This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following a dialogue with the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities, Expedia and Lastminute.com have committed to better inform consumers of their rights and ensure they receive ticket refunds within 14 days in case of a flight […]More online travel agencies commit to refund within 14 days for cancelled flights, following a dialogue with the Commission and consumer authorities
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following a dialogue with the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities, Expedia and Lastminute.com have committed to better inform consumers of their rights and ensure they receive ticket refunds within 14 days in case of a flight […]How Von der Leyen gambled with a smile the entire EU economy on a humiliating for all Europeans 15% trade “deal” with Trump
July 31, 2025 by 2 Comments
Despite Von der Leyen et al. appearing all victorious after bowing to the Orange King last Sunday in Turnberry, Scotland, one thing is for sure, this is not a deal but a complete and utter surrender. The fact that the president of the European Commission went to Scotland to watch Trump play golf at his […]Commission sets the launch date for the Entry/Exit System to 12 October 2025
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has set 12 October 2025 as the launch date for the progressive start of operations of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES). The EES is an advanced technological system that will digitally record the entries and exits of non-EU nationals travelling to 29 […]Commission presents voluntary sustainability reporting standard to ease burden on SMEs
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today adopted a recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). The recommendation presents a voluntary standard that will make it easier for SMEs that are not covered by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to respond to […]EU-US trade deal explained – energy aspects
July 31, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. EU energy imports from the US The US already is one of the EU’s top energy partners and, by far, the EU’s first supplier of LNG, with55% of our LNG supply coming from the US so far in 2025. The US is also the […]Gaza children starving despite Israeli ‘tactical pauses’, UN says
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Despite daily “tactical pauses” declared by Israeli forces, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with children starving, aid workers overwhelmed and fuel and water supplies critically low, UN humanitarians reported on Wednesday. Speaking at the regular news briefing in New York, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said […]LIVE COVERAGE: Day 2 of high-level conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
July 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. General Assembly ‘Our Work Is Far from Done,’ Stresses Brunei Darussalam Screen Capture: UN Web TV “The failure to implement obligations under international law and UN resolutions perpetuates a cycle of violations leading to untold suffering and violence and — ultimately — acts that have increasingly been […]Commission endorses Croatia’s sixth payment request for €835.6 million under the NextGenerationEU
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. oday, the European Commission endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Croatia’s sixth payment request for €835.6 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. The Commission has preliminarily concluded that Croatia has satisfactorily completed the 15 milestones and 11 targets set out in the Council Implementing […]Commission approves €300 million Swedish strategic reserve to support security of electricity supply
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Swedish €300 million strategic electricity reserve to safeguard security of electricity supply in emergency situations. The strategic reserve is a type of capacity mechanism that remunerates resources held outside the market and used […]Over €3 million of EU support for 915 dismissed workers in Germany after partial factory closure
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Workers dismissed following the closure of Goodyear’s production site in Fulda and partial shutdown in Hanau, Germany, are set to benefit from EU support. The European Commission will release over €3 million to help 915 workers find another employment, with funds from the European Globalisation […]Remarks by Commissioner Šuica at the high-level conference on the two-state solution for Palestine
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Rountable of Working Group 8: Peace Supporting Package Excellencies, The European Union is honoured to lead, with our Arab League partners, the work on the ‘Peace Day Effort’. By working together on the vision for the ‘day after’, we lay the ground for it to […]Commission approves €36 million Danish State aid scheme to boost use of sustainable aviation fuel
July 30, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €36 million (DKK 268 million) Danish measure aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the domestic aviation sector. This will be achieved through encouraging the use of sustainable aviation fuel (‘SAF’) for domestic […]EU-US trade deal explained
July 30, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. On 27 July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald J. Trump agreed a deal on tariffs and trade. The transatlantic partnership is a key artery of global trade and is the most significant bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world. […]In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation
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This article is published in association with United Nations. “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-total collapse of essential services in the war-battered enclave. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) […]UN chief: Israeli-Palestinian conflict at ‘breaking point,’ urges push for two-State solution
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “at a breaking point” and headed toward a one-State reality marked by perpetual occupation and inequality, unless the international community takes urgent, irreversible steps to implement the two-State solution. Addressing the high-level conference on the […]World News in Brief: Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, bloody weekend in Ukraine, stop hepatitis deaths
