This article is published in association with United Nations. Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now at the forefront of a unique display of international cooperation. The shift signals that even the world’s largest transport sector can be steered toward climate accountability. Every day, tens of thousands […]A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now at the forefront of a unique display of international cooperation. The shift signals that even the world’s largest transport sector can be steered toward climate accountability. Every day, tens of thousands […]US deportations raise serious human rights concerns
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has voiced concern over the recent deportation of large numbers of non-nationals from the United States, particularly to third countries. His Office, OHCHR, has received information that over 100 Venezuelan deportees are being detained at a notorious prison in […]AI Needs More Abundant Power Supplies to Keep Driving Economic Growth
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This article is published in association with IMF. Artificial intelligence is an emerging source of productivity and economic growth that’s also reshaping employment and investment. AI has the potentialto raise the average pace of annual global economic growth according to scenarios in our recent analysis, included in the IMF’s April 2025 World Economic Outlook. AI, however, needs […]EBRD promotes trade and resource efficiency in Kyrgyz Republic
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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financial package of up to US$ 23 million (€20.3 million) to Demir Kyrgyz International Bank (Demir Bank) to support trade and green innovation in the Kyrgyz Republic. These funds will help to stimulate trade and […]EIB takes part in World Circular Economy Forum 2025 in Brazil to foster competitiveness and sustainable growth
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is participating in the World Circular Economy Forum 2025 (WCEF 2025) from 13-16 May 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil, and online around the globe. The annual WCEF, an initiative of Finland and the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra), is one of the […]Metsola calls to “re-launch Europe as a global power”
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a keynote speech at the event “Europe at the crossroads” on Tuesday, Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision for a smarter, stronger and safer Europe. The President argued that “the time of hypothetical crossroads is over. There is only one path left: forward […]MEPs support proposals to simplify EU carbon leakage instrument
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The proposed changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are part of simplification efforts to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and occasional importers. Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Food Safety today endorsed the Commission’s proposal, which is a […]MEPs push for more coordination and resilience in European electricity grids
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs adopted proposals for enhancing grid resilience, integrating renewable energy sources, and simplifying processes to meet the EU’s energy goals. In proposals adopted on Tuesday, MEPs from the Industry, Research and Energy Committee put forward ways to modernise Europe’s electricity grid infrastructure to accommodate […]Child sexual abuse: updated rules to address new technological risks
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed legislative changes to improve EU countries’ capacity to fight child sexual abuse effectively. Updating the EU-wide definitions of the crimes linked to child sexual abuse (CSA), the proposal endorsed by MEPs also adapts them to new technologies. […]‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council
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This article is published in association with United Nations. No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of the 2.1 million people there faces famine conditions, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday in a briefing to the Security Council in New York. Mr. Fletcher began his […]UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid financial strain and growing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pushing for wide-ranging structural reforms to enhance the world body’s effectiveness. Briefing Member States in New York on Monday Mr. Guterres outlined wide-ranging effort to revamp how the UN system operates – cutting costs, streamlining […]Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of […]UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries. In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) – not deportation – for those who decide […]World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, child migrant deaths at sea, nursing shortages, invasive pest scourge
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN expressed deep concern on Monday over the impact of ongoing drone attacks on civilian infrastructure across Sudan. Port Sudan – the main entry point for humanitarian supplies and personnel into the country – came under attack for the ninth consecutive day. As the UN’s main humanitarian […]EBRD downgrades Türkiye forecast for 2025
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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Türkiye’s economy to grow by 2.8 per cent in 2025, downgraded from its February 2025 forecast due to lower domestic and external demand and tighter-than-expected monetary policy. The Bank expects the Turkish economy to then grow by […]Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call
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This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the release of a hostage held in in Gaza on Monday and renewed his call for a permanent ceasefire and greater humanitarian access to the war-torn enclave. Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old American-Israeli national and soldier with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), had […]MEPs debate proposed withdrawal of Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Monday, the Civil Liberties Committee debated with Commissioner Lahbib on the Commission’s plan to withdraw the 2008 Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive. During a debate in the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) with Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management, MEPs raised the issue […]EBRD cuts growth forecasts amid surging trade policy uncertainty
