This article is published in association with IMF. Budget credibility is recognized as one of the key pillars of a sound PFM system. In the PEFA framework, it is measured by comparing the actual execution of the budget with the original estimate. The 2022 PEFA Global Report (2022 PEFA Report on Global Financial Management), found that […]Improving Project Implementation – A Key Strategy to Include in PFM Reform Roadmaps?
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This article is published in association with IMF. Budget credibility is recognized as one of the key pillars of a sound PFM system. In the PEFA framework, it is measured by comparing the actual execution of the budget with the original estimate. The 2022 PEFA Global Report (2022 PEFA Report on Global Financial Management), found that […]Commission endorses Germany’s €30.3 billion modified recovery and resilience plan, including a REPowerEU chapter
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has given a positive assessment of Germany’s modified recovery and resilience plan (RRP), which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €30.3 billion in grants and covers 17 reforms and 28 investments. Germany’s REPowerEU chapter consists of two new […]The EU signs €1.4 billion of new guarantee and grant agreements to support Ukraine’s recovery and attract private sector investments
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At today’s Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the signature of €1.4 billion in new guarantee and grant agreements to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction, as part of the Ukraine Facility’s Investment Framework. These agreements underscore […]Period Poverty: A menstruator’s plea for communal responsibility
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Shivani Nirgudkar, a fourth year medical student of Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Maharashtra, India. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily […]100 million Americans under air-quality alerts – plus other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda This weekly round-up contains the key nature and climate news from the past week.Top nature and climate stories: Smoke from Canada’s worst wildfire season impacts air quality for 100 million Americans; China […]Schengen visa: Political agreement on digitalisation of visa application
June 15, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council allowing for the digitalisation of the Schengen visa procedure. This is a key deliverable under the Schengen Strategy, presented by the Commission in June 2021. The agreed rules will modernise, simplify, […]Why it’s time for a coordinated global approach to plastic pollution
June 2, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mark Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé, Antoine de Saint-Affrique, Chief Executive Officer, Danone With the United Nations member governments negotiating on a plastics pollution treaty this week in Paris, the need for coordinated, consistent action across all private […]
