Sanchez announced that he will be donating €130 million—courtesy of the country’s taxpayers—to The Global Fund.
On Sunday, MEPs concluded that Hungary could no longer be considered a democracy and pressured the Commission to suspend €7.5 billion in aid.
Confronted on the EU’s stance towards the Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia, the EU Commission released a statement confirming the gas partnership with Azerbaijan.
For its part, the government of Turkey has condemned the decision to lift the embargo, predicting an arms race.
Ahead of the upcoming referendums in the occupied regions in Eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of 300,000 men and renewed his nuclear threats towards the West.
All pretense of neutrality was dropped when Biden was asked whether U.S. forces would defend the democratically governed Taiwan, to which he replied: “Yes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack.”
Bishop Schneider questioned the pope’s attendance at a multi-faith event, saying it would undermine the status of the Catholic Church by presenting it in a “supermarket of religions.”
Carrefour raised prices on basic food items between 15% and 30% just before announcing on September 7th that it had created a “shopping basket of 30 items for 30 euros.” Designated items include coffee, oil, rice, pasta, and canned goods.
The EU Parliament characterised the bishop’s arrest as arbitrary, called for his immediate release, and pushed for an end to any legal prosecution against him.
The Federal Reserve announced its intention to continue to reduce its holdings of U.S. sovereign debt and has no plans to return to buying Treasury securities.
52.1% of Slovaks would welcome a Russian military victory over Ukraine, the poll revealed.
While the EU blocked a complete visa ban against Russians in August, Poland and the Baltic States have now followed up on their earlier promise to close their borders to most Russian tourists, making Finland the only remaining point of entry into the EU.