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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lowered its regional economic forecast for 2025 by 0.2 percentage points relative to its February 2025 projections. According to the Bank’s Regional Economic Prospects report published today, economies in which the EBRD invests are now projected to […]Parliament backs extension of trade liberalisation measure for Ukrainian imports
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs voted on Thursday to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas for certain imports from Ukraine, such as iron and steel, due to expire on 5 June 2025. With the adoption of the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) Regulation, the EU liberalised trade with […]Combatting gender bias in healthcare
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Mohamed Reda Aassab, an 18-year-old medical student from Casablanca, Morocco. 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 and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the […]Mauritania: Nouakchott data centre inaugurated
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould El-Ghazaouani, Minister of Digital Transformation and Modernisation of Administration Ahmed Salem Bede Etvagha, EU Ambassador to Mauritania Joaquin Tasso Vilallonga and EIB Head of Unit for West and Central Africa Public Sector Financing Svetla Stoeva inaugurated the Nouakchott data centre on Thursday […]Commission amends State aid rules to provide public access to justice in environmental matters
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has adopted today amendments to its State aid rules to provide public access to justice in environmental matters in relation to EU State aid decisions. For that purpose, the Commission revised rules which allow non-governmental organisations (‘NGOs’) to request a Commission […]Spain: EIB provides Heura Foods with €20 million in financing to develop innovative and sustainable plant-based food products
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €20 million loan with Spanish startup Heura Foods to support the development and marketing of innovative, sustainable and healthy food products that are fully plant-based. Heura is a bioeconomy pioneer and innovator in the plant-based foods sector with headquarters […]EU and Japan reinforce tech and digital partnership
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU and Japan held their third Digital Partnership Council today in Tokyo to reinforce tech and digital cooperation between the EU and Japan. The Council was co-chaired by Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, alongside Masaaki Taira, Minister for […]Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine,” UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and 70 days since deliveries stopped of all aid and commercial supplies. “Goods indispensable for people’s survival are either depleted or expected to run out […]‘She cries in her sleep’: Deeper crisis looms beneath devastation from Myanmar quake
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This article is published in association with United Nations. An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable. “I hate earthquakes. Earthquakes took my mother and my aunt away,” five-year-old Khin Yadanar told the UN […]UN warns copper shortage risks slowing global energy and technology shift
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This article is published in association with United Nations. A looming global copper shortage could stall the world’s transition to clean energy and digital technologies unless smarter trade and investment strategies are adopted, the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, has warned. In its latest Global Trade Update, released this week, UNCTAD describes copper as “the new strategic raw material” […]Guterres welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Following pronouncements of an end to hostilities between India and Pakistan, neighbouring nuclear powers, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that the organisation stands ready to support efforts aimed at promoting peace and stability in the region. The UN chief’s statement, released on Saturday, came shortly after news […]EBRD extends new guarantee to UKRSIBBANK to unlock €30 million of new finance
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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a new unfunded portfolio risk-sharing facility to Ukraine’s UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group to unlock €30 million of new finance for Ukrainian businesses and households amid Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine. The EBRD’s facility will cover up to 50 […]UNFPA calls on US to reconsider ban on future funding
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This article is published in association with United Nations. The United States’ decision to halt future funding to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, will slash critical health services for women and girls worldwide, the agency warned on Friday. In a statement, UNFPA said the move – which invokes a 1985 legal provision known as the Kemp-Kasten […]EBRD supports regional fast food expansion with first circular economy loan in Western Balkans
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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €9.9 million to Aptha Global and Tastra (on a joint and several basis) to finance the expansion of KFC restaurants in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rollout of Taco Bell restaurants in the […]Parliament backs extension of trade liberalisation measure for Ukrainian imports
May 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs voted on Thursday to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas for certain imports from Ukraine, such as iron and steel, due to expire on 5 June 2025. With the adoption of the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) Regulation, the EU liberalised trade with […]EBRD backs Egypt’s first solar and battery storage project
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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Egypt’s renewable-energy sector by providing a US$ 30 million equity bridge to Obelisk Solar Power, a special purpose vehicle owned by Scatec ASA, a leading global renewable energy developer and a key strategic client for the EBRD. […]
