stories: NI EXE <GO> --With assistance from Julianna Goldman, Kasia Klimasinska, Jonathan Allen and David Lerman in Washington, Ilya Arkhipov in Moscow, Angela Greiling Keane in Miami and Halia Pavliva in New York. To contact the reporters on this stor : Roger Runningen in Washington at or James G. Neu er in Brussels at or To contact the editors res onsible for this story: Steven Komarow at or Joe So czy , Mic ae S epard <Mail Attachmentgif> Tazia Smith Director I Key Client Partners - US Deutsche Bank Securities Inc Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management 345 Park Avenue, 26th Floor New York. NY 10154 <Mail Attachment.gif> This communication may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this communication in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this communication. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this communication is strictly forbidden. Deutsche Bank does not render legal or tax advice, and the information contained in this communication should not be regarded as such. CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. GRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0 110963 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_GM_00257147 EFTA01453399