This article is published in association with United Nations. Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them. Data from a new report by […]UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes
July 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them. Data from a new report by […]Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
July 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population under constant attack, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, UN World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said that according to […]Bad debts remain stable in emerging Europe despite macro-financial pressure
July 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. Bad debts remain stable in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) European markets, despite external pressure from macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions over the past year, according to the new edition of the NPL Monitor, published today. The latest data suggest that the non-performing loan (NPL) […]Ukraine parliament ratifies International Chernobyl Cooperation Account agreement
July 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The international community and Ukraine are set to enter a new phase of engagement on long-term nuclear safety and decommissioning, with a particular focus on Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, thanks to the Ukrainian parliament’s ratification of the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account (ICCA) framework agreement. Parliament approved […]Small and mid-cap companies across EU bolstered by EIB Group financing, study says
June 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Businesses in Europe are at a crossroads, with European competitiveness facing increasing challenges as a result of heightened global competition and disrupted value chains, according to a new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. The study, EIB Group support for EU businesses, shows how […]The European Commission to issue €65 billion in long-term EU-Bonds in the second half of 2024
June 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission announced yesterday its intention to issue up to €65 billion of EU-Bonds in the second half of 2024 (H2). The plan for H2 2024 builds on the strong start in the first half of 2024, when close to €75 billion worth […]EU signs agreement with Serbia to strengthen migration and border management cooperation
June 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and Serbia signed an agreement on operational cooperation in border management with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, together with the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Ivica Dačić, […]Birth in a war zone: Coping amid ongoing attacks in Ukraine
June 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Like many expecting parents, Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar were eagerly awaiting the birth of their daughter. The way it happened, however, was unlike anything they had ever imagined. The couple had gone to Maternity Hospital No. 5 in the port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine. The […]Italy: EIB lends €200 million to Iren Group to boost electricity infrastructure
June 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Iren Group have signed a €200 million financing agreement to support the development and modernisation of electricity infrastructure in the municipalities of Parma, Turin and Vercelli. The main operations financed from the resources made available by the EIB concern […]Spain: EIB Group and Spanish Ministry of Economy sign agreement to implement the Regional Resilience Fund
June 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise of Spain have signed a framework finance agreement to implement the Regional Resilience Fund (in Spanish Fondo de Resiliencia Autonómica). The Fund, led by the Ministry of the Economy and in […]INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss
June 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Mr. Thiaw spoke to UN News ahead of the World Day to […]Conflict and lawlessness hamper food aid delivery in Gaza: WFP
June 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Escalating fighting in the south and centre of Gaza makes it near-impossible for humanitarians to deliver desperately needed food aid, the Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Carl Skau, said on Friday at the end of a two-day mission to the enclave. “Driving through […]One Chinese Family Across Two Sides of the Taiwan Strait
June 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was written for The Sting by guest writer Wen Ying, a Beijing-based commentator observer of international affairs. The opinions expressed belong to the writer. Two weeks after the People’s Republic of China declared its founding, 13-year-old Gao Binghan found himself on a ship leaving China’s mainland and heading across the sea. Gao was […]EBRD supports landmark MREL eligible bond issuance in Western Balkans
June 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing RSD 2.3 billiion (equivalent €19.6 million) in the debut issuance of debt securities in Serbia of Raiffeisen Banka ad Beograd, marking the first issuance in the Western Balkans of debt that meets the requirements for […]Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan
June 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s rights continue to be under attack. On Thursday, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell revealed that in its latest act of disempowerment, de facto authorities have told women civil servants […]Commission sends Statement of Objections to Alchem over first pharmaceutical cartel case in the EU
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has informed Alchem International Pvt. Ltd. and its subsidiary Alchem International (H.K.) Limited (together ‘Alchem’) of its preliminary view that they have breached EU antitrust rules by participating in a long-lasting cartel concerning an important pharmaceutical product. Alchem is a producer […]Bangladesh Can Boost Growth and Climate Resilience by Investing in Women
