THE European Union has postponed nearly 90 million euros in budget support payments to Ethiopia due to the bloc's concerns over the crisis in the northern Tigray region, according to an internal EU document seen by Reuters. The delay appears intended to reinforce the EU's request for a response from Ethiopian authorities over the bloc's calls for aid to be allowed into Tigray, where five weeks of war have led to a humanitarian crisis. The prime minister's spokeswoman directed requests for comment to the Finance Ministry, which did not immediately respond. There was no immediate response to a request for…