A note of regret <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZSMJ3nPieSufIQM2fZtSOVNgULYaYtrSSB5uxTmPeSSgTi0KYb-vwK9sqwKdszxRBtFQP8Wo=> The European Commission is the world’s third-largest aid donor behind the U.S. and Germany <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POgJqRxV1u0-osGFxrLP7yZis5fIqmt1xH0ol0mbEWqhV771EADKnqkI5iF0wOGQ6uFRIAfayAAHk0Mu2ZGRi-2VeUVAow0H701c18teXGUmMtfE6NA7w92E9MoXoSRPc5C9Blu-FIVTyTbskBxK2myJoz-QKXfOkP3xmi8L5ZRe0c-upLldnSlaX9iqNe3cQA4xVtdJdYBbA8kaG1tLzx0TNIgZEF4afbTOv-04qeKq64-cdOwKZNiVqiAJPvQdfPA==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZSMJ3nGL9hPNW7Xf1buXS8EwnO5ZPm4LlqmpXhuCsgq2I3yKyF-TTODHMr3dD7cLFDlO6lP4=>, but the internal document suggests it is positioning itself as *mostly an observer to the current carnage*. The EU “takes note with regret” of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement last week about the 83% cut, the document states. “As we await the details of which programs will be terminated, the EU continues to monitor the situation, with particular emphasis on key EU interests and life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Remember, when it comes to EU interests and foreign aid, the commission recently argued <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POig6K_6k2y73Jhxj3WzioVdDnDAWwZU_iUD3tbiJutFSWywbUsXJ-IBoFamruTBt5u9ZotKkGnsZ5lJyXLCEECmBlKLzbB85AFxBJPfn0T_ja9Qp7xZ9KU7HZ0_4wG4lz0Q0aa_pb2CQowvFXWUa6_YGb91n1ImyKfcttkDxMgnBYzwFZI3AbAQvxSFmRWQMRJmt-6EZLqF3Eadj7Pgv17mSRgsxxVp8Xm-odi53uGfN77PFL_yElM36jSONC1Wlgw==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZSMJ3nGL9hPNW7Xf1buXS8EwnO5ZPm4LlqmpXhuCsgq2I3yKyF-TTODHMr3dD7cLFDlO6lP4=> that it is perfectly possible *to be charitable and self-interested at the same time*..