Commission greenlights Finland’s third payment request for €244.9 million under NextGenerationEU

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Finland’s third payment request of €244.9 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.  Following its assessment of the payment request, the Commission found that Finland has satisfactorily completed 16 milestones and 6 targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision for the third instalment. The reforms and […]

EU reinforces support for Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition with €430 million package

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Commissioner Síkela met with the deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Bùi Thanh Sơn during the Global Gateway Forum. In the margins of the meeting, the European Commission and other Team Europe actors announced a comprehensive €430 million package to advance the Bac Ai Pumped Hydro Storage […]

UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions

This article is published in association with United Nations. United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday. Addressing a high-level open debate in the Security Council, he called for urgent reforms to make peacekeeping more adaptable to today’s […]

‘Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace’: UN chief

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 […]

The Challenger Within – Mental Health In Romania During Lockdown

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Baiu Octavian-Ilarian, Mandache Mădălina Elena and Strugariu Alexandra-Ionela, three medical students from Romania, from three different cities and three different years, but all part of the Standing Committee on Medical Education (SCOME) of the Romanian Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (FASMR), a national member organization of […]

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