Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan

This article is published in association with United Nations. Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a […]

Kosovo receives €500 000 grant from EIB Global to revamp the Palace of Youth and Sports in Prishtina

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Thanks to a €500 000 cooperation agreement signed between the European Investment Bank (EIB Global), Republic of Kosovo*’s Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Local Public Enterprise “Pallati i Rinisë”, the EU bank will provide technical assistance for the reconstruction, conservation and restauration of the […]

Sudan: EU launches Humanitarian Air Bridge to provide essential supplies

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In view of the rising humanitarian needs due to the raging conflict in Sudan, the EU launched a Humanitarian Air Bridge transporting critical supplies to our humanitarian partners in Port Sudan. The 30 tonnes of essential items, including water, sanitation and hygiene as well […]

30th anniversary of the Cohesion Fund: €179 billion for convergence and sustainable development

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cohesion Fund. In the last 30 years, the Cohesion Fund has invested nearly €179 billion in the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU. Created in the Maastricht Treaty as a necessary complement to the […]

Climate change has cost the EU €145 billion in a decade

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Ms. Maryam Latif with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Pakistan. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue.

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content If you live in Europe, and think it’s hotter now than when you were younger, you’re right. Temperatures in the region have increased at more than twice the global average over the […]

This wall of shoes is for the women killed by domestic violence

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katharine Rooney, Senior Writer, Formative Content In 2011, Turkey became the first country to ratify a Council of Europe Convention on preventing domestic violence. That same year, 121 Turkish women were murdered. By 2018, the number had soared to […]

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