This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are fully independent from Russia’s and Belarus’s electricity systems. They successfully integrated into the EU internal energy market by joining the European continental network via Poland. This allows the Baltic States to operate their own energy systems […]Baltic States join the European continental electricity grid after fully disconnecting from Russian and Belarussian networks
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are fully independent from Russia’s and Belarus’s electricity systems. They successfully integrated into the EU internal energy market by joining the European continental network via Poland. This allows the Baltic States to operate their own energy systems […]US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community HIV prevention, despite a waiver issued for HIV/AIDS programmes, the UN agency to combat the still deadly disease said on Friday. The waiver allows the continuation or resumption of “life-saving humanitarian assistance” […]From Clinics to Classrooms: Bridging the Global Divide in Medical Education
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Atiyyah Hishamuddin, a Malaysian-born, UK-trained doctor with a special interest in maternal and child health. 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 not necessarily […]Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war
February 7, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Terrorist fighters with ISIL/Da’esh invaded Iraq’s second city of Mosul in 2014, destroying centuries-old landmarks in a bid to erase its history and impose a bleak and repressive future on the nearly two million people who lived there. Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the […]Czech city Ústí nad Labem to get green upgrades with EIB loan of almost €43 million
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €43 million (CZK 1.08 billion) to the Czech city of Ústí nad Labem for a range of green and social improvements, highlighting a Europe-wide push for urban renewal and sustainability. Ústí nad Labem, with a population of around 90 000 located near […]‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil, a peer educator in Djibouti, who was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) at just six years old, an experience that left both physical and psychological scars. “I’m afraid of men, […]Czech Republic to step up railway improvements with EIB loan of €466 million
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending the Czech Republic €466 million (11.75 billion Czech korunas) to upgrade key railway lines across the country, highlighting a push for safer, faster and cleaner transport. The EIB loan will cover technological and design improvements on Czech rail routes […]Gaza: 10,000 aid trucks reached enclave since ceasefire began
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian community’s plan to flood Gaza with lifesaving aid passed an important milestone on Thursday with the news that more than 10,000 relief lorries have entered the enclave since the ceasefire began on 19 January. Announcing the development, the UN’s top aid official, Tom Fletcher, said […]Italy: EIB provides €30 million to improve water service efficiency and resilience in Pescara
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a €30 million loan to Azienda Comprensoriale Acquedottistica S.p.A (ACA), the utility company providing integrated water services to around 450 000 people in the Italian provinces of Pescara, Chieti and Teramo. The first €20 million tranche was signed by the Head of the […]Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that inventors all over the world are striving to make a reality, while patents for combustion engines are “flatlining”, the UN intellectual property agency (WIPO) said on Thursday. Latest information gleaned from […]EBRD backs Ulusoy Un’s green transition in Türkiye
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing an €80 million loan to Türkiye’s Ulusoy Un to finance the company’s long-term renewable energy capex and energy efficient capacity expansion. The EBRD loan includes US$ 9.5 million (€9 million) from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) […]Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York. António Guterres made the “special appeal for peace” ahead of two major meetings to address the […]Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 100 children under the age of five die every day in East Asia and the Pacific due to air pollution, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a new analysis released on Thursday, calling for urgent action to tackle the crisis. The analysis underscores the […]Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 12,000 critically ill and injured patients, including at least 5,000 children, urgently need to be evacuated from Gaza, amid the crumbling health system, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)’s top official in the region said on Thursday. Speaking from Gaza, WHO Representative Rik Peeperkorn described […]Sudan: Top aid official warns against escalating violence in two states
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. South Kordofan and Blue Nile states in Sudan are on the brink of catastrophe as violence continues to escalate at an alarming rate, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday in a statement. Clementine Nkweta-Salami said the latest outbreak of hostilities in South Kordofan’s […]World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in Africa, human rights in Tunisia
February 7, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. New executive orders issued by the White House are set to further impact the cooperative, multilateral work of the United Nations, two weeks since the United States declared that it was pulling out of the UN health agency, WHO. According to President Trump’s latest directive from the […]Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict have largely gone unpunished and likely amount to war crimes, top independent rights investigators reporting to the Human Rights Council maintained on Thursday. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria’s latest report […]It’s official: January was the warmest on record
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service. Last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, despite expectations that […]Incisions must be operated on
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ali Ghorbaniazar is a 24-year-old medical student from Ardabil, Iran. 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 […]Clock ticking on South Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As South Sudan enters its extended transitional period this month, the UN’s top envoy to the country has warned that the clock is ticking to accomplish the commitments under a key 2018 peace accord, ahead of a new deadline set for February 2027. Signed in 2018 to […]Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly three weeks ago, UN aid coordination office OCHA said in an update on Wednesday. The temporary agreement to stop the fighting and release hostages brought […]Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza, and “to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing” in the enclave, in a speech in New York on Wednesday. He was addressing the opening […]Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report find
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded during the last quarter of 2024. Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 […]EIB Board approves €2.4 billion of financing for business innovation, energy grids, flood resilience and transport
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved €2.4 billion of new financing for business investment, clean energy, transport, telecommunications and flood protection in Europe. The EIB Board of Directors also discussed the strategic orientation of EIB Global. Reflecting the changing geopolitical context and even better aligning […]Statement by Commissioner Roswall on the state of water in the EU
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to be here today to present to you the state of our waters in the European Union. As you know, water is very high on the Commission’s agenda. We need water to sustain life, to produce food, […]Will the new commission accelerate the massive electrification of EU economy?
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate writers, Mr. Ihor Moshenets, a PhD candidate at Central European University (Vienna, Austria). The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. In January Ursula von der Leyen announced that the modernized EU […]Commission announces actions for safe and sustainable e-commerce imports
February 6, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is taking action to tackle risks stemming from low-value imports sold via non-EU online retailers and marketplaces hosting non-EU traders. These actions are part of the Communication on E-Commerce, ‘A Comprehensive EU Toolbox for Safe and Sustainable E-commerce’, which the Commission is […]European Union calls for end of Female Genital Mutilation
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on 6 February 2025, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President Kallas reaffirm the EU’s strong commitment to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation in Europe and across the world: “Female Genital Mutilation is […]Medical Education in the 21st Century: Bridging Global Gaps in Training and Access
February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Alara Rodoplu, a medical student at İzmir University of Economics with a strong passion for global health, youth empowerment, and conflict resolution. 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 […]EBRD exits Ibnsina Pharma in Egypt
February 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has fully exited its remaining 8.8 per cent stake in Ibnsina Pharma through the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). The Bank acquired a 20 per cent stake in Ibnsina Pharma in 2015 through a combination of primary and secondary transactions […]‘Grieving and crying’ as people on either side of Gaza conflict come together
February 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two people who have fought on opposing sides of the decades-old conflict between Palestinians and Israel have come to together through “grieving and crying” to discuss how Israeli Jews and Palestinians can live side by side in peace. Given the brutality of the recent conflict in Gaza […]Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years?
February 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are just the latest in the central African nation’s troubled history. DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the […]Accrual Accounting and Transition Economy Countries
February 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Accounting reform is a ‘hot topic’ and pressure exists from international organisations like the World Bank and IMF and consultants, for countries to adopt the international accrual standards of public sector accounting (IPSASs). Countries are attracted by the broad promises of accrual accounting, including increased transparency, better decision […]
