
S&P 500 futures are changed as Wall Street tries to regain footing
June 30, 2022: -Stock futures were mixed on Wednesday morning after the major averages failed at a bounce …
February 17, 2022: -On Wednesday, the European Union’s top court dismissed a Polish and Hungarian challenge to a recent sanction that would cut funding to member countries violating democratic rights and freedoms.
The final ruling by the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice marks a milestone in the EU’s feuds with populist rulers in Poland and Hungary. They stand accused of undercutting democratic rights and values.
Hundreds of billions of euros of the EU’s internal cohesion and international standing are at stake.
Warsaw and Budapest, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces a tightly contested April 3 election, deny wrongdoing and accuse the EU of imposing liberal values alien to what they say are their traditional, conservative, and Catholic societies.
Thirty-six billion euros ($41 billion) in pandemic recovery funds earmarked for Poland, and 7 billion euros for Hungary, are frozen over their track record on democratic rights and values.
The EU will now take weeks to start cutting handouts formally, and several months of political horsetrading are expected.
“It is highly that the mechanism will be triggering against Hungary, probably in March, but not against Poland,” said Mujtaba Rahman of the Eurasia Group consultancy.
“It will take a few months for the process and politics to play out, meaning any suspension of EU budget funds is not until the third or fourth quarter of this year – if at all.”
We provide the insights on leaders who are responsible for taking their organization to new heights, all the while bringing together a group of talented individuals.
June 30, 2022: -Stock futures were mixed on Wednesday morning after the major averages failed at a bounce …
June 30, 2022: -The Philippines’ incoming finance minister wants to get his county back on a growth path and tackle …
June 29, 2022: -One analyst alerted that the Group of 7 countries needs to brace for a total shutdown of Russian gas pipelines …
June 29, 2022: -On Tuesday, China cut the quarantine period for international travelers, a big step toward reducing Covid …
June 28, 2022: -On Sunday, some Taiwanese holders of Russian Eurobonds have not received interest which is meant to be …
June 28, 2022: -On Sunday, Russia joined its starting major foreign debt default for over a century after a grace time on …