This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Due to the deteriorating humanitarian situation, the EU has released €10.5 million in emergency aid to address the needs of people in Myanmar and of Rohingya refugees and their host communities living in Bangladesh. Out of this new funding, €7 million is allocated for […]EU releases €10.5 million in humanitarian aid for people in Myanmar and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
November 17, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Due to the deteriorating humanitarian situation, the EU has released €10.5 million in emergency aid to address the needs of people in Myanmar and of Rohingya refugees and their host communities living in Bangladesh. Out of this new funding, €7 million is allocated for […]Delivering in times of crises while preserving the EU financial interests through the 2022 EU budget
October 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the decision of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) to give the EU annual accounts a clean bill of health, for the 16th year in a row. The revenue part of the EU budget also continues to be free from material […]Disease X – this is how we should prepare for the next big virus
July 11, 2023 by 4 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda “You can get a long way towards being able to produce something that will target a novel virus before that virus even emerges.” This is how Kate Kelland described the sleuthing work […]Humanitarian aid: EU releases €8 million for the Philippines, Nepal and South-East Asia
May 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has announced the release of €8 million in humanitarian assistance and disasters preparedness funding for the Philippines, Nepal and other South-East Asian countries to support people affected by recurrent natural hazards and conflict, among other causes of vulnerability. The funding will […]H5N1 bird flu: What you need to know about the latest outbreak
March 23, 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: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Health agencies worldwide have been put on alert by the worst-ever outbreak of avian influenza, which has spread to other species and, in rare cases, also infected humans. The virus, deadly to birds, […]Free movement of services: Commission takes action to ensure a well-functioning Single Market for services
February 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is pursuing 24 cases against several Member States for breaches of services related legislation. These decisions are taken to ensure the correct implementation of rules aimed at the good functioning of the Single Market for services. Services are crucial to the […]Indonesia’s SMEs hold the key to growth. How can they scale up?
September 30, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Arip Tirta President, Evermos, Prasanti W. Sarli Head of Social Impact, Evermos Indonesia’s small businesses will be an essential driver of the country’s future development.Currently most are micro-enterprises – there is an urgent need to understand how they […]Building a European Health Union: Stronger crisis preparedness and response for Europe
November 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is taking the first steps towards building the European Health Union announced by President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address. The Commission is putting forward a set of proposals to strengthen the EU’s health security framework, […]
