This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy published a new joint report on the implementation of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) – the EU’s main trade policy tool to support developing countries’ exports to the […]EU trade relations with developing countries continue to create sustainable economic growth
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy published a new joint report on the implementation of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) – the EU’s main trade policy tool to support developing countries’ exports to the […]Commission provides guidance to Google for AI interoperability on Android and sharing of Google Search data under the Digital Markets Act
July 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has issued two sets of binding specification measures to Google under the Digital Markets Act. The aim of the first specification measures is to ensure that competitors’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) services can compete with Google’s own AI services, such as […]Gulf crisis: Guterres calls for de-escalation, warns against return to full-on war
July 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the continuing military escalation in the Middle East amid ongoing strikes by the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz. The fighting has broken an interim truce established under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by […]Commission and United Kingdom sign EU-UK Agreement in respect of Gibraltar
July 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission and the United Kingdom have signed the EU-UK Agreement in respect of Gibraltar. This Agreement, which will enter into provisional application on 15 July 2026, is the result of more than four years of negotiations and completes the legal framework […]World Cup football’s other goal: Helping young people talk about mental health
July 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. When Dr. Sahira Al Nahari founded Shifā Art, a Saudi Arabia-based organization using art to create conversations around mental health, she noticed that men attending her therapeutic art workshops often felt uncomfortable opening up about their feelings. At these workshops, however, men often begin by sketching football […]Joint Statement of the European Union and the United Kingdom on United Kingdom participation under the Ukraine Support Loan
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union and the United Kingdom stand firm in their support of Ukraine and our commitment to support Ukraine as long as it takes to bring Russia’s illegal war of aggression to an end and secure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace. Today, […]EIB backs TenneT Germany’s landmark €3.5 billion European Green Bond
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has backed TenneT Germany’s inaugural €3.5 billion multi-tranche senior European green bond – the largest corporate issuance ever executed in the corporate debt capital markets in alignment with the European Green Bond Standard Regulation. This marks the EIB’s first green bond […]EU Global Gateway strategy: EIB and BIIC strengthen strategic agricultural value chains for benefit of Benin and Europe
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB), via its specialised arm for development and international partnerships – EIB Global – and the Banque internationale pour l’industrie et le commerce (BIIC) today announced the start of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening financing for Beninese small and medium-sized enterprises […]Better enforcement of rules needed for a safer social media and online environment
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Companies should guarantee that the use of social media and the digital environment is safe, particularly for children and young people, MEPs say. To protect minors from the impact of social media, MEPs want EU legislation better enforced and implemented. In a report adopted […]‘This is a fire’: DRC Ebola outbreak is fastest-growing ever, warns WHO
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs and a majority of new cases are coming from “unknown chains of transmission”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. Why this matters Speaking to reporters […]Commission approves €2 billion Hungarian capital injection into development bank Magyar Fejlesztési Bank
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a capital injection worth €2 billion (HUF 760 billion) by Hungary into the development bank Magyar Fejlesztési Bank (MFB). The measure will be funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’). The Hungarian measure […]Commission approves French State aid to support offshore wind energy
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €63 billion French scheme to support offshore wind energy in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial […]Commission approves €659 million German State aid for four new semiconductor facilities
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved €659 million in German State aid to support the establishment of four first-of-a-kind facilities in the semiconductor value chain. The measures will contribute to strengthening the EU’s position and autonomy in the semiconductor value chain by supporting the construction […]Commission Demography Report highlights the challenges and opportunities of Europe’s demographic transformation
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission published its third report on demographic transformation in the EU, highlighting both the challenges and the opportunities it presents for competitiveness, innovation, social cohesion and sustainable development if addressed early and effectively. Europe’s population is set to shrink and age, […]Flash Eurobarometer: Europeans call for stronger action on children’s online safety, democratic resilience, defence, and the energy transition
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A new Eurobarometer survey released today shows that Europeans are overwhelmingly concerned about all the risks children face on social media. Against the backdrop of increasing reliance on social media, citizens see the need for better protection and tougher action to tackle disinformation. At […]Commission greenlights Cyprus’s sixth payment request for €120 million under NextGenerationEU
