This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission announces today the 27 winners of its 18th EU translation contest for secondary schools ‘Juvenes Translatores’. 3070 enthusiastic participants tried their hand at translating a text between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages. While English features prominently, the 144 […]Search Results for: France
Announcement of the winners of the 2024 EU translation contest ‘Juvenes Translatores’
February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission announces today the 27 winners of its 18th EU translation contest for secondary schools ‘Juvenes Translatores’. 3070 enthusiastic participants tried their hand at translating a text between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages. While English features prominently, the 144 […]From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children
January 26, 2026 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a raft of measures to protect children from abuse, exploitation and mental trauma. Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – […]Libya floods: EU releases €5.2 million and channels further civil protection assistance
September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As needs in Libya are dramatically rising, the EU is strengthening its support to the country by releasing €5.2 million in humanitarian funding. The funding will be channelled through EU humanitarian partners active in the country, enabling them to strengthen assistance with a focus […]Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
August 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an Olympic medal – the colour yet to be determined – following a dominant quarter-final boxing match at the Paris Games on Sunday. The 25-year-old was the first boxer to qualify for […]Maduro seized, norms tested: Security Council divided as Venezuela crisis deepens
January 6, 2026 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Security Council met on Monday against a sharply altered diplomatic backdrop, following US strikes on the Venezuelan capital and seizure of President Nicolás Maduro. Why it matters: Council members are split over whether Washington’s move upholds accountability – or undermines a foundational principle of international […]Cooperating on mass timber: How bio-based construction can build a greener future
March 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Scott Francisco, Founder and Director, Pilot Projects Collaborative To make progress on decarbonizing the built environment, currently responsible for approximately 35-40% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we need to understand a few key figures. The first is that […]Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed – and one man’s obsession – could save the world
June 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As world leaders gear up for the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one policy expert is making waves with an ancient marine organism he believes could help feed the planet, clean the air, and transform coastal economies. Lesconil, a salt-bitten fishing port tucked into the coast […]EU job-search aid worth €3.7 million for 297 dismissed Airbus workers in France
February 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Almost 300 Airbus employees in France who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic should receive €3.7 million in EU aid. On Tuesday, the Committee on Budgets approved France’s request for support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). MEPs […]World News in Brief: Guterres condemns antisemitic attacks, ILO to debate pros and cons of working online, Sudan, Ukraine updates
June 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Monday reinforced his stand against all acts of antisemitism following the horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, at the weekend and vandalism in France targeting Jewish landmarks. A man was arrested in Boulder after reportedly using a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set people […]MAGA My God: Trump’s full trade war against China, EU, Canada, Mexico, you name it
March 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
Bang, the new US administration recently launched 25% tariffs on EU steel and aluminium, almost everything imported from Canada and Mexico as well as 20% on Chinese imports. The Wall Street stock exchange felt its worst day last Monday with investors in panic after Trump’s promulgation of trade wars against everybody. MAGA (Make America Great […]Given EU’s underperformance in Gaza and Ukraine can global platforms like the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) be the right way forward?
September 11, 2025 by 1 Comment
It was 80 years ago that the world’s largest simultaneous war escalations concluded. It was the same year of 1945 that the United Nations was founded with the main scope to promote multilateralism, global cooperation and peace. Has the United Nations been successful in the last 80 years? In the meantime the books haven’t cited […]Commission President advances global cooperation on carbon pricing in high-level event at COP28
December 1, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today hosted a high-level event at COP28 to promote the development of carbon pricing and carbon markets, as powerful instruments to reach the Paris Agreement objectives. It builds on the Call to Action for Paris-aligned Carbon Markets that […]Coronavirus: €4 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support dismissed Selecta workers in France
February 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission proposes to support 473 former workers of vending machine company Selecta in France who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic with €4 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). The funding will help […]EU advancing on 2030 zero-pollution targets but stronger action is needed
March 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) published the second Zero Pollution Monitoring and Outlook report, which provides an overview of the EU’s work to meet the 2030 zero pollution targets. The Commission also published today its fourth Clean Air Outlook report. […]Commission welcomes historic agreement to reform EU Customs Union
March 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes today’s agreement between the European Parliament and the Council, delivering a landmark reform of the EU Customs Union. The most ambitious reform of EU customs rules since 1968 introduces new measures for e-commerce and launches a modern, data-driven customs architecture that simplifies procedures and enhances efficiency. With these vital upgrades in […]Croatia gets €536 million in EIB Group financing in 2025 with focus on small businesses, venture capital and cities
March 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s new financing in Croatia totalled €536 million last year on the back of support for technological advances by a range of Croation businesses. More than half of the 2025 amount was for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Mid-Caps and public entities […]EIB Group and CDP boost partnership to drive investment and sustainable growth in Italy and beyond
March 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed that will accelerate strategic investments across Italy. It will strengthen cooperation on infrastructure, SMEs, climate action and economic resilience. The agreement expands joint action in Italy and, through EIB Global, beyond the European Union. Today the European Investment Bank […]What is ‘global debt’ – and how high is it now?
