This article is published in association with United Nations. Libya once again stands at a critical juncture in its political transition, after armed clashes erupted in Tripoli last month, further destabilising the country, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Nearly 15 years after Gaddafi’s fall, Libya remains split between […]Aftermath of Tripoli clashes puts Libya’s fragile stability to the test
June 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Libya once again stands at a critical juncture in its political transition, after armed clashes erupted in Tripoli last month, further destabilising the country, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Nearly 15 years after Gaddafi’s fall, Libya remains split between […]Growth slows in EBRD regions amid fragmenting trade and investment
February 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised its regional economic forecast for 2025 downwards by 0.3 percentage points relative to its September 2024 outlook. Growth across the economies where the Bank invests is now expected to average 3.2 per cent this year, before […]DR Congo crisis: Thousands flee clashes in South Kivu
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering mass displacement and causing civilian casualties, UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA said on Friday. Escalating fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese troops has caused thousands of people to flee, with many […]“Equality over discrimination: history must never repeat itself” – President Metsola
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. Today, the European Parliament joins the international community in marking European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and remembering the 500,000 Sinti and Roma who faced atrocities […]European elections 2024: Parliament proposes more seats for nine EU countries
June 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament has adopted the proposal on its composition seeking to increase the number of seats by 11, to a total of 716, ahead of the European elections in June 2024. Reflecting demographic changes in the EU since the 2019 elections, the report approved on […]This is what’s happening to the Amazon, according to NASA
November 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Human activity is drying out the air above the Amazon, according to a new study, raising fears the planet’s biggest and most biodiverse rainforest will soon be unable to sustain itself. Researchers from […]
