European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Hungary's Oliver Varhelyi, who is widely considered to have brought a highly politicised approach to managing the EU’s development aid in the region. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA Israel is in line to receive €18 million from the European Union’s budget in development funding, a European Commission plan seen by The Irish Times states. In normal times, this might not receive much notice. But in the context it has provoked concern within the commission and among member states. Suspicions are also fuelled by a lack of trust in the commissioner in charge of the...