CHERNOBYL LATEST
July 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has granted the Ukraine Euro 20 million to help it purchase additional fuel for electricity power plants this winter, following the closure of Chernobyl, a longstanding aim of EU diplomacy. The money follows Euro 35 million already pledged to help the Kiev government meet its post-Chernobyl energy needs.
THE EUROPEAN Commission has granted the Ukraine Euro 20 million to help it purchase additional fuel for electricity power plants this winter, following the closure of Chernobyl, a longstanding aim of EU diplomacy. The money follows Euro 35 million already pledged to help the Kiev government meet its post-Chernobyl energy needs.
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