EBRD lends €70 million to Ukraine postal operator

MEPs approve “enhanced cooperation” for €90 bi

This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €70 million to Nova Post, a leading private postal and courier operator in Ukraine, to finance its investment programme for 2024. “The loan will support the company’s long-term growth strategy, which envisages a transformation of its […]

More than 27,000 unitary patents registered in the first, successful year of the Unitary Patent system

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Over the first successful year of application of the Unitary Patent system, the European Patent Office (EPO) has already registered more than 27,000 unitary patents. This means that on average, almost one in four (23%) granted European patents apply across all participating Member States. […]

European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register initiative on mutual recognition of final judgments within the EU

Member States continued focus on EU key priorities amid reduced spending in 2024, State aid Scoreboard shows

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Effective implementation of the concept of judicial precedent in EU countries’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to introduce a mechanism guaranteeing mutual recognition of final judicial decisions adopted […]

Why EdTech must prioritise research and innovation from the Global South

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalia Kucirkova, Professor of Children’s Reading and Development, The Open University and University of Stavanger The converging theme from recent research and industry reports is the contrast between the global explosion of Educational Technology (EdTech) and its lack of […]

2 charts that show the sharp rise in food prices

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Writer, Formative Content Global food prices reached their highest ever level in March 2022. Food commodity prices increased by a third compared to the previous year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has added to wider post-pandemic price […]

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