This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Europe’s businesses, from factories to start-ups, will spend less time on administrative work and compliance and more time innovating and scaling-up, thanks to the European Commission’s new digital package. This initiative opens opportunities for European companies to grow and to stay at the forefront […]Simpler EU digital rules and new digital wallets to save billions for businesses and boost innovation
November 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Europe’s businesses, from factories to start-ups, will spend less time on administrative work and compliance and more time innovating and scaling-up, thanks to the European Commission’s new digital package. This initiative opens opportunities for European companies to grow and to stay at the forefront […]European Commission issues €8 billion in its 4th syndicated transaction of 2025
April 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today raised €8 billion of EU-Bonds in its 4th syndicated transaction for 2025. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a €5 billion tap of the EU-Bond maturing on 4 July 2028, and a €3 billion tap of the EU-Bond maturing on 4 […]Commission supports the EU wine sector in the face of new challenges
March 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is proposing a range of measures to ensure Europe’s wine sector remains competitive, resilient, and a vital economic force in the decades to come. The sector is facing several challenges like shifting consumer trends, climate change and market uncertainties. The […]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, […]European Commission and Moldova agree on a 2-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Independence and Resilience and immediate support with the energy bills
February 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission and the Republic of Moldova have agreed on a 2-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Independence and Resilience of Moldova. It has a two-fold objective of decoupling Moldova from the insecurities of Russian supply of energy and fully integrating it in […]Commission welcomes Council Recommendation on stronger measures on smoke-free environments
December 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the adoption by the Council today of the revision of the Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments. The revised Recommendation aims to better protect people, especially children, from second-hand smoke and aerosols. It also seeks to de-normalise and discouragethe use of tobacco […]2023 among the five worst years for wildfires in Europe, Commission report shows
November 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Last year, Europe, the Middle East and Africa suffered some of the worst wildfires since 2000. According to the Forest Fires 2023 report, published today by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre, wildfires affected over 500 000 hectares of natural lands, roughly half the size […]Germany: EIB and Haspa join forces to finance small businesses, mid-caps and small renewable energy projects
November 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a multi-beneficiary intermediated loan (MBIL) of €100 million to Haspa, Germany’s largest savings bank based in Hamburg. Haspa will then provide financing to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and mid-caps with up to 3 000 employees in Germany. The financial […]#JournalismMatters:Joy of shared truth, sacred bond and democracies’ self-evident values
September 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
By Branko Brkic Editor in Chief, Daily Maverick; Creator of Choose Truth Campaign, South Africa andMaria Ressa Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; CEO of Rappler.com, The Philippines. Dear reader, citizen, fellow human, 2024 A.D. is testing our modern societies in ways we once hoped would never be repeated. Autocratic regimes and aspiring dictators around the world […]European Commission issues €10 billion in its 8th syndicated transaction of 2024
September 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today raised €10 billion of EU-Bonds in its 8th syndicated transaction for 2024, €5 billion of which in the form of NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a new €5 billion bond due on 4 December 2031, and […]UN rights chief condemns storming of his office in Yemen’s capital
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights chief has strongly condemned the recent storming of his team’s headquarters in Sana’a, Yemen, by the de facto authorities Ansar Allah, and renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of all UN staff detained in the country. Ansar Allah, also known […]UN officials condemn Golan rocket attack that leaves children and teens among at least 12 dead
July 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Secretary-General António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday’s rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights that killed at least 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers. Urging restraint, they also warned against escalating violence in the region. The UN chief condemned the […]Commission accepts commitments by Vifor to address possible anticompetitive disparagement of iron medicine
July 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has made commitments offered by Vifor legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The commitments address the Commission’s competition concerns relating to Vifor’s potential disparagement of Monofer, the closest – and potentially only – competitor of Vifor’s flagship intravenous iron medicine in […]The European Commission and the Palestinian Authority agree on emergency financial support and the principles for a recovery and resilience programme
July 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and the Palestinian Authority have signed a Letter of Intent which sets out a strategy for addressing the critical budgetary and fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian economy, whose structural vulnerabilities have been exacerbated by the consequences of […]Greek capital Athens to get more climate-resilient water network under EIB advisory agreement with EYDAP
July 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide advisory services to Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) in Greece to support the company’s €2 billion, 10-year investment programme to ensure the Greek capital has a more resilient water supply. Under the agreement signed today in Athens, […]Second report on the State of the Digital Decade calls for strengthened collective action to propel the EU’s digital transformation
July 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has published the second report on the State of the Digital Decade, providing a comprehensive overview of theprogress made in the quest to achieve the digital objectives and targets set for 2030 by the Digital Decade Policy Programme (DDPP). This year, […]Commission clarifies support for farmers in case of exceptional weather events
