This article is published in association with United Nations. On day six of the war in the Middle East, there’s been no let-up in bombs, drones and rockets targeting Iran, Israel, Lebanon and many Gulf States, while NATO forces reportedly intercepted a missile fired at Türkiye by Iran, a claim denied by Tehran. We’ll bring you […]MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Further escalation drives uncertainty and suffering
March 6, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. On day six of the war in the Middle East, there’s been no let-up in bombs, drones and rockets targeting Iran, Israel, Lebanon and many Gulf States, while NATO forces reportedly intercepted a missile fired at Türkiye by Iran, a claim denied by Tehran. We’ll bring you […]Commission holds first meeting of Special Panel on child safety online
March 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hosted the first meeting of the Special Panel on child safety online. The panel, announced in the 2025 State of the Union address, will provide expert recommendations to better protect and empower children online and will […]Commission coordinates repatriation flights from the Middle East under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
March 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Yesterday and today, the European Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) has supported EU Member States with the organisation of six repatriation flights, bringing European citizens safely back to Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, and Slovakia. Additional repatriation flights under the Mechanism are planned in the […]Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative calling for a European social media platform
March 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), entitled ‘European Public Social Network’. The initiative invites the Commission to establish, through a legislative act, “a public social media platform at the European level”. That social media platform “would form an alternative […]Commission proposes Industrial Accelerator Act to strengthen industry and create jobs in Europe
March 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has adopted a legislative proposal to increase demand for low-carbon, European-made technologies and products. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) will boost manufacturing, grow businesses, and create jobs in the EU, while supporting industry’s adoption of cleaner, future-ready technologies. In line […]Commission launches EU Industrial Maritime and Ports Strategies to boost competitiveness across the maritime sector
March 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted a EU Industrial Maritime Strategy and a Ports Strategy to drive competitiveness, sustainability, decarbonisation, security and resilience within the EU’s wider waterborne sector. The Strategies focus on ports, shipping, and shipbuilding. Europe is a waterborne continent, with the world’s […]MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Conflict continues across region amid US, Israeli and Iranian strikes
March 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Violence in the Middle East is continuing into a fifth day, with US and Israeli strikes against Iran and Iranian missile and drone attacks reported across several countries in the region. The escalating confrontation is disrupting airspace, transport and daily life while raising fears of a wider […]EIF Commits €50 million via the InvestEU Defence Equity Facility to Join Capital Fund III for European Deeptech and Dual-use
March 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIF commits €50 million to Join Capital’s Fund III, supported by the InvestEU Defence Equity Facility co-funded by the European Commission The commitment is its largest so far in defence and is intended to provide additional private capital for strategic innovation in dual-use, defence, security and […]EIB Group and CDP boost partnership to drive investment and sustainable growth in Italy and beyond
March 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed that will accelerate strategic investments across Italy. It will strengthen cooperation on infrastructure, SMEs, climate action and economic resilience. The agreement expands joint action in Italy and, through EIB Global, beyond the European Union. Today the European Investment Bank […]How AI is already reshaping working conditions
March 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. From delivery couriers compelled to follow the demands of online platform algorithms to content moderators who confront pornography and death every day while training artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the impact of new technologies on working conditions is becoming increasingly obvious. Experts from around the world shared a […]Iran crisis: Schoolgirls killed, thousands displaced and aid compromised
March 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. On the fourth day of Israeli and United States airstrikes against Iran and amid growing violence and instability in the Middle East, the UN urgently called for protection of civilians and warned of growing displacement and humanitarian needs. UN human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani also recalled […]Global Health Priorities in 2026: A Call for Smart, Equitable, and Youth-Driven Transformation
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Fokah Wembe Darrell Dupray, a 4th-year medical student at Université des Montagnes, Bangangté Cameroon and a student leader within the Cameroon Medical Students’ Association (CAMSA). He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this […]Global Health Priorities for the Year Ahead: Insights from the Next Generation
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. EKEMINI WISDOM ITEK is a second year medical student at the Faculty Of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon. 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 […]Bigbank and the EIB Group join forces to unlock over €250 million for Baltic businesses
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Estonian-based Bigbank AS has signed a synthetic securitisation transaction with the European Investment Bank Group, comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF). The transaction, which is the first synthetic securitisation transaction for the Bigbank, will support new lending to small and […]EIB and Canada team up to strengthen critical raw material resilience
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Government of Canada have taken an important step toward strengthening cooperation on critical raw materials. At the PDAC 2026 conference in Toronto, the two sides signed a non‑binding Letter of Intent, signalling their commitment to closer cooperation on securing […]Commission greenlights Slovenia’s fifth payment request for €266.8 million under NextGenerationEU
