This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Member States endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilise €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria (BG), Estonia (EE) and Hungary (HU) affected by adverse weather events during the 2025 growing season. They will respectively receive €7,4 million (BG), €3,3 […]Commission allocates €21.5 million in emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary
March 31, 2026 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 €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria (BG), Estonia (EE) and Hungary (HU) affected by adverse weather events during the 2025 growing season. They will respectively receive €7,4 million (BG), €3,3 […]World Entrepreneurs and Investment Forum puts women at the heart of economic transformation
February 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Women entrepreneurs must be recognized as the architects of economic change and not the beneficiaries. That was the central message of the Manama Declaration, issued at the close of the World Entrepreneurs and Investment Forum (WEIF) held this week in Bahrain. The declaration places women at the […]Strengthening Public Investment in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
August 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The IMF, with financial support from the Governments of Japan and Germany, and in collaboration with regional technical assistance centers (AFRITACs Central and West), organized three editions of the Interregional Seminar on Public Investment Management (SEIGIP) in 2022, 2023, and 2025 in the region. The three editions, each of which brought together some 60 senior […]Instead of seizing the Rare momentum of the 50th anniversary of EU-China relations Brussels remembers now the Rare Earths thing of last April
July 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
It took 3 whole months for the European Parliament to discuss last April’s move of China to impose restrictions on the exports of important rare earth elements. While this had taken place 3 months ago as a Chinese response to the MAGA obscene tariff terror, the Parliament motivated by the “agony” to be productive moments […]UN rights chief calls on South Sudan’s warring parties to end renewed fighting
May 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech since February. At least 75 civilians have been killed in hostilities between the national army (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In […]France: EIB and Groupe BPCE sign an agreement to provide €200 million in support for French agricultural businesses
May 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the BPCE banking group have signed an agreement to mobilise €200 million in loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in the French farming and bioeconomy sectors. This is the first operation that the EIB has signed in France […]Sweden: EIB finances ground-breaking carbon capture plant in Stockholm
April 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a loan of €260 million to Stockholm Exergi for the construction of Sweden’s first large-scale bioenergy plant with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Beccs Stockholm, which will begin construction at Värtaverket, is expected to be fully operational in 2028 […]Equalizing the Stethoscope: Addressing Gaps in Global Medical Training
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Shinjan Shoilee, a fourth-year medical student at Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka. She 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 on […]Success for polio campaign in Gaza while West Bank tensions continue
February 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Humanitarian Aid UN humanitarians reported on Tuesday that aid workers in Gaza supporting local health authorities have now managed to vaccinate nearly 550,000 children under 10 – nearly all those it aimed to reach. The campaign has been extended until Wednesday to ensure full coverage, UN Spokesperson […]Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’
February 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Migrants who have been deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti – the two Caribbean nations that share the island of Hispaniola – have been talking to the UN about the challenges of returning to a crisis-ridden country they barely know. Mireille Pregnant and exhausted and clutching […]Over 115,000 Syrians have returned home since end of Assad dictatorship
January 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 115,000 people have reportedly returned to Syria from countries such as Türkiye, Jordan and Lebanon since 8 December – the fall of the Assad regime – the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday. The information is based on public statements by host countries, contacts with immigration […]EBRD and NIB finance greener public transport in Vilnius
December 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) are supporting the roll-out of greener public transport in Vilnius, Lithuania by each lending €40 million to Vilniaus Viešasis Transportas (VVT), the city’s urban transport company. The €80 million co-investment will enable […]Protecting healthcare workers in the frontlines of war: how to ensure their safety
November 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Katerina Patrikou, a medical student at University of Crete, Greece. She 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 on the […]Children face unprecedented crisis amid rising violence in Haiti
November 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. This year has seen a staggering 1,000 per cent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti, during an unprecedented crisis which has seen armed gangs continue to terrorize communities amid a growing humanitarian disaster. Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children […]World News in Brief: Sudan’s refugee crisis, UNRWA Gaza update, violence rising in South Sudan, call to halt latest US executions
October 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the continued displacement crisis in Sudan, with the ongoing conflict driving thousands more refugees into neighbouring countries. In the first week of October alone, close to 25,000 people fled to eastern Chad, […]EU aid worth €2.7 million to support 365 dismissed retail workers in Belgium
October 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. 365 employees of the retail chain Match-Smatch who lost their jobs following store closures and layoffs should receive €2.7 million in EU aid. On Monday, the Committee on Budgets approved Belgium’s request for €2.7 million in EU aid through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund […]Parliament condemns Russia’s interference in Moldova
