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This article is published in association with United Nations. Global trade is poised to hit a record $33 trillion in 2024, showcasing remarkable resilience despite persistent economic and geopolitical challenges, a UN report revealed on Thursday. However, concerns loom for 2025, where the risks include escalating trade wars, geopolitical tensions and shifting policies, clouding the outlook. […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In the margins of Parliament’s Conference of Presidents’ visit to Warsaw ahead of the Polish EU Council Presidency, President Metsola delivered the following speech. Keynote speech by EP President Roberta Metsola at a discussion organised by Polityka Insight “Good afternoon everyone. It is a […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action is still needed as numbers continue to rise, topping 76 million people worldwide, the top UN official on the issue said on Wednesday. UN Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement Robert Piper […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Companies will have one more year to adapt to new EU rules to prevent deforestation, which will ban the sale of products sourced from deforested land in the EU. On Tuesday evening, negotiators from the Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement to […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set to leave a staggering 305 million people in need of lifesaving assistance next year, the UN’s top aid official warned on Wednesday. “The world is on fire…We are dealing with a […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are announcing a new partnership to support investments in the EU’s battery manufacturing sector. This partnership will see a €200 million top-up (loan guarantee) to the InvestEU programme from the EU Innovation Fund. It […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Georgian authorities to respect and protect rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, following four nights of protests marred by violence. The legitimate protests were dispersed using disproportionate and, in some cases, unnecessary force by the police in the capital, […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making an equity investment worth €50 million in Podravka Agri, a new subsidiary of Croatia’s Podravka Group. The investment will support Podravka Agri’s acquisition of Fortenova Group’s agricultural division, which includes Belje plus, PIK-Vinkovci plus, Vupik plus, Energija […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm over the sharp escalation of violence across northwest Syria, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the UN-facilitated political process. Renewed fighting last week led by the terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and other armed factions, has engulfed […]
The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission published the European Solidarity Corps call 2025 which supports the participation of young people in volunteering activities in communities across the EU and beyond. The €166 million budget allocated for 2025 represents a significant increase compared to previous years, due to the recovery […]
This article is published in association with IMF. Global debt decreased about one percentage point to 237 percent GDP. The values for 2023 are now available from the just released IMF’s Global Debt Database. Global private debt fell by 2.8 percentage points to 143 percent of GDP, below the 2019 level and more than compensated for the […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. On the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for decisive global action to eliminate chemical weapons, warning that their resurgence threatens decades of hard-won progress. Commemorated on Saturday, the Day of Remembrance pays tribute to those killed or injured by chemical […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling barriers to healthcare and upholding human rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on World AIDS Day. Observed annually on 1 December, the World AIDS Day serves as a reminder […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Naturgy have agreed a €1 bn loan to support investments in new solar energy and onshore wind power stations, as well as to modernise and convert existing sites into hybrid facilities in Spain. A €400 million initial tranche of the total […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million to Czech energy supplier ČEZ to upgrade and expand its electricity-distribution system across the country. The EIB credit will improve energy services and green power supply in the Czech Republic. ČEZ plans to refurbish electricity networks, install […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded that a German State aid measure of €1.9 billion to support DB Cargo, one of Europe’s leading rail freight operators, is in line with EU State aid rules. DB Cargo is a 100% subsidiary of the State-owned, vertically-integrated German […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Due to significant irregularities, MEPs reject the outcome of the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia and call for them to be re-run within a year. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the 26 October parliamentary elections in Georgia, an EU candidate […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday. “If […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, MEPs approved over €116 million in EU Solidarity Fund aid to support recovery efforts in two EU countries relating to floods in 2024. The €116,031,553 in aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) will be distributed as follows: The EUSF assistance […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament strengthens its commitment to sustainability by adopting ambitious environmental targets for the years to come. On Monday, the Parliament’s Bureau, the body that takes decisions on matters concerning the institution’s internal organisation, approved a significant increase in efforts to further reduce the Parliament’s […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the security situation in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince rapidly worsens due to ongoing gang violence, the United Nations is adjusting its operations to ensure the continued delivery of critical humanitarian assistance. In a briefing on Tuesday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq highlighted the deepening insecurity, noting that […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Shanzay Naveed, a 3rd year MBBS student at Allama Iqbal Medical College, an affiliated member and Assistant Director of PUBSSD at IFMSA. 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 […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €1 billion loan to rebuild public and private buildings in the Italian region of Ischia that were severely damaged by the 2017 earthquake and 2022 landslide. The first tranche of €150 million to support ongoing operations was signed at the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, the European Commission and EU Member States took the lead in brokering a deal to align global financial flows with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Through the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Stathis Pavlidis, a medical student in the preclinical years at the University of Ioannina. 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 do not necessarily reflect […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Wars grind on in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond amid starvation and famine alerts and a sinister spike in online and offline hate, antisemitism and Islamophobia. Enter the UN Alliance of Civilizations, which will convene its 10th Global Forum from 25 to 27 November in a […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today published a Staff Working Document (‘SWD’) that summarises the findings of its evaluation of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (‘TTBER’) and the accompanying Guidelines on the application of Article 101 of the Treaty to technology transfer agreements (‘Guidelines’). […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President issued the following statement: “All forms of violence against women are despicable. They are a violation of human rights and undermine our core […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Inês Arnaud Dias, a 23 year-old medical student from Portugal, studying at the University of Lisbon. 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 do not […]
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 brought to you in association with the GSMA. 24 October, Berlin: The mobile industry association, the GSMA, and the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) have signed a formal agreement to work together to help the automotive industry bring new connected vehicle services to market faster, utilising the full functionality of 5G mobile networks. […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian convoys, the senior aid official in the region said on Thursday. Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Muhannad Hadi said that the survival of two million […]