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand following days of deadly fighting over their mutual border. The deal was announced on Monday by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, current chair of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, and was due to take […]Sudan: UN sounds the alarm as health and food crises worsen across the country
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is alarmed by escalating health and food crises across Sudan, notably as cholera cases continue to rise in the locality of Tawila, North Darfur state. As conflict between rival militaries rages on, millions of people keep on […]Commission opens in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into ADNOC’s acquisition of Covestro
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (‘FSR’), the acquisition by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company PJSC (‘ADNOC’) of Covestro. The Commission has preliminary concerns that foreign subsidies granted by the United Arab Emirates (‘UAE’) could […]Commission preliminarily finds Temu in breach of the Digital Services Act in relation to illegal products on its platform
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission preliminarily found Temu in breach of the obligation under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to properly assess the risks of illegal products being disseminated on its marketplace. Evidence showed that there is a high risk for consumers in the EU to […]When Hospitals Harm: A Call for Planetary Health
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ebrahim, a medical student at Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU), UAE, soon entering his second year. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the […]Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Polish support to MAN Trucks for factory capacity extension
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. ropean Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether investment aid that Poland granted to MAN Trucks Sp. z o. o. (‘MAN Trucks’) for extending the capacity of its existing factory in Niepołomice is in line with EU State aid rules. MAN Trucks, […]Statement by President von der Leyen on the deal on tariffs and trade with the United States
July 29, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. We have reached a deal on tariffs and trade with the US. Today’s deal creates certainty in uncertain times. It delivers stability and predictability, for citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. This is a deal between the two largest economies in […]Remarks by Commissioner Šefčovič on the trade deal between the EU and the US
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Good afternoon, everyone. I am glad to be here today to follow up on the breakthrough achieved in Scotland yesterday. It was an honour to join Commission President von der Leyen at the pivotal meeting with US President Trump. If I were to sum […]Commission proposes partial suspension of Israel’s association to Horizon Europe
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission proposed to partially suspend Israel’s participation to Horizon Europe. The suspension specifically concerns the participation of entities established in Israel in activities funded under the Accelerator of the European Innovation Council (EIC). This suspension comes as a reaction to the […]Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war’
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel’s decision to support a “one-week scale-up” of aid is far from enough to reverse deadly malnutrition rates in the enclave. The development comes as UN Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned that conflict-driven hunger is […]Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic have been convicted of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles […]UN warns of escalating human toll in Ukraine amid relentless aerial attacks, mounting aid shortfall
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Russian aerial attacks continue to intensify across Ukraine, exacting a rising toll on civilians and infrastructure, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Friday, warning of mounting humanitarian needs amid faltering donor support. “Nowhere is safe in Ukraine,” said Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe at […]Greener Hospitals: Transforming Healthcare Facilities for Environmental Sustainability
July 28, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Abdullah Humayun, a Final Year MBBS student of Federal Medical College, Islamabad. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view […]Gaza: More deaths reported as starvation spreads
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has again sounded the alarm over the catastrophic and rapidly deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military operations continue to cause death, displacement and destruction. In an update on Friday, OCHA said that the starvation […]World News in Brief: Houthi-Israel tensions, Sudan cholera cases rise, deadly attacks in Ukraine
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As tensions between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel escalate, the UN Secretary-General is “deeply concerned” about the renewed airstrikes on Hudaydah Port conducted by Israel this Monday, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. These strikes occurred while the UN Mission to support the Hudaydah […]Commission proposes to greenlight a payment of €1.6 billion to Austria under NextGenerationEU
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Austria’s second payment request for € 1.622 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. The Commission has preliminarily concluded that Austria has completed the 67 milestones and targets set out […]Commission starts second-stage talks with social partners on right to disconnect and fair telework
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Austria’s second payment request for € 1.622 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. The Commission has preliminarily concluded that Austria has completed the 67 milestones and targets set out […]UN warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’ in Gaza as Israel announces humanitarian pauses
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. United Nations agencies welcomed on Sunday Israel’s pledge to implement daily humanitarian pauses in its military operations in Gaza, aimed at easing the flow of desperately needed aid into and across the devastated enclave. But as starvation tightens its grip and “children are dying before our eyes,” […]