December 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda, Madeleine North, Writer, Forum Agenda This article was first published in May 2022 and updated in December 2023.Global debt has already hit a record $307 trillion in 2023, the Institute of International […]How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance
February 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn that sustainability, ethics and collaboration are now as important as creativity to keep a global memory alive of Nazi Germany’s genocide that killed six million Jewish people and millions of others during […]Invisible highways: The vast network of undersea cables powering our connectivity
February 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Every day, we send countless emails, take part in video calls, use search engines and streaming services, while seamlessly banking online. The exchange of data in the blink of an eye has become a given in much of the world – and yet we rarely pause […]Medical Supply Chains Failed During COVID: Have We Fixed Them?
January 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Dr Ahmed Bilal, MD, Vice President, PIMSA-GHWD– Pakistan International Medical Students Association. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writers’ views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. In the spring of 2020, hospitals across Europe confronted a reality few policymakers had imagined possible. […]Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power?
January 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence worldwide is putting electrical grids under huge pressure and many believe that, to meet that need without contributing to the climate crisis, a full-scale expansion of nuclear energy is essential. The global demand for electricity is growing at a vertiginous […]Spain: Indra Group to step up research and development of defence and space technologies with €385 million in EIB financing
July 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €385 million financing agreement with Spanish technology company Indra Group to boost research, development and innovation of cutting-edge technologies for the defence and space sector. This is the largest EIB’s financing agreement in Spain to date to strengthen the […]Step on it like Buick: Why the EU needs to open its eyes and look outside the Chinese electric car window
November 11, 2025 by 1 Comment
Just last Friday Stefan Szejurny, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, came out to openly say that the EU should stop being “naive” and enforce strict protectionism against cars from China and the US. It seems that Mr. Szejurny, old pal of President Macron, in this anachronistic statement that looks […]EIB provides €100 million to strengthen economic resilience and heating infrastructure in Ukraine
November 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, has disbursed a total of €100 million to support economic resilience and critical municipal heating infrastructure in Ukraine. The financing is part of a coordinated Team Europe effort backed by the EIB’s EU for Ukraine […]TikTok commits to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU to comply with the Digital Services Act
August 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has made TikTok’s commitments to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU binding. These commitments have been submitted by TikTok to address the concerns raised by the Commission in the formal proceedings opened against TikTok on 22 April and […]European Semester Spring Package provides policy guidance to enhance the EU’s competitiveness and resilience, and maintain sound public finances
June 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today providing policy guidance to Member States under the 2024 European Semester Spring Package to build a robust and future-proof economy that secures competitiveness, resilience and long-term prosperity for all, while maintaining sound public finances, in the face of a challenging […]Commission approves up to €1 billion of State aid by six Member States for the first Important Project of Common European Interest in the health sector
May 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the first Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI’) to support research, innovation and the first industrial deployment of healthcare products, as well as innovative production processes of pharmaceuticals. This IPCEI will notably contribute […]Statement by Executive Vice-President Vestager on announcement by Amazon and iRobot to abandon their transaction
January 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission takes note of Amazon’s and iRobot’s decision to terminate their agreement according to which Amazon intended to acquire sole control over iRobot.The abandonment follows the findings of the Commission’s in-depth investigation and the sending of a Statement of Objections on 27 November 2023. Executive […]EU invests €6.2 billion in sustainable, safe and efficient transport infrastructure
June 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has selected 107 transport infrastructure projects to receive over €6 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in transport infrastructure. Over 80% of the funding will support projects that deliver a more efficient, […]Survey confirms Europe’s citizens want the EU to protect them and act in unity
March 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament’s Winter 2025 Eurobarometer survey, released today, highlights historic levels of approval for EU membership linked to peace and security. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “Two thirds of Europeans want the EU to play a greater role in their protection. This […]EIB triples financing for banks to provide liquidity to SMEs in the supply chain of Europe’s defence industry, signs first deal with Deutsche Bank
June 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is tripling to €3 billion the intermediated financing available to Europe’s defence-industry suppliers in a fresh move to bolster security on the continent. The EIB is also triggering the new facility through an inaugural agreement with Deutsche Bank, providing long-term liquidity […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
July 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]