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Slovenia’s fifth payment request for €266.8 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments tied to this payment request, in the areas of […]World News in Brief: Gaza crossings closed, fighting in Sudan continues, Afghanistan quake victims
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The escalating violence in the Middle East region is compounding an already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Speaking at the regular noon briefing in New York on Monday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that Israeli authorities have closed all crossings and suspended humanitarian movements. Planned rotations of […]Justice on the move: Mobile courts offer hope for communities in South Sudan
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team of justice experts escorted by United Nations peacekeepers moved slowly along rough, dusty roads, determined to reach communities that have waited years for their day in court. […]MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Strikes continue from US, Israel and Iran as UN urges restraint
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Violent escalation in the Middle East has entered a third day as coordinated US and Israeli strikes against Iran aimed at regime change continue to cause loss of life and damage across the region, prompting Iranian missile and drone counter-strikes hitting targets in multiple countries. Explosions, airspace […]Iran crisis: Nuclear watchdog urges restraint amid ongoing strikes
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the violent escalation in the Middle East entered a third day on Monday sparked by the bombing of Iran by Israel and the United States, the head of the UN atomic energy agency urged a return to diplomacy, given the “increasing risk to nuclear safety” in […]New platform to boost support for EU regions most affected by the war in Ukraine
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Tomorrow, the Commission will be hosting the launch of a new initiative to provide easier access to lending support to EU Member States bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. This initiative, titled ‘EastInvest Facility’, is at the core of the strategy for the EU’s eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine adopted last week […]Spain: EIB provides €60 million loan to Prosegur to boost its research, development and innovation and digital strategy
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad have signed a €60 million loan to finance the company’s research, development and innovation and digital strategy. Prosegur is a Madrid-based multinational providing hybrid surveillance, logistics and cash management services, crypto-assets, security systems, alarms, cybersecurity and outsourcing […]Commission proposes €2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 507 dismissed Liberty Steel workers in Belgium
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 507 workers dismissed after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium. Liberty Steel production lines in Belgium came to a halt in December 2021 […]Iran strikes ‘squandered a chance for diplomacy’: Guterres
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “Everything must be done” to prevent wider escalation of war across the Middle East following joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran, and retaliatory action from Tehran targeting multiple countries in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Saturday. António Guterres described the day’s events as […]Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Romania’s amended restructuring plan for CE Oltenia
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Romania’s proposed amendments to power company CE Oltenia’s restructuring plan are in line with EU state aid rules. In January 2022 the Commission conditionally approved Romanian restructuring aid of €2.66 billion (RON 13.15 […]Commission approves €1.1 billion French State aid scheme to support cleantech manufacturing capacity, in line with Clean Industrial Deal objectives
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €1.1 billion French scheme to support strategic investments that add clean technology (cleantech) manufacturing capacity in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme […]Deadly bombing of Iran primary school ‘a grave violation of humanitarian law’: UNESCO
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN education agency, UNESCO, says that the bombing of a primary school during the US and Israeli military attacks on Iran on Saturday constitutes a grave violation of humanitarian law. The missiles reportedly destroyed a girl’s primary school in Minab, southern Iran, killing around 150 and […]Attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes ‘undermine international peace and security’
March 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the heads of UN agencies have condemned Saturday’s joint Israeli and US attacks on Iran and the Iranian retaliatory strikes on Israel and the Gulf Regions. The attack on Iran reportedly targeted military sites as well as the leadership of the Iranian […]Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, with risk of genocidal violence spreading, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday. The brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was the focus of debate as the Geneva-based […]World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Thursday condemned the latest attacks against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces, reiterating that they always constitute a violation of international law “and must stop immediately.” Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said any strike against civilians anywhere – or any […]ProtectEU: Commission presents new counterterrorism agenda
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission presented a new agenda to prevent and counter terrorism, setting out the way forward to reinforce Europe’s collective response to evolving terrorist and violent extremist threats. The EU has strengthened its response to terrorism and violent extremism over the past […]The EU needs to establish a clear vision for the future of its energy system
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee. n opinion adopted at the EESC’s February plenary session points out that the European Union will only be able to secure a stable, low-carbon and affordable energy supply by adopting a comprehensive forward-looking approach that prioritises the security of the electricity […]Commission proposes EU-wide rules against the trafficking of illicit firearms
February 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has presented a proposal for a directive to combat firearms trafficking and other firearms-related offences in the EU. This is the first legislative initiative to be adopted under the European Internal Security Strategy, ProtectEU. Illicit firearms pose a serious threat to […]