October 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a resolution issuing a strong warning against continued Russian attempts to derail Moldova’s pro-European trajectory. The text, approved by 508 votes in favour, 53 against and 104 abstentions, vehemently condemns Russia’s escalating malicious activities, interference and hybrid operations ahead of […]Commission to invest €865 million under Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to support fast and secure digital connectivity network
October 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has adopted the second Work Programme for the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital, which defines the scope and objectives of EU-funded actions to improve Europe’s digital connectivity infrastructures. These actions will receive around €865 million of funding from […]Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict
October 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed. The report – the first of its kind – analyses the links between child trafficking and the six […]European Commission pledges €260 million to Gavi for 2026–2027 and over €200 million in additional humanitarian aid
September 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is announcing a new funding pledge of €260 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the years 2026–2027. The funds will contribute to Gavi’s goal for 2030 to help protect 500 million children around the world, strengthen immunisation systems, and […]Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agency
September 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations A new humanitarian crisis is unfolding at Lebanon’s border with Syria as thousands of people flee Israeli shelling linked to the war in Gaza, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, just as Israel premier Benyamin Netanyahu arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly. Only hours earlier, […]Russia can’t win on the battlefield, so it’s finding other ways to torment Ukrainian civilians, Zelenskyy tells UN
September 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russia cannot defeat his people on the battlefield, so it is looking for other ways to break the Ukrainian spirit, deplorably by targeting its vital energy infrastructure as winter approaches. “These are deliberate Russian attacks […]Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams
August 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh warning on Monday over the dire sanitary emergency there and the urgent need for a mass polio vaccination campaign in the embattled enclave. UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund, issued a statement from […]Czech Republic: Construction of Ostrava Concert Hall receives CZK 2 billion from the EIB
July 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending 2 bn Czech crowns (ca €84 million) for the construction of a state-of-the-art concert hall in the Czech city of Ostrava. The EIB credit covers most of the financing for the planned €115.5 million cultural landmark in Ostrava, the […]EU and Serbia sign strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles
July 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU and the Republic of Serbia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles. ThePartnershipaims to support the development of new local industries and high-quality jobs along the electric […]EIB provides €22 million to expand University of Camerino campus
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the University of Camerino have signed a €22 million finance contract with the main goals of supporting the expansion, renovation and modernisation of the university’s campus, bringing it into line with the highest teaching, research and environmental sustainability standards. In concrete […]Commission sends preliminary findings to X for breach of the Digital Services Act
July 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has informed X of its preliminary view that it is in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. Transparency and accountability in relation to content moderation and advertising are at […]Sweden: EU backs Tele2 to reach near-universal 5G coverage
June 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Invest Bank (EIB) is providing Tele2 with a €140 million loan to support deployment of the 5G network and upgrade of 4G in Sweden. Tele2 will use the loan to roll out a state-of-the-art 5G mobile network in Sweden with the goal of reaching […]Humongous tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles: is Brussels shooting itself in the foot?
June 18, 2024 by 1 Comment
When your own major car companies slam your antidumping duties on electric vehicles, then you know you just made a terrible mistake, right? It was last week that the European Commission launched additional record tariffs against Chinese electric vehicles ranging from 17.4% to 38.1%, and if one adds to those the existing ones of 10%, […]War in Ukraine should not be ‘new normal’, warns top humanitarian there
June 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A surge of attacks by Russian forces on the Kharkiv area of Ukraine is causing significant civilian casualties, as well as the destruction of homes and crucial infrastructure, the top UN official in Ukraine said today, in a plea not to “normalize” the dire conditions for Ukrainian […]Ukraine gets €100 million EIB loan to rebuild social infrastructure in war-torn cities
June 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Ukraine €100 million to reconstruct social municipal infrastructure damaged in the war against Russia. The funds, agreed at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, will be for rebuilding schools, kindergartens, hospitals, social housing and local transport infrastructure as well […]Why investing in nature makes ecological and economic sense
June 5, 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: Razan Al Mubarak, President of IUCN and United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, United Nations Nature is our lifeline. Our forests and the ocean are the lungs of the planet, not only regulating our climate but […]EU allocates €201 million in humanitarian aid for Sahel and Africa’s Lake Chad countries
May 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The Commission is providing €201 million in EU humanitarian funding to address the needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria. The announcement comes on the occasion of the Senior Officials Meeting on Sahel and Lake Chad, attended today by Commissioner Janez […]
