This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has adopted its strategy for the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), a key initiative to improve the way the EU financial system channels savings to productive investments. It seeks to offer EU citizens broader access to capital markets and better financing […]Commission unveils Savings and Investments Union strategy to enhance financial opportunities for EU citizens and businesses
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has adopted its strategy for the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), a key initiative to improve the way the EU financial system channels savings to productive investments. It seeks to offer EU citizens broader access to capital markets and better financing […]Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development
March 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament experts emphasized the urgent need to tackle the widespread issue of small arms and light weapons. They warned that the stakes are higher than ever in a world […]Romania: Industrial hub of Ploiesti to get EIB advisory support on green transport projects
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advise the Romanian municipality of Ploiești on green transport projects as part of a Europe-wide push to make urban life healthier for people and the environment. EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris and Ploiești Mayor Mihai Poliţeanu signed an agreement on advisory […]Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as UN agencies reported sharp declines in resources for lifesaving aid. Unanimously adopting resolution 2777 (2025), the 15-member council stressed the “critical importance” of a continued presence of […]FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. Briefing Member States in Rome, FAO officials […]Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country’s recovery. In a video message to the conference Standing with Syria: Meeting the Needs for a […]World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world
March 18, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead. In a statement released to correspondents in […]EBRD boosts Uludağ’s competitiveness and green credentials
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €25 million loan to Türkiye’s Uludağ to finance investment in production lines and renewable energy capacity. The loan will finance the establishment of two aseptic production lines at the company’s factory in Yenice, which will […]‘Brighter future hangs in the balance’ in Syria after 14 years of war
March 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Constitutional Declaration issued by Syria’s caretaker authorities marks a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent transition, with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen expressing cautious optimism about its potential to fill a legal vacuum and pave the way for a “credible and inclusive political transition”. The announcement […]Human rights breaches in Thailand, Sudan and Azerbaijan
March 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Thailand, Sudan and Azerbaijan. Violations of democratic principles and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees Parliament condemns the deportation of Uyghur refugees to China, and urges […]Ukrainian refugees – Kyiv’s chance for European integration?
March 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Yuri Mirovich, a ukrainian refugee who is a law student at the University of Groningen, Netherelands. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. Demographic and socio-economic catastrophe in Ukraine […]The EU must support the political transition and reconstruction of Syria
March 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament urges the EU and members states to support Syria’s transitional forces and calls on Damascus to end historical alliances with Tehran and Moscow. Concerned about stability in Syria and in the Middle East, MEPs want the EU to “seize this historic opportunity to […]European Parliament approves EU–Canada air passenger data agreement
March 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have endorsed an agreement on transferring passenger name record (PNR) data from the EU to Canada, and on processing this data. On Wednesday, 521 MEPs supported the agreement, while 90 opposed it, and 45 abstained. PNR data includes passengers’ travel dates and itineraries, […]Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation
March 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the country’s northwest intend to return home within the next year – sparking deep concerns of a new humanitarian crisis. According to UN refugee agency, UNHCR, 600,000 people could be on the move in […]Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now “nearly impossible” to reach, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday. “I am deeply worried about reports of destruction of homes and livelihoods in North Darfur,” said Clementine […]One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections -and less funding for programmes and institutions which support and protect women. UN Women’s latest report Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead […]World News in Brief: Guterres convenes Cyprus summit, violence continues in southern Lebanon, UN aid hub in Chad expands
March 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday announced a fresh bid to end the decades-long hostilities over the division of Cyprus through informal talks scheduled to take place over two days from 17 March. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular daily briefing in New York that […]UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic
March 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations committed by armed groups in southeast Central African Republic (CAR), targeting Muslim communities and Sudanese refugees. Investigations by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, […]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 […]WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty
February 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the past two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The agency is this week celebrating the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of its Framework Convention on Tobacco […]Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action
February 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message delivered by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General on Tuesday to delegates attending the latest round of UN biodiversity talks in Rome. Over 150 countries will be meeting from 25 […]‘We’re afraid to return home’: Uprooted again, Congolese civilians face hunger and more insecurity
February 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Around 700,000 people were forced to leave Goma, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) when it fell in January to rebels, known as M23. With the conflict spreading, many of them are on the move again but a return home […]EBRD and UK align efforts to mobilise private capital
February 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the UK government are joining forces to support private capital mobilisation and stimulate growth in developing countries and the United Kingdom. EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso and UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today welcomed UK-based businesses, […]Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression
February 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Peace and Security Three years to the day since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly adopted two competing resolutions on resolving the conflict on Monday, one initiated by the United States and the other by Ukraine – a sign of strategic differences within the […]EIB invests in new IPAE 3 fund to support entrepreneurship in West Africa and Madagascar
February 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. During the EIB Group Day, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) announced the signing of a financial partnership worth €15 million for the new I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 3 (IPAE 3) fund. The signing ceremony was attended by EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle as well […]Belarus: Violations remain ‘widespread and systematic’, says independent expert group
February 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A new report from UN Human Rights Council-mandated experts monitoring Belarus on Friday said that authorities have been committing widespread human rights violations, some amounting to crimes against humanity, as part of a systematic campaign to silence political opposition. The Group of Independent Experts on the Human […]Africa ‘brimming with hope and possibility’: Guterres
February 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Africa ‘brimming with hope and possibility’: GuterresSudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’
February 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the […]Canada-European Union Leaders’ MeetingCanada-European Union Leaders’ MeetingCanada-European Union Leaders’ Meeting
February 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, the President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, met in Brussels, Belgium, on February 12, 2025. They highlighted the close relationship between Canada and the European Union (EU), […]European Commission issues €11 billion in its 2nd syndicated transaction of 2025
February 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has yesterday raised €11 billion of EU-Bonds in its 2nd syndicated transaction for 2025, of which €5 billion in the form of NextGenerationEU Green Bonds. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a €6 billion tap of the EU-Bond maturing on 4 December 2031, […]Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In January 2025, short-range drones caused more casualties than any other weapon in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a new report released on Tuesday. With increasing reports of these drones striking civilians in cars, on buses and on public streets, […]President Metsola: “Örebro shooting was a senseless act of violence”
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola opened the 10-13 February session with a minute’s silence for the victims of last week’s shooting in Örebro – the worst in Sweden’s history. Örebro Shooting Calling on MEPs to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the mass shooting at […]Statement by Commissioner Roswall on the state of water in the EU
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to be here today to present to you the state of our waters in the European Union. As you know, water is very high on the Commission’s agenda. We need water to sustain life, to produce food, […]
