This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, plenary voted in favour of channelling €144.1 million in EU funds to support Spain, Romania and Cyprus after devastating wildfires, floods and heatwaves in 2025. By 642 votes to 13, and with one abstention, MEPs backed the proposed release from the European […]EU aid for Spain, Romania and Cyprus to tackle recent natural disasters
July 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, plenary voted in favour of channelling €144.1 million in EU funds to support Spain, Romania and Cyprus after devastating wildfires, floods and heatwaves in 2025. By 642 votes to 13, and with one abstention, MEPs backed the proposed release from the European […]Climate Change and Women’s Health: The Invisible Inequality Defining Global Health
June 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Lívia Maria, a medical student in Brazil with a strong academic interest in global health. 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 necessarily […]Commission fines Temu €200 million for breaching the Digital Services Act
May 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission issued a fine of €200 million to Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The company failed to diligently identify, analyse, and assess the systemic risks of illegal products being offered on its platform and the resulting harm to consumers in […]Commission fines automotive starter battery manufacturers and association €72 million for participating in a cartel
December 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has fined three automotive starter battery manufacturers, Exide, FET (including its predecessor Elettra)and Rombat, as well as the trade association EUROBAT, a total of around €72 million for participating in a long-running cartel concerning automotive starter batteries, together with Clarios (formerly […]Bridging the Distance: Innovation in the Service of Equity
September 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Palak Agarwal is a final-year MBBS student at GMERS Medical College, India. 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 necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view […]The Russo-Ukrainian War: How it Affects Medical Personnel
May 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Steven Garza, a 21-year-old medical student at the Institute of Higher Studies of Tamaulipas Anahuac, Mexico, currently in his third year of pursuing an MBBS degree. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in […]EU and Member States pledge over €522 million to address Sudan crisis
April 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To help address the difficult humanitarian situation in Sudan, the European Commission and Member States have pledged €522 million in aid for 2025 at the High-level Conference for Sudan, co-hosted in London today by the Commission alongside the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the […]UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo
January 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN has suspended all official movements by its teams into and out of Houthi-held areas of Yemen, after more UN staffers were detained on Thursday. The de facto rulers of much of the country, including the capital Sana’a, released the crew of a merchant ship who […]Global efforts to end female genital mutilation undermined by ‘vacation cutting’
June 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The global fight to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) is being undermined by the movement of some girls across national borders and beyond to undergo the procedure, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) warned in a new report published on Friday. Although many States have intensified their […]
