Brussels ready to hold donor conference to assist Ukraine - Barroso

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said that Brussels is ready to hold a donor conference to provide financial assistance to Ukraine.

"To coordinate the aid effort by the international community and the international financial institutions, we propose to create a special donor coordination mechanism. The European Union is ready to host in Brussels a meeting with interested partners for this purpose," he said at a press conference after a European Commission meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.