This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation (‘EUMR’), the proposed acquisition of sole control of Boissons Heintz S.à.r.l. (‘Boissons Heintz‘) by Munhowen S.A. (‘Munhowen’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Brasserie Nationale S.A. (‘Brasserie Nationale‘). The approval is conditional upon full compliance […]Commission approves Brasserie Nationale’s acquisition of Boissons Heintz, subject to conditions
July 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation (‘EUMR’), the proposed acquisition of sole control of Boissons Heintz S.à.r.l. (‘Boissons Heintz‘) by Munhowen S.A. (‘Munhowen’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Brasserie Nationale S.A. (‘Brasserie Nationale‘). The approval is conditional upon full compliance […]Kenya’s largest hospital gets EIB Global support to bolster and green its energy supply
July 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank’s development arm (EIB Global) will help Kenya’s largest hospital expand and green its energy supply. EIB Global will advise Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi on the installation of a solar-power system. The goal of the project is to meet growing demand for […]EBRD and donors support innovative mental health startup in Moldova
July 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. With so much attention directed at mental health, and the widespread availability of self-help tools and therapy apps, it is easy to get lost trying to ascertain what actually helps. What if you could just become your own therapist? The founders of Selftalk, two longtime friends […]LIVE: World leaders in Sevilla launch ambitious push to finance the future
June 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals, the global financial system is failing the people it’s supposed to serve: fixing that is the challenge facing world leaders gathered in Spain’s sweltering southern jewel of Sevilla this […]UN calls for restraint after deadly Kenya protests
June 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN is monitoring the situation in Kenya in the wake of deadly antigovernment protests on Wednesday. At least 400 people were injured, including police officers, according to media reports. The official death toll has not been confirmed, with estimates ranging from eight to 16. The demonstrations […]DR Congo: Conflict survivors ‘have been through hell,’ says UN aid chief
June 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more international assistance than they are getting today, the UN’s top aid official said on Thursday. Speaking from the Goma region, whose main city was overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in January, […]MEPs propose stricter rules on dog and cat welfare and traceability
June 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The draft law approved by Parliament on Thursday lays down the first ever minimum EU standards for the breeding, housing, and handling of cats and dogs. MEPs want all dogs and cats kept in the EU to be individually identifiable with a microchip. They […]King Abdullah II of Jordan: “A shameful version of humanity is unfolding in Gaza”
June 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, the King of Jordan, His Majesty Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, addressed MEPs during a formal sitting in Strasbourg. Welcoming King Abdullah II of Jordan to the hemicycle, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “Jordan is not only a great friend to this […]Kazakhstan to get EIB Global support for energy-efficient homes
May 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank’s development arm (EIB Global) and state-owned Kazakhstan Housing Company JSC are teaming up to increase the number of energy-efficient and sustainable homes in Kazakhstan. EIB Vice-President Kyriacos Kakouris and Altay Kuzdibayev, chairman of the management board of Kazakhstan Housing Company, signed a […]EIB welcomes new UN Protocol to mobilise investment for a sustainable ocean economy
May 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) welcomes the launch of the United Nations Ocean Investment Protocol, a comprehensive new framework to align financial flows and business practices with the transition to a sustainable ocean economy. As a knowledge partner in its development, the EIB recognises the Protocol as […]Desperate hunger drives crowd to storm UN food warehouse in Gaza
May 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, reportedly leaving two dead and several injured in a chaotic scramble for food. UN agencies warn that the decimated enclave is teetering on the brink of further chaos […]Gaza: UN agencies call for aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan begins
May 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As a controversial United States and Israel-backed aid distribution plan gets underway in Gaza, the UN called on Tuesday for an “immediate surge” of its own pre-positioned supplies to help prevent starvation. After nearly three months of complete blockade by Israel, a “vastly insufficient” amount of aid […]Sweden: EIB finances major expansion of Stockholm metro – one of Europe’s largest urban transport projects
May 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is stepping up its support for a project to expand the Stockholm metro by providing additional loans to the Region of Stockholm and the City of Stockholm. The EIB will provide a total of SEK 4.5 billion in financing, which equates to around €400 […]Emergency support of €15 million to farmers in Czechia, Slovenia and Germany
May 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Member States endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilise €15 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Czechia, Slovenia and Germany affected by adverse weather events and a recent animal disease outbreak. This measure will help supporting affected farmers from these countries who, as a result, […]Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts warn
May 22, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Southeast Asian nations should do more to protect people from being reeled into scam farms, top independent human rights experts said on Wednesday. It’s believed that hundreds of thousands of trafficked individuals of various nationalities are forced to carry out fraud in the centres located across Cambodia, […]EU pledges €2.3 billion at European Humanitarian Forum 2025
