On Thursday 20 October, the prime minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, called on the European Union to provide his country with greater financial support.
He told the European Parliament foreign affairs committee that "we have a major economic problem (…) We need help to develop a package for these regions [which were affected by the civil war and have to be rebuilt]; we have received assistance and investment from you but we are asking you once again". He called on the...