Duration of the case might be used as a way to press on the preimer V.Yushchenko, who headed the NBU in times of alleged power abuses. The EBRD loan to help Ukrainian Heat Power Plants to prepare for winter. This support might help Ukrainian energy sector to live through 2000-2001 winter, but will not solve its structural problems. The European Council Venece Commission's objections against amendments to the Constitution, drafted by the president, will not influence the process of the referendum results implementation. However, this is unlikely to happen, since the president can influence the leaders of the parliamentary majority factions, feasibility of threat to dissolve the Communist party, and Ukraine's ability to exist without major foreign loans allow the president to ensure the enforcement of the amendments.
Property objects exchange between Ukraine and Moldova is a goodwill gesture from Kiev.
Ukraine has granted Moldove 14 property objects without due compensation. Yet, Kiev is not sufficiently persistant in other key questions of relationships with Moldova, first of all its mediation of the Transdnistrian crisis and finding a compromise of interests over the transportation of Caspian oil and gas to Europe. Postponement of vote over the draft Budget-2001 allows the interested groups to continue reshuffling of the document. The parliamentary committee for budget has completed the preparation of draft budget for the first reading. The revenues are to raise by UAH 560 mln.