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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, Parliament adopted resolutions on the human rights situation in Tanzania, Iran and Tunisia. The post-election killings and the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania, including the case of imprisoned opposition leader Tundu Lissu Parliament condemns the use of violence by the Tanzanian […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has launched a new scheme – the Skills Guarantee – to support workers and businesses and tackle labour shortages in strategic and growing sectors. A flagship initiative under the Union of Skills, the Skills Guarantee will reinforce strategic sectors in […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is setting up Space TechEU, its first dedicated financing programme for the European space sector, as part of its TechEU initiative. The space financing initiative was announced earlier today at the European Space Agency`s triannual Council of Ministers meeting in Bremen. […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament has adopted its second interim report on Hungary’s persistent undermining of the rule of law and its continuous breaches of EU values. Adopted with 415 votes in favour, 193 votes against and 28 abstentions, Parliament’s report on the Article 7 procedure (which MEPs […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s Global Industry Summit underlined the benefits of partnerships for companies in the Global South on Monday, demonstrating ways that AI – if used responsibly – can provide solutions to some of the most intractable problems faced by business leaders. The “Green Revolution” is believed to […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, has disbursed €15 million to help Ukrainian communities restore vital services and livelihoods. The operation is backed by an EU guarantee under the Ukraine Investment Framework, which forms part of the broader €50 billion Ukraine Facility. Disbursed through […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) announces the renewal of its agreement with UITP, the International Association of Public Transport, reflecting a shared commitment to undertake decarbonisation, strengthen the European economy, and enable the digital transformation in the transport sector. “Improving urban mobility is an integral part […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. A political agreement has been reached today to set up the EU Talent Pool, a digital platform to make it easier to recruit third-country nationals for work in the EU. On Tuesday afternoon, negotiators from the Civil Liberties Committee reached an agreement with the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a German support measure of up to €1.75 billion in favour of Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG (‘LEAG‘). The aid will compensate LEAG for the early phase-out of its lignite-fired power plants in the Lusatian […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission invites comments on commitments offered by SAP to address possible anticompetitive practices in the provision of maintenance and support services for an on-premises type of software, licensed by SAP, used for the management of companies’ business operations and called Enterprise Resource […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has formally launched proceedings to assess whether Google applies fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions of access to publishers’ websites on Google Search, which is an obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Commission’s monitoring work has shown indications that […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years of war between Hamas and Israel, welfare agencies have reported. Issuing a warning that the children’s sense of stability and security has been eroded as key everyday […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want a 90% reduction target for emissions by 2040 compared with 1990 levels to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050. The Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee adopted its position on the Commission’s proposal for an amendment to the EU Climate Law […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In the past weeks, the European Union worked closely with the COP30 Presidency Brazil on a Declaration on the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets, to be adopted later today at the World Leaders segment of the UN’s Climate Change Conference – COP30. The Leaders’ Declaration boosts the recognition of carbon […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €700 million Spanish scheme to support strategic investments that add clean technology manufacturing capacity in Spain, in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Committee on Constitutional Affairs has put forward a proposal to allow MEPs to vote in plenary by proxy during pregnancy and in the months following childbirth. The proposal, seeks to introduce a clearly defined exception to the current rule that all votes in […]
© UNRWA A young boy passes by a shelter on the way to collect water. This article is published in association with United Nations. In its latest update from Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that access to food improved in early October, especially in southern governorates. One in two households surveyed reported better […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Gaza’s health system remains in ruins despite the fragile ceasefire holding, with hundreds of thousands still facing urgent medical and humanitarian needs, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the halt in hostilities but said “the crisis is far […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell has urged countries to deliver a rapid surge in climate finance ahead of COP30, warning that developing nations remain dangerously short of the resources needed to withstand worsening storms, floods and droughts. The head of the UNFCCC on Tuesday called for finance to […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities. Nearly 500 million hectares (ha) – equivalent to around 750 million football pitches – have been lost since 1990. Deforestation has slowed down in every region of […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than a million people have returned to Sudan’s war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday, warning that basic services remain shattered amid continuing disease outbreaks. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the returns took place between November […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today proposing targeted solutions to support companies, global stakeholders, third countries and Member States to ensure a smooth implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) [will be uploaded shortly]. With today’s proposal, the Commission wants to make sure that the IT system is […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Monday said it was encouraged by renewed Gaza ceasefire commitments, warning that recent violence risked undermining fragile progress, as recovery efforts – including a large-scale rubble removal project – slowly gain momentum across the war-ravaged enclave. “We are encouraged that the parties have reaffirmed […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has launched a call for evidence and a public consultation to seek input on the evaluation of the 2009 Broadcasting Communication. This Communication sets out State aid rules for public service broadcasting. The goal of the initiative is to collect views […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top envoy for Libya warned on Tuesday that the country’s long-delayed political transition will stay on hold unless rival institutions swiftly resolve differences over election laws and key appointments. Hanna Tetteh, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said that while some progress has been made […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Around $70 billion will be needed to reconstruct Gaza and make it safe after two years of war, UN development experts said on Tuesday, while aid agencies reported that far too little aid is getting in to meet the needs of desperate Palestinians. At just 41 kilometres […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 17 children, including an infant just seven days old, have reportedly been killed in an attack on the Dar al-Arqam Displacement Centre in El Fasher, North Darfur, early on Saturday morning. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has received reports that the attack occurred in a […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As displaced Gazans jammed the main route leading north on Friday after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas reportedly came into effect, UN aid teams repeated their call to open all crossings into the devastated enclave to prevent famine spreading. “There is little information available on […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. People in Ukraine who have suffered mental stress as a result of the war which continues in their country have found a space to heal in neighbouring Moldova. “I saw people running away, so I joined them,” recalls 88-year-old Yuri, thinking back to the day he left […]
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting Albania’s financial sector with a financial package of up to €10 million for Tirana Bank. This project marks the EBRD’s first partnership with Tirana Bank and includes both green financing and trade finance facilities aimed at […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demands a proactive preventative” approach, according to the UN’s Special Representative to the African Union. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga was speaking at a Security Council meeting focused on the key issues faced by Africa […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed his longstanding call for countries to make the transition from fossil fuels that cause global warming. The latest push follows the release of two reports on Tuesday which affirmed that the so-called “renewables revolution” is accelerating at […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, at the European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen, the leaders of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom, in the presence of the President of the European Commission and […]
