This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, Parliament approved new rules on environmental crimes and related sanctions. The new directive, agreed with the Council on 16 November 2023, was adopted with 499 votes in favour, 100 against and 23 abstentions. It contains an updated list of criminal offences including illegal timber […]Environmental crimes: MEPs adopt extended list of offences and sanctions
February 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, Parliament approved new rules on environmental crimes and related sanctions. The new directive, agreed with the Council on 16 November 2023, was adopted with 499 votes in favour, 100 against and 23 abstentions. It contains an updated list of criminal offences including illegal timber […]MEPs adopt EU budget 2024: focus on research, youth and external challenges
November 22, 2023 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. With next year’s EU budget, MEPs secured better and more effective support to address global challenges and support young people and research.In a deal with member states reached on Saturday, 11 November, Parliament obtained an additional €666.5 million for its priorities on top of […]Blended finance: How setting up a financial intermediary can accelerate sustainable development
April 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Labanya Prakash Jena, Regional Climate Finance Adviser Indo-Pacific Region, The Commonwealth Secretariat, Riya Saxena, Senior Associate, RMI India With the world facing major challenges such as climate change, inequality and hunger, we need sustainable development now more than ever […]Fit for 55: Parliament pushes for greener aviation fuels
July 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Used cooking oil, synthetic fuel or even hydrogen should gradually become the norm as aviation fuel to help EU become climate neutral by 2050, said MEPs on Thursday. Parliament adopted its position on new draft EU rules to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels […]EU boosts access to electricity in the Virunga area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission announces an additional €20 million to finance a new power plant in Rwanguba, that will provide a further 15 Megawatt of electricity. The European Union’s rapid response to the urgent environmental crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has helped […]
