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 US$ 10 million to Empire Manufacturing Kazakhstan (EMK) that will enable the company to begin coffee production at modernised facilities and create jobs. The EBRD’s senior loan will help EMK commission, […]EBRD supports operations of Empire Manufacturing Kazakhstan
March 21, 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 US$ 10 million to Empire Manufacturing Kazakhstan (EMK) that will enable the company to begin coffee production at modernised facilities and create jobs. The EBRD’s senior loan will help EMK commission, […]EBRD supports leading Ukrainian pharma company Yuria-Pharm
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. €15 million loan, backed by EU guarantee, to help company expand and improve energy efficiency in Ukraine and Uzbekistan The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the cross-border growth of Ukraine’s leading pharmaceutical company Yuria-Pharm. The Bank is lending €15 million to finance the […]EBRD and donors support greener businesses and homes in Montenegro
March 20, 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 the green transition in Montenegro by helping to improve access to affordable green finance for businesses and homeowners in cooperation with Crnogorska Komercijalna Banka (CKB). An EBRD loan of up to €12 million is being extended […]Poland: Electricity grid to get further upgrades with EIB loan payment of over €400 million to Orlen Group
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed 1.7 billion Polish zlotys (€405 million) to electricity supplier Energa to improve and expand Poland’s electricity network. This is the third and final tranche of a 3.5- billion-zloty loan to Orlen for upgrades to power distribution grid in northern and […]UN staff member killed in central Gaza blast, five others injured
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least one UN staffer has been killed and at least five others injured – several very severely – following an explosion at two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The UN is verifying and confirming the details, including the […]Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, Human Rights Council hears
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers allegedly committed by Russian forces, as a high-level independent probe into Russia’s full-scale invasion delivered its latest mandated report in Geneva. The Council – the UN’s foremost human […]Romania: Industrial hub of Ploiesti to get EIB advisory support on green transport projects
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advise the Romanian municipality of Ploiești on green transport projects as part of a Europe-wide push to make urban life healthier for people and the environment. EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris and Ploiești Mayor Mihai Poliţeanu signed an agreement on advisory […]Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice
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This article is published in association with United Nations. A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced disappearance during the country’s civil war. Obeida Dabbagh’s brother Mazen, and nephew Patrick – both Syrian-French nationals – were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officials in […]FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. Briefing Member States in Rome, FAO officials […]World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world
March 18, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead. In a statement released to correspondents in […]Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including young children as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday. In their latest and final report, the Independent International Fact-Finding […]How Sound Economic Policy Can Help Prevent Conflict
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Macroeconomic policy can play a key role in preventing armed conflict, in turn saving lives and avoiding injuries, forced displacement and migration, and vast damage to the economy. That’s according to new IMF research, based on policy simulations incorporating machine learning-based predictions of conflict. The paper finds that every […]In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts. UN aid efforts are in jeopardy following funding reductions […]Almost €80 million in EU investment to modernise Cambodia’s agricultural sector and to boost farmers’ access to domestic and global markets
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global – the European Investment Bank’s global arm – and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) of the Kingdom of Cambodia have signed an agreement today for a €15 million EU grant to support the Agriculture Services Programme for an Inclusive Rural Economy and Agricultural […]EIB provides €160 million to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Tuscany
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €160 million financing package for the Tuscany region, aiming to back the investments and the working capital needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Tuscany. Tuscany Region President Eugenio Giani and EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti launched the operational […]EBRD boosts Uludağ’s competitiveness and green credentials
March 17, 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 €25 million loan to Türkiye’s Uludağ to finance investment in production lines and renewable energy capacity. The loan will finance the establishment of two aseptic production lines at the company’s factory in Yenice, which will […]The Cost of Conflict: Understanding the Health Consequences of War and Displacement
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Aamuktha Marepalli, a third-year medical student at SVIMS with a strong interest in research, medical awareness, and advocacy. 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 […]New data shows strong levels of consumer trust, but online threats persist
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of tomorrow’s World Consumer Rights Day, the Commission has published the 2025 Consumer Conditions Scoreboard, which shows that 68% of European consumers feel confident about the safety of the products that they buy, with 70% trusting that their consumer rights are respected by […]Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday. “Measles is back, and it’s a wake-up call,” warned Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for the European region. A total […]‘Brighter future hangs in the balance’ in Syria after 14 years of war
March 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Constitutional Declaration issued by Syria’s caretaker authorities marks a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent transition, with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen expressing cautious optimism about its potential to fill a legal vacuum and pave the way for a “credible and inclusive political transition”. The announcement […]World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash
March 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of diplomats, business and civil society delegates gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday for the world’s largest annual conference focused on […]Commission approves a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support renewable hydrogen production
March 11, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million Austrian State aid scheme, and a €36 million Lithuanian State aid scheme, to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank‘s “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool for the auction closing in […]Montenegro: European Union provides a €22 million grant to enhance sustainable water use and climate resilience on an EIB Global-financed project
March 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. At the event held today in Podgorica, the European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and Montenegro’s Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Northern Region Development have signed a €22.5 million grant agreement, funded by the EU, to develop sustainable water supply and wastewater systems in the municipalities […]Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now “nearly impossible” to reach, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday. “I am deeply worried about reports of destruction of homes and livelihoods in North Darfur,” said Clementine […]Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday. In a stark assessment of the current situation of the health crisis, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif warned that more than […]European Commission and EIB Group sign €2 billion guarantee under Ukraine Facility to support country’s reconstruction and resilience
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the European Commission signed a guarantee agreement at the EIB Group Forum that will allow the EIB to invest at least €2 billion in urgent recovery and reconstruction efforts in Ukraine. Aligned with the Ukrainian government’s needs and priorities, this funding […]€10 million EIB Global and WHO initiative to strengthen public health across Lebanon
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formally launched a €10 million grant support to boost health resilience across Lebanon, including combating medicine scarcity and fragmented laboratory services. The cooperation was signed at the EIB Forum in Luxembourg by WHO […]One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
March 7, 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 […]International Women’s Day: women in foreign affairs and international security
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliamentarians will gather in Brussels on Thursday to discuss ensuring the full participation of women in decision-making, particularly in defence, security and peacebuilding. When: Thursday 6 March 2025, 09:00 – 12:30 CET Where: European Parliament in Brussels, ANTALL building, room 6Q2 and via streaming. […]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 […]European Commission and EIB group lay foundations for a new pan-European investment platform for affordable and sustainable housing
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
European Commission and EIB group lay foundations for a new pan-European investment platform for affordable and sustainable housing‘Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace’: UN chief
March 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace, not the machinery of war,” said Secretary-General António Guterres in a message marking the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness. Celebrated on 5 March, it is an opportunity to reinforce global commitments to reducing arms and […]Funding cuts jeopardize global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
March 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The health agency highlighted that essential prevention, testing and treatment […]
