This article is published in association with United Nations. Most families in the Gaza Strip are surviving on one meal a day and one-third go entire days without eating as a result of Israel’s continued bombardment of the enclave, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and partners. The meals which families are able to […]‘Our kids cry for food’: Most Gaza families survive on one meal a day
June 27, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Most families in the Gaza Strip are surviving on one meal a day and one-third go entire days without eating as a result of Israel’s continued bombardment of the enclave, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and partners. The meals which families are able to […]Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed – and one man’s obsession – could save the world
June 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As world leaders gear up for the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one policy expert is making waves with an ancient marine organism he believes could help feed the planet, clean the air, and transform coastal economies. Lesconil, a salt-bitten fishing port tucked into the coast […]‘Intolerable’ suffering in Gaza amid deadly airstrikes, continued aid blockade
March 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday spoke of new “intolerable” suffering for Gazans following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes, underscoring three immediate needs: a renewed ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian access and the unconditional release of hostages. “We will not give up on these objectives,” António Guterres said during […]Commission responds to unjustified US steel and aluminium tariffs with countermeasures
March 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In response to the imposition of new, unjustified US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium imports, the Commission has launched swift and proportionate countermeasures on US imports into the EU. The Commission regrets the US decision to impose such tariffs, considering them unjustified, disruptive […]Commission seeks feedback on commitments offered by Corning over possible anticompetitive practices related to cover glass for electronic devices
November 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission invites comments on commitments offered by Corning to address competition concerns over its alleged exclusive dealing in relation to the supply of Alkali-aluminosilicate glass (‘Alkali-AS Glass’), a special type of glass mainly used as cover glass in handheld electronic devices. The […]Commission finds German public capital injection in favour of WestSpiel to be incompatible State aid
November 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded that a German public capital injection in favour of the casino operator Westdeutsche Spielbanken GmbH & Co. KG (WestSpiel) is not in line with EU State aid rules. Germany must now recover the incompatible aid, including interest. The Commission’s […]1000 days: Statement on Ukraine by European Parliament’s leaders
November 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament’s President and political group leaders adopted the following statement marking 1000 days of Russia’s illegal and unjustified war against Ukraine “Today, we mark 1,000 days since Russia unleashed its brutal war on Ukraine. We, the leaders of the Political Groups of the European […]New European Wealth Gauge Helps Policymakers Address Inequality
November 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. Wider wealth gaps may also impact monetary policy transmission and financial stability. Accordingly, the European System of Central Banks developed new experimental Distributional Wealth Accounts for the euro area and most European […]EU to support continued global climate action and push for ambitious finance and investment goals at COP29
November 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on 11-22 November in Azerbaijan, the European Union will work with international partnersto deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5C. Climate change continues […]