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. By Jayendu De and Genet Zinabou Sizable gaps in women’s economic empowerment undermine growth and exacerbate climate vulnerability Bangladesh has made major gains for its population, the world’s eighth largest with more than 170 million people. Per capita incomes, one of the best measures of broad economic well-being, […]Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN is becoming increasingly concerned over falling levels of humanitarian funding for civilians across war-torn Ukraine, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) told delegates to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner […]Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) 2024 flagship Global Trends Report published on Thursday. The report found that forced displacement rose to 120 million in May 2024, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase […]Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Croatia’s fifth payment request for €821.7 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Croatia’s fifth payment request for €821.7 million (net of pre-financing) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. Following its assessment of the payment request submitted on 15 April 2024, the Commission has […]Artificial Intelligence: Key to Future Sustainability in Healthcare Systems
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Antonio Jonas Matos, a medical student at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. 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 IFMSA’s […]UN war crimes tribunals move closer to completion
June 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. All of the 253 people indicted by UN tribunals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed decades ago in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, have now been accounted for, the Security Council heard on Tuesday. The President and Prosecutor with the International Residual Mechanism for […]Commission finds Hungarian support for new auto parts plant in Észak Magyarország to be incompatible State aid
June 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded that Hungary’s plan to support the construction of a new automotive components plant in Észak Magyarország is not in line with EU State aid rules. Therefore, the aid cannot be granted by Hungary. The Commission’s investigation In October 2022, […]Commission secures access for Member States to 665,000 doses of zoonotic influenza vaccines to prevent avian flu
June 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) as part of its mandate on preparedness, has signed on behalf of participating Member States, a joint procurement framework contract for the supply of up to665,000 pre-pandemic vaccine doses of the up-to-date Zoonotic Influenza […]Commission proposes to extend temporary protection for people fleeing Russian aggression against Ukraine until March 2026
June 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has proposed to extend the temporary protection for people fleeing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine for another year, from 5 March 2025 to 4 March 2026. Given continued Russian attacks on the civil and critical infrastructure across Ukraine, safe and durable conditions […]Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital
June 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Further deadly violence in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut over the weekend after soldiers stormed the facility, prompting alarm on Monday from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) about the serious impact on sick and injured patients. “WHO is […]World News in Brief: ‘Gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan, DR Congo rights abuses, reforestation crucial to climate fight
June 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 is unmatched in terms of scale and generational impact, according to a new update on gender discrimination in the country from UN Women released on Monday. Key international actors, including the UN […]Youth in Haiti remain optimistic amid worsening instability
June 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The crisis in Haiti has left children among the most vulnerable to extreme violence, malnutrition, poverty, and collapsing social systems there, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The agency surveyed over 3500 young people in early June, the majority of whom believe their rights are […]From Crisis to Unity: How Covid-19 Reshaped Our World
June 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Dr. Jingle Thomas, a junior resident at Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapura, India. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. n early December 2019, a mysterious virus started making headlines from […]Lost and found: 6 rediscovered species (including the tap-dancing spider)
June 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Elliott, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Have you heard of the fat catfish, pink-headed duck or Himalayan quail? If not, that might be because they are lost species – plants, animals and fungi that have been lost to […]Civil society, business, and culture encourage citizens to vote in European elections
June 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Youth volunteers, pan-European civil society groups, and global businesses have joined in with the #UseYourVote campaign for the 6-9 June European elections. Leading lights from across Europe’s business, cultural and non-profit communities have joined in the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of […]Digitalization is disrupting global trade – here’s how AI can help customs and businesses to respond
June 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sebastian Klotz, Manager, Tax and Legal Technology Team, PwC Switzerland, Steve Barr, Global Director, Industry Digital Strategy, Microsoft, Jimena Sotelo, Lead, TradeTech, World Economic Forum Global trade has evolved remarkably in recent decades. Not only has the volume of cross-border trade […]How strategic foresight can help leaders plan for a changing world
June 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Fredy Vargas Lama, Director of the Center for Foresight and Strategic Thinking, Universidad Externado de Colombia In a world increasingly dominated by uncertainty and change, governments must constantly adapt and respond to society’s future needs when formulating and managing […]
