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EU pledges 7.7 billion euros towards global needs in 2024
The European Union on Monday pledged to spend an initial 7.7 billion euros on humanitarian aid in 2024, less than the previous year despite soaring needs in Gaza and elsewhere, according to Reuters. “I think this…
Google pledges 25 million euros to boost AI skills in Europe
Google has pledged 25 million euros to help people in Europe learn to use artificial intelligence (AI), according to Reuters. Announcing the funding on Monday, the tech giant said it had opened applications for…
10:55, 12.01.2024
Sunak pledges Ukraine funding, security guarantee in Kyiv visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK would increase military funding for Ukraine by some £200 million ($260 million) to £2.5 billion, in a show of commitment to Kyiv as military action in the Middle East draws…
10:25, 10.11.2023
Macron calls for ceasefire, pledges increased aid to Gaza
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas for the first time at the Gaza aid conference in Paris on Thursday, adding that France will increase its financial support to Gaza,…
19:00, 23.10.2023
Ahead of Agrifish meeting, AgriMin Barbu pledges all support to appease pressure on farmers
Minister of Agriculture Florin Barbu and his French counterpart Marc Fesneau met on Monday in the runup to the meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Agrifish) in Luxembourg, with the two discussing…
11:06, 30.09.2023
Law for which Ciolacu pledges responsibility increases taxes, impoverishes Romanians (PNL MP Vilceanu)
Liberal MP Dan Vilceanu, former minister of finance, stated on Friday night that he signed the notification to the Constitutional Court on the package of laws for which the Government pledged responsibility in…
11:40, 18.09.2023
EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy’s Lampedusa
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday visited the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is struggling with a surge in migrant arrivals, and promised a 10-point EU action plan to help Italy deal…
11:00, 22.08.2023
Greece’s leader pledges to keep up military support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Athens
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged Monday to keep up military support for Ukraine for as long as it takes and to help with post-war reconstruction, according to AP News. Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
14:15, 03.07.2023
Russia pledges to reduce oil exports in August after Saudi extends voluntary cut
Russia plans to cut crude export flows next month in an effort to keep the global market balanced, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Bloomberg reports. The statement came shortly after Saudi Arabia,…
09:30, 26.05.2023
EU extends Ukraine tariff suspension, Zelenskiy pledges to make it permanent
The European Union agreed on Thursday to suspend restrictions on imports from Ukraine for a further year after warding off an import ban imposed by some EU nations amid farmer protests over low prices, according…
11:55, 22.03.2023
Lagarde pledges ‘robust’ policy with ECB ready to act as needed
The European Central Bank will take a “robust” approach that allows it to respond to inflation risks as needed but also aid financial markets if threats emerge, according to President Christine Lagarde, Bloomberg…
10:56, 20.02.2023
Blinken pledges long-term aid for Turkey after devastating earthquakes
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a trip to Turkey that Washington will support its ally “for as long as it takes” after earthquakes rocked the country two weeks ago, Reuters reports. The United…
11:51, 16.02.2023
Russia launches fresh missile strikes as West pledges more aid for Ukraine
Russia battered Ukraine with multiple missile strikes on Thursday as its troops sought to advance in the east, Kyiv said, but Western allies pledged even more military aid for an intended Ukrainian spring counter-offensive,…
16:35, 02.02.2023
ECB lifts rates by 0.5 percentage points, pledges repeat in March
The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points and said it intends to raise rates by the same magnitude in March to squash raging inflation, according to Politico. The hike was widely…
11:30, 26.01.2023
Turkey says NATO’s nordic expansion depends on meeting pledges
Turkey is keeping up the pressure on Sweden and Finland, again telling the Nordic countries to do more to fight terrorist groups in exchange for allowing them to join NATO, according to Bloomberg. “It is mandatory…
16:10, 19.01.2023
EU border chief pledges transparency, no illegal pushbacks
The new executive director of European Union border agency Frontex pledged Thursday to ensure that illegal pushbacks of migrants trying to reach Europe wouldn’t take place under his watch, according to AP News.…
14:25, 10.11.2022
EU Commission pledges €250mln to Republic of Moldova to tackle energy crisis
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid an official visit to Republic of Moldova on Thursday, where she announced a €250mln support package to help the nation overcome an acute winter energy crisis…
15:41, 25.10.2022
New PM Rishi Sunak pledges to fix Britain’s many problems
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became the U.K.’s third prime minister of the year following a meeting with King Charles III, according to CNBC. The tradition sees the monarch invite the leader of the party with the highest…
15:30, 27.01.2022
French defence minister pledges to stand by Romania
Romania’s defence minister held an official meeting in Bucharest on Thursday with his French counterpart, who pledged to stand by Romania through “difficult times” as tensions soar between Russia and Ukraine, according…
16:00, 06.01.2022
EnerMin Popescu pledges support for production at aluminium smelter Alro Slatina to resume
Energy Minister Virgil Popescu told today the trade unionists of aluminum producer Alro Slatina that he will support the resumption of the plant's activity, Agerpres reports. "Alro Slatina will have my support!…
17:10, 27.08.2021
Romania pledges to help the Republic of Moldova’s achieve the EU integration goal
Romania and the Republic of Moldova will work together to meet the fundamental goal of the European integration, the foreign ministries of the two countries said on Friday in a joint press statement on the 30th…
13:25, 14.08.2020
PM Orban says pensions to rise by whopping 14 pct Gov't pledges to finance
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced Friday that the government will adopt a decision to increase pensions by 14 percent, adding that rising retirement benefits was a "difficult decision", but that the Executive…