Report Reveals Rampant Corruption in the Water Sector
The Water Integrity Network (WIN) commends UN Water for the recognition of the all too prevalent challenges of corruption and lack of integrity in the water and sanitation sector. According…
Petition to Protect Whistleblowers in the EU
An online petition urges the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission to protect whistleblowers in the EU by agreeing to a directive which includes…
NATO Calls on Russia to Ensure Compliance with INF Treaty
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Tuesday unprecedented levels of cooperation between the EU and NATO ahead of a meeting with the EU Foreign Affairs Council. The Secretary General noted…
How Small Businesses Get Financial Support in EU
The EU bank is providing EUR 84m to Minsk Vodokanal to finance the rehabilitation and modernisation of the capital city’s central wastewater treatment plant. Around 200 small and medium-sized enterprises…
UN-EU Conference Raises $4.4 Billion for War-Ravaged Syria
International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference pledged nearly $4.4 billion on Wednesday to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018. Gathered in the Belgian capital,…
Finland Opens Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, together with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission, Ms Federica Mogherini, were in Helsinki, Finland…