KYIV, Dec 13 – The European Commission will delay indefinitely the third tranche of the macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli said.

The EC was supposed to decide on the EUR 600 million tranche by the end of the year.

Mingarelli said Ukraine met only 17 out of 21 preliminary requirements of the program for receiving the third tranche.