This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A study published today has found the EU and Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) boosted trade exports and diversified supply chains across all EU Member States. The study – carried out by independent experts, as part of the Commission’s commitment to evidence-based […]CETA evaluation shows strong economic and social benefits
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A study published today has found the EU and Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) boosted trade exports and diversified supply chains across all EU Member States. The study – carried out by independent experts, as part of the Commission’s commitment to evidence-based […]G7 Leaders’ statement on recent developments between Israel and Iran
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. We, the leaders of the G7, reiterate our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East. In this context, we affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel. We also affirm the importance […]Egypt and EIB Global set to deploy EU grant aimed at greening Egyptian economy
June 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank’s development arm (EIB Global) and Egypt have signed an agreement for the use of a €21 million grant to help green the Egyptian economy. The grant, funded by the European Union and managed by EIB Global, is intended to accelerate efforts by the […]Finland to receive €235 million in EIB financing for hospital and school upgrades
June 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is signing two major financing agreements, totalling €235 million, to support critical public infrastructure in southern Finland. The funding will significantly enhance healthcare services across southern Finland and education services in Vantaa. The first agreement, worth €135 million, will support the […]UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority
June 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. The move followed the Security Council’s failure to pass a similar resolution last week due to a lone veto by permanent […]Ukraine: Ongoing Russian strikes continue alarming civilian casualty trend
June 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period last year, UN rights experts tasked with monitoring abuses in war-torn Ukraine said on Wednesday in their latest report. The toll includes 1,389 casualties in April (221 […]Between Sirens and Silence – Bridging the Health Equity Gap
June 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Fatima Jasim, a third-year medical student at Al-Ameed University in Karbala, Iraq. 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 reflect IFMSA’s view […]Commission updates list of high-risk countries to strengthen international fight against financial crime
June 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has updated its list of high-risk jurisdictions presenting strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes. EU entities covered by the AML framework are required to apply enhanced vigilance in transactions involving these countries. […]Guterres calls for an end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity’s fractured relationship with the sea. “The ocean is the ultimate shared resource,” he told delegates gathered at the port of Nice. […]Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – it’s due to social and economic pressures stopping them from having the children they want, says a new UN report. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) unveiled its flagship State of World Population […]Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis
June 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become a nightmare for women and girls in Gaza. The conditions they are forced to endure – displacement, overcrowded shelters, and lack of basic hygiene – have turned a natural biological process into […]Number of aid workers killed in Gaza conflict, highest in UN history: Guterres
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their lives in 2024. They include 126 personnel killed in Gaza, all but one of whom served with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. Ahead of a memorial service at Headquarters […]Bulgarian city Burgas to get EIB guidance for new scientific campus
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The Bulgarian city of Burgas will develop a state-of-the-art scientific campus and seek to attract Bulgarian and international researchers and students with guidance from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The new campus is due to open its doors in 2027 and serve four universities in Burgas, […]Commission considers revision of State aid rules for better access to affordable housing
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is seeking feedback on a revision of the service of general economic interest (‘SGEI’) State aid rules to address the issue of housing affordability. Significant investments are needed to bridge the investment gap for affordable housing. State aid measures can contribute […]In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
June 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians “vulnerable to starvation”, with daily energy intake now well below what a human body needs to survive, the UN warned on Thursday. Latest data simulations from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) point to the average Gazan eating just […]Use of data, technology, and artificial intelligence tools for enhanced accountability
June 5, 2025 by 2 Comments
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The EIB Group Complaints Mechanism co-organised a round table session at the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) annual conference in Bologna on the 1st of May 2025, in collaboration with the independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) of the Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. The theme of this year’s […]Bulgaria meets criteria to join the euro area on 1 January 2026
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission concluded that Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro as of 1 January 2026 – a key milestone that would make it the twenty-first Member State to join the euro area. This assessment is set out in the 2025 Convergence Report, […]Commission selects 13 Strategic Projects in third countries to secure access to raw materials and to support local value creation
