Situation Reports

Germany presented a draft plan to link the disbursement of EU funds to the rule of law in a recipient country, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported Sept. 29.

The United Arab Emirates plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024, the Dubai Media Office announced Sept. 29.

Consumer prices in Germany dropped by 0.4 percent in September, the lowest since 2015, Bloomberg reported Sept. 29.

G-7 finance ministers have called for extending the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) for countries that are struggling the most and require a program supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Reuters reported Sept 25.

The U.S. Commerce Department reportedly sent a letter to U.S. companies saying they would now need to apply for a license before exporting products to China’s largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), Bloomberg reported Sept 27. 

Mali's interim President Bah N'Daw has named Moctar Ouane, a former foreign minister and U.N. ambassador, to serve as the country’s transitional prime minister, aBamako reported Sept. 27.

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers, Eddie Chu and Ray Chan, have stepped down from their seats because they did not want to serve in an "appointed legislature," referring to the extended Legislative Council term due to delayed elections, Hong Kong Free Press reported Sept. 28. 

China's Politburo Central Committee will hold its first post-pandemic plenary session on Oct. 26-29, which will see the approval of Beijing’s 14th Five-Year (2021-2025) Plan for Economic and Social Development, as well as the release of its medium-term “2035 VIsion” economic strategy, Xinhua reported Sept 28.

In a televised address, Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adib announced he was resigning less than a month after being appointed to the position on Aug. 31 to form a government, Al Jazeera reported Sept. 26.

In a Sept. 27 referendum, Swiss voters rejected a proposal to end an agreement with the European Union that allows the free movement of people, the BBC has reported.