MADRID: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez started Spain s six-month presidency of the European Union with a lightning visit to Kyiv on Saturday to underline the bloc s support of Ukraine in the face of the invasion by Russia.
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s (EU) executive branch recommended yesterday that the bloc suspend around EUR7.5 billion in funding to Hungary over concerns about democratic backsliding and the possible mismanagement of EU money. The European Commission, which proposes the bloc’s laws and ensures that they are respected, said it was acting “to ensure the […]