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission adopted the first list of 13 Strategic Projects on strategic raw materials located outside of the EU, including in overseas countries or territories. The Strategic Projects will diversify the EU’s sources of supply and increase economic security. At the same time, the […]World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action
June 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries continue amid escalating needs, deadly explosive hazards and a severe funding shortfall. Despite limited resources, the UN and partners are reaching some 2.5 million people each month across […]Haiti: WFP concerned over humanitarian situation as hurricane season begins
June 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the hurricane season gets underway in the Caribbean, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm over Haiti’s humanitarian situation. With roughly half the population, 5.7 million people, facing some sort of emergency level of hunger, Haiti is one of five countries in the world […]Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
June 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN human rights chief Volker Türk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed early Tuesday “trying to access paltry amounts of food” around a private aid hub in the south of the enclave run by the US and Israel. “Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave […]EU bans all air carriers certified in Tanzania and Suriname from operating in the EU
June 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission today updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, because they do not meet international safety standards. Following today’s update, all air carriers certified in Suriname and Tanzania have been […]EBRD and Releven partner to deliver sustainable real estate in Vilnius
June 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is partnering with Releven, one of Lithuania’s leading real estate developers, to deliver sustainable real estate projects in Vilnius. The Bank will invest up to €50 million in a new joint venture with the company to finance high-quality, energy-efficient […]Frontline Ukrainian families face perilous task of farming mined fields
June 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet for a second round of preliminary peace talks in Turkïye on Monday, rural communities faced their own challenge: finding something to eat. According to the UN, many frontline Ukrainian families are at risk of missing critical planting and harvesting windows. “Agriculture is […]Commission fines Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 million for participation in online food delivery cartel
June 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. he Commission has fined Delivery Hero and Glovo, two major food delivery companies, a total of €329 million for participating in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. In particular, the two companies (i) agreed not to poach each other’s employees; (ii) exchanged commercially sensitive information; and (iii) allocated […]Commission clears creation of defence joint venture by BAES, JAIEC, and Leonardo
June 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed creation of a joint venture (‘JV‘) between BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited (‘BAES‘), Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd. (‘JAIEC‘), and Leonardo S.p.A. (‘Leonardo‘). This JV will be the prime contractor and lead […]Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killings at food distribution sites
June 3, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has condemned the reported killing and injury of Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza on Sunday, calling for an investigation into the matter. More than 30 people were killed and over 100 wounded while waiting in the morning to get food from two sites […]As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate ‘killer robots’
June 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A world in which algorithms determine the fate of soldiers and civilians alike is no longer hypothetical. AI-driven drones are reshaping warfare, raising deep ethical questions about autonomy in combat. As international policymakers scramble to set ground rules, the race is on to rein in this rapidly-evolving technology. […]Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warns
June 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. For most nicotine users today, their first experience with the drug is a flavoured product – making it easier, and more appealing, to try. This is especially true among youth users: it’s one of the main reasons young people experiment with tobacco or nicotine products in the […]Debt is Higher and Rising Faster in 80 Percent of Global Economy
June 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience—particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends Global public debt could increase to 100 percent of global gross domestic product by the end of the decade if current trends continue, according […]EBRD loan to support sustainable and inclusive tourism sector in Türkiye
June 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €25 million loan to Bartu Turizm Yatirimlari, a hotel joint venture between German travel and tourism company TUI Group and the Akra Hotels group in Türkiye. As a part of the project, the EBRD will […]EIB welcomes new UN Protocol to mobilise investment for a sustainable ocean economy
June 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) welcomes the launch of the United Nations Ocean Investment Protocol, a comprehensive new framework to align financial flows and business practices with the transition to a sustainable ocean economy. As a knowledge partner in its development, the EIB recognises the Protocol […]Spain: EIB finances Teknia with €30 million loan to support R&D investments for the European automotive sector
June 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Teknia have signed a loan worth €30 million to finance the company’s research and development activities, and measures to apply them in manufacturing of components for the automotive sector. Teknia is a Spanish company present in 13 countries specialised in the […]