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission positively assessed Cyprus’s sixth payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. The reforms and investments tied to this payment request will drive positive change for citizens and businesses in Cyprus, notably in the areas of health, […]World News in Brief: Aid deliveries to Gaza restricted, UN prepares El Nino response, El Salvador eliminates disease
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for greater humanitarian access to Gaza, warning that restrictions on aid deliveries, ongoing violence and funding shortages are severely limiting its ability to reach people in need. Tweet URL Reporting from a recent aid convoy mission, WFP Country Director for Palestine […]Parliament backs modernised EU-Mexico partnership and easier trade
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, MEPs gave their green light to two agreements paving the way for closer political ties and expanded trade between EU and Mexico. The EU-Mexico modernised global agreement (MGA) will replace the current framework, in place since 2000, promoting new opportunities for business, […]Enlargement: MEPs praise Moldova for reforms despite Moscow interference
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In their report on Moldova’s progress towards EU membership, MEPs commend the country for its exemplary commitment despite continued Russian-led foreign interference. Parliament hails the Moldovan government’s steady progress on EU-related reforms despite significant internal and external challenges, not least persistent hostile Russian interference […]Serbia and enlargement: MEPs expect real commitment to EU values
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Serbia’s government continues to say EU membership is its strategic goal, but MEPs warn that this is often not reflected in its actions. Progress towards EU membership entails not only adopting reforms, but also implementing them thoroughly and fully, warn MEPs in a report […]World must move faster on Ebola response for DR Congo: UN relief chief
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The world must move faster to contain the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Thursday. Mr. Fletcher warned that while Ituri province remains the centre of the outbreak, the virus is spreading to other provinces […]Peak heat in Europe just broke historic 1970s records
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. This year marks the hottest June recorded for Western Europe and the second warmest globally, according to the latest report from a climate tracking service released on Thursday. “Heatwaves like this are what we expect to see in a changing climate,” said John Kennedy, head of climate […]Diplomats go virtual to witness Gaza displacement site up close
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Representatives from 12 countries carried out a “virtual diplomatic field visit” to a displacement site in the Gaza Strip and heard from some of the residents about their pressing needs, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Ramiz Alakbarov, and his […]Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women’s organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, the UN’s gender equality agency, UN Women, said on Friday. The warning comes in a […]South Sudan: UN acts ahead of drought to protect thousands
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of South Sudan on Friday activated the country’s first-ever drought anticipatory plan targeting more than 65,000 people […]New cholera outbreak alert for Sudan’s war-weary communities
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access. “Cholera is back and it’s affecting several states, mainly in the western part […]World News in Brief: UN spotlights education aid solution, Sri Lanka prison violence, humanitarian aid to Venezuela
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children. At the same time, low and middle-income countries are projected to lose […]‘We face a new ordeal’: Gaza’s search for the dead goes on
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search for the remains of missing persons believed to still be buried under the debris of homes […]Reviving communities home by home in Gaza
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Displacement has drastically reshaped every aspect of daily life in war-ravaged Gaza for 24-year-old Mayyada, who is seven months pregnant with twins and caring for her two-year-old daughter, but now she and her family are getting settled into a temporary home of their own. “I hope my […]From NASA to the classroom: The engineer bringing AI to those left behind
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nia Jetter spent two decades building spacecraft and robots. Now she is trying to make sure the artificial intelligence revolution doesn’t leave anyone behind. Growing up in New Jersey, Ms. Jetter saved the quarters her grandfather gave her – not for sweets, but for batteries and light bulbs, so she […]When Heat Overwhelms the Human Body: Why Extreme Heat Has Become a Medical Emergency
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Ms. Shovkat Alisoy a third-year medical student at Nakhchivan State University with a strong interest in public health, climate medicine, and medical research. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. […]When partisan interest conflicts with the public good
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Antonio Cristóbal Luque Ambrosiani. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. Our European society is founded on the principle of the separation of powers, which ensures that those who […]Commission and High Representative propose new sanctions regime to counter threats from migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, proposed a new EU sanctions regime to tackle migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, and other serious forms of organised crime, including trafficking in firearms and illicit […]
