EU DECLARES $650 MILLION IN AID TO UKRAINE The European Commission said on March 7 that it will give Ukraine 494 million euros ($650 million) in 2007-10 in an aid package to push political reforms in the country and make it adapt its energy market to European energy needs, dpa reported. In particular, the funds are intended to strengthen good governance and democratic institutions as well as improving the judiciary system in Ukraine. The EU's aid package is meant for the implementation of a new EU-Ukraine cooperation deal, talks on which were launched on March 5 (see "RFE/RL Newsline," March 5, 2007).