A | WASHINGTON -- Saddled with a dysfunctional Congress, President Joe Biden has the task of assuring European Union leaders on Friday that the United States can nonetheless deliver on promises to send tens of billions of dollars' worth of aid to wartime Ukraine and Israel.The Oval Office sit-down comes at a moment when domestic U.S. political chaos could further destabilize an increasingly chaotic world. Many of Biden's shared priorities with the EU depend on getting a budget through Congress — a tough task given that the House lacks an elected speaker and differences with some Republican lawmakers over aid for Ukraine could force a federal government shutdown in November.Along with addressing Ukraine's efforts to repel Russia and the fallout from Hamas' attack on Israel, the U.S. and EU leaders are also figuring out how to manage climate change, economic competition with China and trade and tax issues. One day ahead of his meeting with Biden, European Council President Charles Michel expressed optimism that Biden can deliver on his promises to help arm and financially support Ukraine.“I’m really confident and also I’m grateful for Joe Biden’s personal leadership,” Michel said. “He will do everything to ensure this support will be confirmed.”The U.S. president has cultivated a personal relationship with Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who calls Biden “dear Joe.” Both the EU and U.S. pride themselves for being devoted to democratic principles, a source of unity as they navigate Russia's war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Hamas. They have framed their support for Israel as a reflection of shared democratic values and stressed the importance of following international law in military operations.But the reality of democracies is that foreign policy agreements can change with elections and competing interests at home can overshadow diplomacy. The two partners still have differences to reconcile on trade, economic matters and the incentives for shifting to renewable energy sources. The U.S. and EU still need to finalize an agreement on environmentally sustainable steel and aluminum production in order to avoid the tariffs imposed during Donald Trump's presidency.Biden's own incentives on moving away from fossil fuels have left Europe “a little bit uncomfortable,” said Federico Steinberg, a visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.While the EU welcomes U.S. efforts to “accelerate the green transition,” Steinberg said, some elements of Biden's programs are protectionist in nature, discriminate against trade partners and undermine the World Trade Organization system that the EU would like to revive.But for now, the U.S. and E.U. are focused on the big challenges of war and solidarity in their words and policy choices. Von der Leyen said Thursday that the “core” of the Oval Office conversation will be about Ukraine and Israel.“The winds are not just blowing today — today they are gale force,” she said in remarks at the conservative Hudson Institute. “Our democracies are under sustained and systemic attack by those who abhor freedom.”In addition to sanctioning Russia, EU countries have provided close to $90 billion in assistance to Ukraine, including $27 billion in military aid, von der Leyen said. But there are open questions as to whether the U.S. commitment could waver after having provided four rounds of aid to Ukraine that total $113 billion, a sum that includes replacing U.S. military equipment sent to Kyiv.“Now is the time to double down,” von der Leyen said Thursday.In a separate interview with The Associated Press, Michel said the U.S. and E.U. would still need to make progress on addressing the steel tariffs and defending the interests of European businesses. But Michel said both parties are aligned on Ukraine, and Europe is “doing what’s needed and we are preparing the next decisions to mobilize more and more funding, more military equipment for Ukraine and for the Ukrainians.”Biden is expected to ask for $105 billion in additional funding Friday, including $60 billion for Ukraine, much of which would replenish U.S. weapons stockpiles provided earlier. There’s also $14 billion for Israel, $10 billion for unspecified humanitarian efforts, $14 billion for managing the U.S.-Mexico border and fighting fentanyl trafficking and $7 billion for the Indo-Pacific region, which includes Taiwan. The proposal was described by three people familiar with the details who insisted on anonymity before the official announcement.But some House Republicans have questioned the value of aid to Ukraine at the levels sought by Biden. The GOP ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after a deal to temporarily keep the government open through November 17. Republican lawmakers have failed to find a successor, leading to concerns that Biden's commitments with the EU could be in jeopardy.The U.S. president offered his challenge to Congress in a Thursday evening speech by outlining the core idea behind his spending proposal:"American values are what make us a partner that nations want to work with. We put all that at risk if we walk away from Ukraine, if we turn our backs on Israel."__AP writer Raf Casert contributed to this report from Brussels.。 Kenny 报道 4月22日，医生工会组织投票拒绝了新西兰卫生部提出的薪酬协议，超过2500名医生将在5月初举行罢工。
B | 新西兰住院医生协会（NZRDA）发布声明称，因为与卫生部的谈判陷入僵局，将于5月7日早晨7点至5月8日早晨8点之间“全面停工”。停工时间合计为25小时。
C | Advertise with us NZRDA全国秘书Deborah Powell博士表示，卫生部提出了“难以接受的薪酬方案，包括在2025年对近600名注册工会成员（包括300名全科医生实习生）减薪或冻薪”。 NZRDA称卫生部提出的方案内容还包括“减薪最高达12%”、“对全科实习生减薪”、“降低涨薪上限”等等。 Powell博士说：“残酷而讽刺的是，卫生部还向我们提出了一份薪酬报价，它意味着某些住院医生的报酬会大幅上涨15%-20%，甚至达到25%。
D | 然而由于我们采取集合协议薪酬模式，该报价对我们成员的影响既不平等也不公平。
E | ” 她说工会成员决定团结一致，不接受任何削减住院医生收入的薪酬协议，尤其是在住院医生职位空缺多达500个、工会正在努力补缺的时候。
F | 工会希望向卫生部传达一个简单信息：“每位住院医生都很重要”，“一些医生的工资上涨不能通过其他医生的减薪来达成”。 NZRDA抗议的另一个点是卫生部没有兑现关于重新排班的承诺。
G | NZRDA说成员被安排连续长时间工作，有时甚至需要值班15个小时。 NZRDA表示，本周将由成员投票决定实否会有更多罢工行动。卫生部尚未对此发表意见。 相关阅读： 工资跟不上通胀、人手短缺…近5000名资深医生和牙医将罢工 接受最新涨薪提议后 新西兰护士和教师的工资水平拼得过澳洲吗？ “今天是值得庆祝的日子” 中学教师接受政府的14.5%涨薪提议 护士们接受最新涨薪方案 本周三不罢工了！ 年薪2倍！免费住房！澳洲抢走新西兰护士后，又要抢他们…… 一图告诉你，澳洲工资水平比新西兰高多少 澳新收入差多少？新西兰护士“威胁”政府：不加薪就去澳洲 医护人员短缺危机：政府决定姗姗来迟，招聘专家呼吁提高薪资水平 注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。使用授权请联系[email protected]。 chineseherald.co.nz All Rights Reserved 版权所有 (责编：鸮鹦鹉) 相关内容 为保安全 Woolworths为超市员工佩戴随身摄像头 奥克兰珠宝店九天被打劫两次，警方怀疑连环大盗 严惩重刑犯，新西兰政府恢复这项争议法律！ 大动荡！新西兰政府猛下狠手，首都要撑不住了？！ 大雨警报！周末北岛雨一直下，奥克兰要下17个小时…… 绵羊国的羊开始杀人了！奥克兰西区二死一伤…… 北岸中餐馆斧头砍人者姓名公布，律师请求放他回中国 62岁大爷向新西兰儿童兜售电子烟，庭审到一半逃回中国！。
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