May 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission adopted a Communication clarifying the use of force majeure and exceptional circumstances for the EU agricultural sector in case of unforeseeable and extreme weather events. By clarifying the legal interpretation of this concept, the Commission aims to provide certainty for affected […]Statement by the High Representative with the European Commission on the final adoption of the law on transparency of foreign influence in Georgia
May 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. he European Union deeply regrets that the Georgian Parliament decided to override the President’s veto on the law on transparency of foreign influence, and to disregard the Venice Commission’s detailed legal arguments leading to a clear recommendation to repeal this law. The EU has stressed repeatedly […]Our Earth: Our Home. Nurturing it Through the Wisdom of History
May 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, a dedicated professional with an extensive academic background, holding an MBBS and an MD degree. 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 […]Commission fines Mondelēz €337.5 million for cross-border trade restrictions
May 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has fined Mondelēz International, Inc. (Mondelēz) €337.5 million for hindering the cross-border trade of chocolate, biscuits and coffee products between Member States, in breach of EU competition rules. The Commission remains committed to bringing down unjustified barriers to ensure a better […]Commission launches the Critical Medicines Alliance to help prevent and address shortages of critical medicines
April 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), working with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, have today launched the Critical Medicines Alliance at the margins of the informal EPSCO Council meeting of health ministers, as part of the […]Explainer: What is the European Free Trade Association?
March 21, 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: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Four countries in Europe have signed a landmark free trade deal with India. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland have made the deal through their regional trade organization, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The […]Commission proposes to prolong road transport agreements with Ukraine and Moldova and introduces updates to the agreement with Ukraine
March 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The proposals, sent to the Council, include updates to the agreement with Ukraine to improve its practical implementation and enforcement while maintaining its objectives and scope.The original agreements were signed in June 2022 and later extended until end of June 2024. They give bilateral transport rights […]Commission welcomes provisional agreement on tackling ship-source pollution to help make European seas cleaner
February 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the amendment of Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for pollution offences. The co-legislators agreed to align the Directive with the International […]Commission closes State aid investigation into Danish and Swedish public financing of Øresund fixed rail-road link
February 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded that the State guarantee model granted by Denmark and Sweden for the construction of the Øresund fixed rail-road link does not constitute new aid within the meaning of EU State aid rules. The Commission has also found that part […]Commission welcomes provisional agreement modernising maritime accident investigations
February 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the investigation of maritime accidents, modernising a 2009 Directive. The Directive applies only to maritime transport vessels to which the international conventions apply or to fishing vessels. Although […]Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in the tyres sector
January 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is carrying out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the tyres industry in several Member States. The Commission has concerns that the inspected companies may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices (Article […]European Commission issues €8 billion in its 1st syndicated transaction of 2024
January 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission, which issues EU-Bonds on behalf of the EU, has today raised a further €8 billion of EU-Bonds in its 1st syndicated transaction for 2024. The dual tranche transaction raised €3 billion through a 7-year bond due on 4 December 2030 and €5 […]Commission proposes measures to improve the availability of in vitro diagnostics
January 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is proposing more time for companies to apply the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR), under certain conditions. With this revision, the Commission aims to ensure patient care by improving the availability of these essential healthcare products. The Commission is also proposing […]The Commission has approved a €2.9 billion French State aid scheme for supporting investment in green industries to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy
January 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €2.9 billion French scheme for supporting investment in green industries (tax credit for investment in green industries) to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and […]European Commission provides over €118 million to the Palestinian Authority
December 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has adopted a €118.4 million assistance package to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) as part of the annual allocation for Palestine in 2023. Through the EU’s PEGASE mechanism, the new financial assistance adopted will contribute to the payments of the salaries […]Commission designates second set of Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act
December 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission adopted a second set of designation decisions under the Digital Services Act, designating 3 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs). These are: The designation is the result of Commission investigations concluding that the three services fulfil the threshold of 45 million average […]Commission welcomes political agreement on rules enforcing human rights and environmental sustainability in global supply chains
December 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The proposal aims to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour throughout global value chains. Large companies will be required to identify and, […]
