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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million financing contract with the University of Latvia to finance the third phase of the university’s campus development programme in Riga. This project aims to bring together most of the University’s activities on a single campus and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission invites comments on commitments offered by Corning to address competition concerns over its alleged exclusive dealing in relation to the supply of Alkali-aluminosilicate glass (‘Alkali-AS Glass’), a special type of glass mainly used as cover glass in handheld electronic devices. The […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, together with a former Hamas commander, citing allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Judges on the ICC said there were reasonable grounds […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €80 million to the PÜSPÖK Group to build six agrivoltaic farms in Burgenland, Austria. This innovative project is being financed together with Erste Bank of the Austrian group of savings banks (Sparkassen). Erste Bank is providing a loan of €43 million, of which €28 million […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Last year, Europe, the Middle East and Africa suffered some of the worst wildfires since 2000. According to the Forest Fires 2023 report, published today by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre, wildfires affected over 500 000 hectares of natural lands, roughly half the size […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Parliament adopted its demands for the UN Climate Change Conference COP29, which aims to define a new collective goal for financing climate action. The resolution, prepared by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and approved on Thursday with 429 votes in favour, 183 […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The global food import bill is projected to exceed $2 trillion in 2024 – fuelled by the rising cost of everyone’s favourite hot drinks – according to the latest Food Outlook released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday. The biannual report, which focuses on […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the crucial role that cities, regions, businesses and financial institutions must play in driving the worldwide effort towards reaching net-zero emissions by mid-century. “We need a massive global effort […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, following a coordinated investigation at European level, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission notified Apple of several potentially prohibited geo-blocking practices that the CPC Network has identified on certain Apple Media Services, namely App Store, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission proposed to support 632 workers in Belgium, who were dismissed by machinery and paper enterprises Purmo and Sappi, with €700,000 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). In July 2024, Belgium applied for EGF funding to help workers […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The increasing impact of fighting between Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and militants from Hezbollah on Lebanese civilians “is of grave concern”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Monday, condemning the mounting loss of life. “All actors must adhere to international law and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure,” […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. People in Lebanon continue to be killed, injured and displaced by airstrikes, hostilities and displacement orders, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Thursday. Israel issued new displacement orders that day for several villages and Rashiedeh Palestinian refugee camp, located in the south of the country. […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and conflict. Five hunger hotspots are of particular concern: Haiti, Mali, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), South Sudan and Sudan, UN agencies said on […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for ten fish stocks in the EU waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat, and Skagerrak for 2025. The proposal is based on scientific advice and covers fish stocks managed […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement”, as the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to rage. “The suffering is growing by the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. This is a joint press release issued by the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, and the European External Action Service. The EU has successfully concluded the EU Integrated Resolve 2024, a joint exercise co-led by the Council of the EU, the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the consensus reached by the EU and G7 partners to collectively provide loans for €45 billion to support Ukraine’s urgent budgetary, military and reconstruction needs (approximately $50 billion USD). This confirms that the EU and G7 partners fulfil the commitment they […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring an urgent need for comprehensive recovery strategies focused on human capital and socioeconomic reform. Since Russia’s invasion in 2014, the ongoing war has […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is taking further steps to support Member States affected by unprecedented climate-related disasters. As announced by European Commission President von der Leyen during her visit to Poland on 19 September 2024, the Commission is proposing amendments to three EU regulations […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. o conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders as the war in Gaza, an expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday in New York. “Rarely have we seen – and this is what bothers me – […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are in countries exposed to violent conflict, according to a UN-backed study published on Thursday. The finding comes in the latest update to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), jointly published by the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of EQOS by Eiffage. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with commitments offered by Eiffage and EQOS. Eiffage and EQOS are both active in the construction, maintenance and optimisation of […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted a Growth Plan for the Republic of Moldova worth €1.8billion and underpinned by a Reform and Growth Facility for the period 2025-2027. The Plan, which is the largest EU financial support package since Moldova’s independence, will boost Moldova’s economy, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the European Court of Auditor (ECA)’s extensive work on its Annual Report on the 2023 EU budget published today and takes note of the ECA’s valuable insights as regards the regularity of the EU budget implementation. Main achievements of the EU […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday. Hearing loss already costs the continent $27 million […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur, where continued clashes are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the region at risk. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reminded journalists in New […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. ‘‘This story doesn’t start from day one. It starts from nine months ago – the day I learned I was going to be a mother.” That day was in November 2023, around a month into the war in Gaza. Ala’a is among an estimated 155,000 pregnant women and […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of renewable energy developer Green Genius with an equity investment of €100 million. Once approved by the competition authorities in the relevant countries, the EBRD will become a minority shareholder in the company. The […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. With war ramping up across the Middle East on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for the violence to end now. “I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation,” he said in a tersely worded statement. “This must stop. We absolutely need a […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission published the results of an opinion survey showing that the majority of EU citizens believe need more information to prepare for disasters and emergencies. Furthermore, the responses reveal citizens feel mostly exposed to risks linked to the impact of climate […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of US$ 60 million (€55 million) to Türkiye’s Borusan EnBW Enerji to finance the development and construction of 116 MW of onshore wind-energy capacity in Sivas and Tekirdağ. Addressing climate change remains a significant goal […]
