Good neighbours: EU relations with countries on its eastern borders
The EU values good relations with other countries, especially those along its borders. Through a variety of initiatives from free trade agreements to partnerships,...
Explainer: Next Generation EU – Legal Construction
The proposed architecture of the exceptional financing is based on three pillars:
The Own Resources Decision authorises the full amount of the borrowing, to be...
Road safety: Europe’s roads are getting safer but progress remains too slow
Compared to previous years, fewer people lost their lives on EU roads in 2019, according to preliminary figures published today by the European Commission....
Kyrgyz Republic to Enhance Quality of Education with World Bank Financing
The Kyrgyz Republic will receive World Bank financing for the Learning for the Future Project in the amount of $50 million, on highly concessional...
Uruguay first to ratify ILO Violence and Harassment Convention
Uruguay has become the first country to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , a year after it was adopted by...
UNIDO and the IAEA sign agreement to expand cooperation
The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong, and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, today...
Convergence report reviews Member States’ progress towards joining the euro area
The European Commission has published the 2020 convergence report in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area Member States have made...
Blue sectors contribute to the recovery and pave way for EU Green Deal
European Commission published “The EU Blue Economy Report 2020”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU economic sectors related to oceans and...
Georgia pushes to bolster its food security
With reports suggesting COVID-19 could spark food shortages around the world, food systems experts and United Nations officials say countries must increase the resilience...
Vietnam: Strategic Partnership Between Phu Yen Province and The World Bank
The World Bank and the People’s Committee of Phu Yen Province today signed a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a partnership for strategic engagements during...