Form of financial assistance
Article 4
The financial assistance shall take the form of a loan granted by the Union to the Member State concerned. To that end, and in accordance with a Council implementing decision adopted pursuant to Article 6(1), the Commission shall be empowered to borrow on the capital markets or with financial institutions on behalf of the Union at the most appropriate time so as to optimise the cost of funding and preserve its reputation as the Union’s issuer in the markets.