Commission welcomes agreement on the Retail investment Strategy

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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the Retail Investment Strategy. The new measures will empower retail investors to make informed decisions that match their individual needs and preferences, while ensuring that they […]

COP30 kicks off with urgent call to deliver on climate promises and scale up finance

This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of diplomats and climate experts are heading to Belém, in Brazil’s Amazon, for COP30 – the latest round of UN climate talks. Their task couldn’t be clearer: turn promises into action and agree on tougher plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions.  After decades of pledges and […]

Thailand grants work rights to long-term refugees from Myanmar, UN welcomes resolution

This article is published in association with United Nations. A new resolution by the Thai Government that will allow long-staying refugees from Myanmar to work legally in the country was welcomed on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, as a significant boost to the national economy. Tweet URL https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=UN_News_Centre&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1960378303950254591&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2025%2F08%2F1165721&sessionId=a6d9b7bf368609a0dfac08a6a7534d86a1d48699&siteScreenName=UN_News_Centre&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px Some 81,000 forcibly displaced people are hosted […]

Sweden: EIB backs DanAds to accelerate advertising technology to compete with tech giants

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €21 million (around 230 million Swedish kronor) to Swedish software company DanAds to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe and beyond gain access to premium online advertising channels. The financing will enable DanAds to expand its operations […]

Commission welcomes European citizens’ recommendations for a stronger EU budget

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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 16-18 May, the third and final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on the new EU long-term budget took place in Brussels. For the first time, a group of 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States have brought forward bringing […]

MEPs adopt their roadmap for supporting energy-intensive industries

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament calls for measures to bolster the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries and help them make the transition to clean industrial processes. Energy-intensive industries, such as the chemicals, steel, paper, cement, and glass industries, are crucial for the EU economy and for decarbonisation efforts, say […]

When Bombs Fall, Hearts Break: The Human Cost of War on Health

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Addonai Teixeira, a Brazilian medical student and active member of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA. He 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 […]

Europeans strongly support science and technology according to new Eurobarometer survey

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The latest Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens’ knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology’ released today shows more than 8 in 10 citizens (83%) think that the overall influence of science and technology is positive. Two-thirds of respondents (67%) equally agree that science and […]

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives

This article is published in association with United Nations. Syria’s lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the deaths of over 100 children in the last month alone, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to urgently support country-wide demining projects. […]

Artificial Intelligence, Dollar, Growth, and Debt Drove 2024 Blog Readership

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This article is published in association with IMF. Jeff Kearns The biggest issues confronting the global economy drew the broadest interest among IMF blog readers around the world this year. Artificial intelligence attracted the greatest interest, making the January 2024 post by Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva the most read among all IMF blog posts ever published. […]

Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites

This article is published in association with United Nations. In a landmark mission to Syria, the UN probe into the most serious rights violations committed in the country since 2011 has called on caretaker authorities to take immediate measures to protect mass grave sites and preserve critical evidence. A team from the Independent International Commission of […]

Commission proposes to suspend visa-free travel for officials from Georgia

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is proposing to suspend part of the EU-Georgia Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. If the Council adopts this proposal, Georgian diplomats, officials and their families holding diplomatic and official passports would require a visa to travel to […]

Member States made significant progress in VAT Compliance in 2022, but continued efforts are still needed

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Most EU Member States made significant progress in Value-Added Tax (VAT) collection between 2018 and 2022, according to a new report released by the European Commission today. The annual VAT Gap in the EU Report, which measures the difference between theoretically expected VAT revenues […]

Statement by the European Commission on the occasion of Bulgaria and Romania becoming fully part of Schengen

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes today’s unanimous decision by the Council to lift internal land border controls with Romania and Bulgaria as of 1 January 2025. This important step completes the full entry of both countries into the Schengen area. This not only strengthens the Schengen […]

The Long Road: HIV/AIDS Treatment Disparities Across The Decades

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. KAmira Serine Matmatte, a 22 year old Algerian medical student at the University of Constantine III Salah Boubnider. 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 […]

EBRD participates in Garanti BBVA’s Basel III-compliant Tier II bond issuance

This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing US$ 75 million in Garanti BBVA’s second Basel III-compliant Tier II (B3T2) bond issuance in 2024. The financing will be used to further strengthen Garanti BBVA’s capital position, bolster its growth prospects and optimise its capital structure, […]

COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’

This article is published in association with United Nations. The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to negotiating teams at stalled UN climate talks in Baku on the need to rapidly and substantially ‘scale up climate finance from billions to trillions from […]

Boost for climate adaptation in Europe as EIB and WWF join forces to develop Nature-based Solutions at scale

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 published in association with European Investment Bank. With Europe facing increasingly intense floods and droughts, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and WWF are teaming up to accelerate climate adaptation in Europe by developing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that will help to buffer societies and economies against the worsening impacts of the climate and biodiversity […]

G7 financial institutions team up for sustainable food systems

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The new Collaborative will boost investments opportunities in developing countries G7 Public Development Banks (PDBs) and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) are joining forces to enhance food security and sustainable agriculture in emerging markets. Through a new coordination mechanism set up by Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti […]

Statement by Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager on today’s Court of Justice judgment on the Illumina/GRAIL merger jurisdiction decisions

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today’s judgment by the Court of Justice annuls the Commission’s decisions to examine the proposed acquisition of GRAIL by Illumina. In those decisions, the Commission accepted requests by Belgium, France, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway to review the transaction pursuant to Article 22(3) […]

Joint press statement of the EU and Fiji on the implementation of the EU-Pacific interim Economic Partnership Agreement

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Trade, and Honourable Manoa Kamikamica, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Cooperatives, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications of Fiji are pleased to announce the further strengthening of bilateral trade relations, […]

Small Island Developing States can lead in digital transformation for climate resilience. Here’s how

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Keyzom Ngodup Massally, Head of Digital Programmes, Chief Digital Office, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Laura Hildrebrandt, Global lead, Digital Transformation Journey, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Digital development cannot be ‘disembedded’ from contextual economics and politics — […]

Green finance: The key to unlocking Africa’s vast potential and combating climate change

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion , Government of Zimbabwe Climate change disproportionately impacts low-emitting countries, including those in Africa. Despite contributing minimally to global emissions, Africa faces severe climate events that outstrip its […]

Opening: President Metsola on more integrity, independence and accountability

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola updated MEPs on measures being taken to increase Parliament’s integrity, independence and accountability, at the opening of the session. Here is President Metsola’s full statement on the new measures: “I also wanted to speak about the decisions needed on measures in this […]

Obstacles still exist for women in science, but this young researcher is breaking the mould

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lukas Bester, Freelance Researcher and Writer – World Economic Forum, Sustainable Development Consultant in Emerging Markets Dr Kaitlyn Sadtler is an immunologist and bioengineer at the National Institutes of Health, just outside of Washington, D.C., in the US. […]

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