World News in Brief: South Sudan urged to avoid slide to war, Türk calls on EU not to weaken landmark law, Ukraine and Mali updates

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the African Union mission there, and other key bodies collectively known as the Quartet, have raised the alarm over rising violence and political instability in South Sudan. The Quartet is calling on the country’s leaders to end […]

Ukraine: Upgraded paediatric infectious disease department in Zhytomyr Oblast opens with the EU bank support

Altumush Saad

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. A newly modernised paediatric infectious diseases department was opened today at the Zhytomyr Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary in the village of Guiva, Zhytomyr Oblast. Dedicated to providing care for children, the department, which includes a fully equipped intensive care unit, can now accommodate more young patients. The […]

Portugal: EIB signs advisory agreement with BPI and Santander to promote green investment

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed two advisory service agreements with the BPI and Santander to support them in identifying and financing climate action and environmental sustainability projects. These agreements fall under the scope of the signing of loan and guarantee operations with the EIB […]

Women are under-represented in tech, and 50% of them leave the industry by 35: Here’s how this non-profit wants to change things

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Women are under-represented in the tech sector, but the non-profit ‘Girls Who Code’ aims to close the gender gap in new entry-level tech roles by 2030.Its CEO, Tarika Barrett, told the World […]

EU innovation performance continues to improve at the national and regional level

EU must respond decisively to any form of coercion against EU member states 

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The 2023 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard and the bi-yearly edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard published today showcase that, despite the recent crises, EU Member States and their regions keep improving their innovation performance. The European Innovation Scoreboard 2023 highlights a substantial […]

Discharge approved but MEPs concerned over control of EU’s recovery and resilience funds

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved the implementation of the EU’s 2021 budget for most of the EU institutions, except the European Council. Most of the EU’s expenditure is managed by the European Commission, whose budgetary performance was approved by the European Parliament with […]

Why Cambodia is investing in human development to manage uncertainty

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alissar Chaker, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia, Ivan Gonzalez de Alba, Senior Economist, United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia The COVID-19 pandemic created widespread challenges, which were compounded by the war in Ukraine. These shocks […]

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