Due to worries about corruption, the European Commission on Sunday suggested withholding $7.5 billion in payments intended for Hungary. According to Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the suspension is intended to defend the Union’s financial situation. The commissioner told reporters that today’s decision “clearly demonstrates the Commission’s willingness to defend the EU... 

A conference to discuss the status of poverty in the European Union has been held in the Belgian capital Brussels, Press TV reports. The conference gathered over 700 politicians, academics and rights campaigners to discuss the EU’s ongoing economic crisis focusing on unemployment and social exclusion. EU governments, institutions and structures were criticized during the conference over their failure...