This article is published in association with United Nations. The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities. On Monday, World Health Organisation (WHO) […]Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities. On Monday, World Health Organisation (WHO) […]Commission offers 36,000 free EU travel passes to 18-year-olds
April 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Thousands of young people will soon have the chance to explore Europe for free with DiscoverEU. The European Commission has opened applications for a new DiscoverEU round, making nearly 36,000 travel passes available to 18-year-olds across Europe. Successful applicants will be able to travel […]Remembering Bucha: Real peace must be based on justice
April 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Russia must be held accountable for war crimes committed during its war of aggression in Ukraine, said EP Vice-President Hojsík in Kyiv at the event commemorating victims of Bucha tragedy. Martin Hojsík represented European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Monday at the 2025 Bucha […]The European Commission issues a positive assessment of Latvia’s payment request worth €293 Million under NextGenerationEU following positive Commission assessment
March 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has issued a positive preliminary assessment of Latvia’s payment request for €293 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument of NextGenerationEU. The preliminarily assessment concludes that Latvia has fulfilled the milestones and targets required for this payment, financed under […]MEPs debate the Polish Presidency’s priorities with Prime Minister Donald Tusk
January 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an “increasingly rudderless world” at risk from two existential dangers: climate change and unregulated […]Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’
January 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more justice, dignity, human rights and peace in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday. António Guterres addressed the Council’s first quarterly debate on the Middle […]Fresh evacuation orders and airstrikes highlight ongoing insecurity in Gaza
January 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Civilians are not safe anywhere in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned on Thursday. This comes a day after Israel once again ordered the evacuation of large areas within Gaza, citing rocket fire into its territory. The new orders cover about three square […]EBRD invests €15 million in Cogito Fund II
November 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 supporting the development of the venture capital market in central and eastern Europe (CEE) by investing €15 million in Cogito Fund II, managed by Cogito Capital Partners (Cogito), a leading venture capital firm in the region. Cogito is […]Commission approves €99.5 million Romanian State aid measure to support Nokian Tyres’ new zero CO2 emission tyre factory
August 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €99.5 million (RON 495.2 million) Romanian measure in favour of Nokian Tyres. The aid will support the establishment of a new zero carbon dioxide emission factory for passenger car tyres in Oradea. The measure […]Women’s role in global health: a bonfire of brilliance
April 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Johanna Säkkinen, a 21-year-old medical student, writer and peace advocate from Finland. 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 […]Could these robot sea turtles be used to save the real ones?
September 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum The first few days of life for sea turtles is often harrowing. Hatchlings face a range of predators like crabs, birds and fish as well as eroding beach habitats under threat […]European Health Union: EU steps up action to prevent shortages of antibiotics for next winter
July 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are today issuing recommendations for actions to avoid shortages of key antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections for European patients in the next winter season. These recommendations, which have […]Which cities perform well for LGBTQ+ inclusion?
August 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content The Open For Business 2022 City Ratings ranks 145 cities based on their economic performance and inclusion of LGBTQ+ communities.Amsterdam, Boston and London are among the world’s most LGBTQ+ inclusive and innovative […]Identifying barriers to mass immunisation against COVID-19 in Pakistan: A lower-middle-income vaccine-hesitant country
May 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Farah Waseem, a fourth-year medical student currently studying at the University College of Medicine and Dentistry (UCMD), Lahore, Pakistan. 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 […]Commission kick-starts work to make 2022 the European Year of Youth
October 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following the announcement made by President von der Leyen in her 2021 State of the Union address, the Commission has adopted today its formal proposal to make 2022 the European Year of Youth. Europe needs the vision, engagement and participation of all young people […]The final countdown towards achieving 2030 Agenda
September 26, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Mirza Zain Baig, a 3rd Year MBBS student in Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujrat and a member of IFMSA, Pakistan. 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 […]12 ways a human-centric approach to data can improve the world
September 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kimmy Bettinger, Project Specialist, Data Policy, World Economic Forum Twenty-five quintillion bytes of data are generated every day. That’s 25,000,000,000,000,000,000. In this era of data abundance, it’s easy to think of these bytes as a panacea – informing […]Panel of experts confirms Korea is in breach of labour commitments under our trade agreement
January 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The panel report published today confirms the EU’s concerns that Korea has not acted consistently with its trade and sustainable development obligations under the EU-Korea trade agreement. The independent panel concluded that Korea needs to adjust its labour laws and practices and to continue […]