May 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission announced an initial humanitarian pledge of over €2.3 billion for 2025 to address urgent global crises at the European Humanitarian Forum concluded today in Brussels. These include the humanitarian impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the humanitarian situation across the Middle […]Ethiopia Unveils Strategic Initiative to Green Its Financial System and Drive Sustainable Investment
May 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Greening Financial Systems Programme was officially launched in Ethiopia today by Ethiopian and international partners at the Ethiopia Finance Forum. This transformative initiative aims to strengthen the resilience of Ethiopia’s financial sector to climate change by embedding climate risk into regulatory frameworks, advancing climate-related disclosures, […]EU economy projected to moderately grow amid global economic uncertainty
May 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has published its spring 2025 economic forecast, showing that the EU economy started this year stronger than anticipated. It is projected to keep growing slowly in 2025, with growth expected to pick up in 2026. Key projections Elevated uncertainty from global […]End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office
May 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims. OHCHR has urged Israel to stop all extrajudicial executions and other unlawful use of force and ensure […]EIB Group to provide €70 billion for tech firms and innovators
May 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Group President Nadia Calviño explains how Europe can benefit from the Trump chaos, with the tech sector set to receive a massive financial boost. Interview by Carsten Volkery (originally published in German by Handelsblatt) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is launching a new initiative to close […]Commission seeks feedback on commitments offered by Microsoft over possible anticompetitive practices related to Teams
May 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission invites comments on commitments offered by Microsoft to address competition concerns over tying its communication and collaboration product Teams to its popular productivity applications included in its suites for businesses Office 365 and Microsoft 365, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook. Under […]EBRD, GCF and EU accelerate private-sector green financing in Jordan
May 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing Capital Leasing with a US$ 5 million loan under the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF). This includes US$ 1.25 million of co-financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The loan to Capital Leasing marks the first to be […]Commission invests €1.25 billion in researchers and invites them to ‘Choose Europe for Science’
May 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Europe is stepping up its ambition to cement the position of a global leader in research. New calls worth over €1.25 billion in 2025 under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) open doors for new talents. The funding will support cutting edge research and focus […]European Commission issues €7 billion in its 5th syndicated transaction of 2025
May 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today raised €7 billion of EU-Bonds in its 5th syndicated transaction for 2025. The single-tranche transaction concerned a new €7 billion EU-Bond maturing on 12 October 2045. The new 20-year bond was priced 99.190%, with a re-offer yield of 3.809%, […]Spain: EIB provides Heura Foods with €20 million in financing to develop innovative and sustainable plant-based food products
May 13, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €20 million loan with Spanish startup Heura Foods to support the development and marketing of innovative, sustainable and healthy food products that are fully plant-based. Heura is a bioeconomy pioneer and innovator in the plant-based foods sector with headquarters […]EBRD supports regional fast food expansion with first circular economy loan in Western Balkans
May 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €9.9 million to Aptha Global and Tastra (on a joint and several basis) to finance the expansion of KFC restaurants in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rollout of Taco Bell restaurants in the […]EBRD backs Egypt’s first solar and battery storage project
May 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Egypt’s renewable-energy sector by providing a US$ 30 million equity bridge to Obelisk Solar Power, a special purpose vehicle owned by Scatec ASA, a leading global renewable energy developer and a key strategic client for the EBRD. […]Commission seeks feedback on the review of EU merger guidelines
May 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has launched today a public consultationto seek feedback on its ongoing review of the EU merger guidelines. The merger guidelines describe the framework that the Commission applies when assessing the competitive impact of mergers on markets. The review process will focus […]EU to fully end its dependency on Russian energy
May 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU will end its dependency on Russian energy by stopping the import of Russian gas and oil and phasing out Russian nuclear energy, while ensuring stable energy supplies and prices across the Union. The REPowerEU Roadmap, presented today by the European Commission, paves the […]Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees
May 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – in increasing danger. With humanitarian resources running dry, critical support for millions of forcibly displaced people is under threat. UNHCR said […]Europeans celebrate 75 Years of unity and solidarity on Europe Day 2025
May 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On 9 May, Europeans will celebrate Europe Day as 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. The Schuman Declaration laid the foundations for the European Union and paved the way for an unprecedented era of prosperity, peace, democracy, solidarity and cooperation in […]Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear
May 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100. Aid agencies warned on Tuesday that more than 6.3 million people remain in urgent need of support […]‘Season of war,’ as norms of humanitarian law ‘cast aside’ UN refugee chief
April 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of lives have been “destroyed in the pursuit of supremacy”, as international humanitarian law has been “dismissed” and “cast aside”, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Monday. Speaking in the UN Security Council, Filippo Grandi said in conflicts across the world in […]
