This article is published in association with United Nations. The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections -and less funding for programmes and institutions which support and protect women. UN Women’s latest report Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead […]One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
March 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections -and less funding for programmes and institutions which support and protect women. UN Women’s latest report Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead […]Commission brings relief to European consumers and businesses with Action Plan to save €260 billion annually by 2040
February 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU is at a crucial turning point for its competitiveness, decarbonisation and security, with a clear need to act. Structurally high energy costs are hurting our citizens and businesses. The challenges are clear, and so is the role of the European Union to […]SEK 22 billion in EIB financing provided for Swedish firms and municipalities in 2024
February 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Over the course of 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) continued to support Sweden’s economic development and climate initiatives through substantial investments. The EIB Group’s financing during the year amounted to around SEK 22 billion, of which more than 60% went to […]EIB Group invests €12.6 billion to back growth, the green transition and innovation in France in 2024
February 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) delivered a strong performance in France last year, with €12.6 billion in long-term investment provided directly or indirectly to private sector companies of all sizes and public sector organisations. France received more EIB Group funding than any other country in […]EIB Group achieves record results in 2024, targets €95 billion in investments for 2025
February 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group signed €89 billion in new financing last year. The Group made more investments than ever before to strengthen EU energy security, mobilising over €100 billion for projects in new and upgraded infrastructure such as grids and interconnectors, renewables, net-zero industries, efficiency and […]EBRD achieves record mobilisation in 2024
January 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been stepping up its private-sector mobilisation efforts to better support its clients and help its economies meet their investment needs. In 2024, the Bank delivered unprecedented volumes of financial mobilisation. Total mobilisation, a metric that includes private, […]Artificial Intelligence, Dollar, Growth, and Debt Drove 2024 Blog Readership
January 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Jeff Kearns The biggest issues confronting the global economy drew the broadest interest among IMF blog readers around the world this year. Artificial intelligence attracted the greatest interest, making the January 2024 post by Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva the most read among all IMF blog posts ever published. […]Over €116 million in EU aid for Germany and Italy following floods in 2024
November 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, MEPs approved over €116 million in EU Solidarity Fund aid to support recovery efforts in two EU countries relating to floods in 2024. The €116,031,553 in aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) will be distributed as follows: The EUSF assistance […]European Commission issues €10 billion in its 8th syndicated transaction of 2024
September 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today raised €10 billion of EU-Bonds in its 8th syndicated transaction for 2024, €5 billion of which in the form of NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a new €5 billion bond due on 4 December 2031, and […]Commission supports the Turkish Cypriot community with €39.5 million under the 2024 Aid Programme
September 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission adopted the 2024 Annual Action Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community, allocating €39.5 million in new EU funding to facilitate Cyprus’ reunification and to support the socio-economic development of the community. The 2024 Annual Action Programme offers further support to implement […]“Parliament 2024”: a more modern and efficient Parliament after the elections
April 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new internal rules will strengthen Parliament’s working methods, its institutional role, and its capacity to act. On Wednesday, MEPs approved (with 429 votes in favour, 148 against, and 47 abstentions) the report implementing the recommendations by the Parliamentary reform group “Parliament 2024”, as […]How Paris 2024 aims to become the first-ever gender-equal Olympics
April 8, 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: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda A “monumental achievement” will be celebrated at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, France. For the first time in Olympic history, women athletes will have as many places in the Games as […]AI: Will governance catch up with the tech in 2024?
March 4, 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: David Elliott, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda If 2023 was the year the world became familiar with generative AI, is 2024 the year in which governments will act in earnest on its governance? That’s the question put to guests on […]How exactly can EU sanctions against a few Chinese companies bring peace in Ukraine?
