Afghanistan: EU reinforces humanitarian support with €40 million as crisis worsens
The European Commission has allocated an
additional €40 million in emergency assistance for those affected by the
worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, as well as for...
Regional Conference on Air Quality Management in the Western Balkans
Government representatives from North Macedonia,
Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Serbia met today in Skopje for a
regional conference on Air Quality
Management - Issues, Solutions,...
Post-Brexit UK will continue to offer significant opportunities
PwC’s new report, Brexit
and beyond: Assessing the impact on Europe’s asset and wealth managers, outlines the chief findings from qualitative interviews with senior
executives at...
Ambitious Reforms for Stronger Economic Growth in Ukraine
Economic growth in Ukraine picked up to 3.6 percent in the first half of
2019 and 4.2 percent in the third quarter driven by a...
Job Quality in Cambodia is Improving, but New Policies Are Needed to Benefit from Global Markets
The diversity and quality of jobs available in
Cambodia is improving, yet new policies are needed for Cambodia to benefit from
the opportunities available in future...
US pardons for accused war criminals, contrary to international law
A presidential pardon for two United States soldiers accused of war
crimes, and a sentence reduction for a third, “run against the letter and
the spirit of...
Emerging and Developing Economies Less Prepared Now for a Deeper Downturn
Emerging and developing economies are less well positioned today to
withstand a deeper global downturn, should it occur, than they were before the
2009 global recession,...
Rwanda: EU provides €10.3 million for life-saving refugee support measures
During his visit to Rwanda, Commissioner
for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica has
announced a €10.3 million support package to the UNHCR's Emergency Transit
Mechanism (ETM)...
ADB Program to Help Improve Education and Health in Armenia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a
$10 million policy-based loan (in euro equivalent) to assist the Government of
Armenia’s efforts to improve the quality...
ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya
Judges of
the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged
crimes against humanity, namely deportation, which have forced between 600,000
and one million Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar, into neighboring
Bangladesh since 2016.
The pre-trial judges...