February 27, 2024 by 1 Comment
That the US and the EU are close allies is not news. Nor that they more than frequently align their agenda when it comes to China. Last week was another occasion of parroting, this time with the EU shooting first. Last Wednesday the EU issued its 13th package of sanctions against Russia after two years […]4 ways to future-proof against deepfakes in 2024 and beyond
February 13, 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: Anna Maria Collard, Senior Vice-President, Content Strategy, KnowBe4, Inc. Developments in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have led to the emergence of deepfakes. The term “deepfake” is based on the use of deep learning (DL) to […]The EU announces EUR 117 million in humanitarian aid for Chad and Sudan in 2024
February 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is currently visiting Chad to ascertain the humanitarian situation in the country and meet with the authorities. During this visit, the Commissioner will announce new funding of EUR 45 million in EU humanitarian aid for Chad. This funding aims to […]European Commission issues €8 billion in its 1st syndicated transaction of 2024
January 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission, which issues EU-Bonds on behalf of the EU, has today raised a further €8 billion of EU-Bonds in its 1st syndicated transaction for 2024. The dual tranche transaction raised €3 billion through a 7-year bond due on 4 December 2030 and €5 […]These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyond
January 11, 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: Sophie Heading, Lead, Global Risks, World Economic Forum, Ellissa Cavaciuti-Wishart, Head of Global Risks Initiative, World Economic Forum The cascading shocks that have beset the world in recent years are proving intractable. War and conflict, polarized politics, a continuing cost-of-living […]3 trends that are changing the chemical industry in 2024
January 4, 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: Lee Jongku, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Sustainability Strategy Officer, LG Chem, Rafael Cayuela, Corporate Chief Economist and Strategy Director, Dow In 2024, the chemical and advanced materials industry is expected to continue experiencing the challenges that persisted […]2024 is a record year for elections. Here’s what you need to know
December 18, 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 2024 is a historic election year, with elections in 50 countries.More than 2 billion voters will head to the polls in countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa.Geopolitical volatility is […]Global economic growth to slow in 2024, and other economics news to read this week
November 20, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rebecca Geldard, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Global economic growth will slow in 2024, say banks Global economic growth will slow even more in 2024 due to high interest rates, increased energy prices and a slowdown in the […]EU budget 2024: addressing next year’s challenges through mid-term revision
October 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament’s position on the 2024 EU budget adopted ahead of negotiations with member states MEPs’ stance aligns with the proposed mid-term revision of the EU’s long-term budget Essential funding restored for key programmes cut by EU governments Significant increases for research, Erasmus+, climate action, […]Delivering today and preparing for tomorrow: The 2024 Commission Work Programme
October 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission adopted its 2024 Work Programme, which puts a strong focus on simplifying rules for citizens and businesses across the European Union. This follows up on President von der Leyen’s commitment to reduce reporting requirements by 25%, in line with our strategy […]New European Bauhaus: applications open for 2024 edition of NEB Prizes
October 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, the Commission is opening applications for the 2024 New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes. After over 4,500 applications received in total for the past editions, the NEB Prizes 2024 will this year award 20 exemplary innovative projects and concepts that represent sustainability, […]2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries
September 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have approved the European Council’s decision increasing the number of seats in the European Parliament for the next legislative term from 705 to 720.The European Council’s proposal was based on Parliament’s report of June 2023, which started the process and was prompted by […]Questions and Answers on Commission Proposal for fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024
August 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Fishing situation of the Baltic Sea What are the fishing opportunities? Why is the Commission proposing fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea? Every year, the European Commission proposes fishing opportunities for all the EU sea basins, including the Baltic Sea. Also called total allowable […]Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2024 in the Baltic Sea
August 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has adopted its proposal for the 2024 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea in response to a scientific assessment that indicates several fisheries are in a dire situation. The Commission proposed today thetotal allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for three out […]European elections 2024: Parliament proposes more seats for nine EU countries
June 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament has adopted the proposal on its composition seeking to increase the number of seats by 11, to a total of 716, ahead of the European elections in June 2024. Reflecting demographic changes in the EU since the 2019 elections, the report approved on […]Telecom operators in EU and Republic of Moldova agree on lowering roaming tariffs from 1 January 2024
June 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the Joint Declaration from EU and Moldovan telecom operators for lower roaming charges. The Declaration, facilitated by the Commission and Moldovan authorities, will bring benefits to citizens and businesses alike in the EU Member States, the European Economic Area (EEA) and […]Repaying the recovery plan: 2024 EU budget under pressure
May 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have adopted a resolution warning about the impact of rising recovery borrowing costs on next year’s EU budget, putting flagship EU programmes at risk. MEPs are “deeply concerned that, without the necessary action being taken, the increasing borrowing costs for the European Union […]Fiscal policy guidance for 2024: Promoting debt sustainability and sustainable and inclusive growth
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today providing guidance to Member States on the conduct and coordination of fiscal policy for next year. This guidance comes as discussions on the future economic governance framework are ongoing. Overall, fiscal policies in 2024 should ensure medium-term debt sustainability and […]
