financing

The Big Question

WMHD: What is the cost of poor mental health?

Two thirds of people around the world struggle to access mental health support but can we afford to continue down this path?

04/10/2024

Spain

Spanish MEP admits cash campaign boost amid illegal financing probe

Pérez has admitted on Telegram to receiving the sum "as a freelancer without an invoice," for which he will have to pay a 25% fine on the total amount.

27/09/2024

Green News

EU ministers mull business case for geothermal energy in Budapest

National delegations will assess future financing for geothermal power as an enabler to achieve the intermediary 2030 climate target.

11/07/2024

Economy

Euroviews. Europeans should bet on modernising the World Bank and IMF

In this decisive year for climate finance, the moment is now for strengthening the World Bank and IMF’s capacity to provide climate finance to developing countries, David McNair and Ameer Chughtai write.

19/06/2024

The Big Question

How two Dutch rail enthusiasts funded their own night train start-up

Elmer van Buuren, CEO of a European night train firm, explains how he made his business dream a reality through community funding.

26/02/2024

Economy

China announces billions in investments in developing countries

Large investments announced at the Belt and Road Forum have raised concerns that poorer countries’ debt to China could rise further.

18/10/2023

Economy

Explained: The hurdles on the EU’s multi-billion recovery road

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the biggest EU investment in history, but money from the post-Covid recovery fund is not flowing into the economy as expected.

26/07/2023

Tech News

How one bank’s collapse left health start-ups feeling bereft

SVB served high-risk, high-reward firms. Entrepreneurs fear its downfall will leave a big funding gap and slow down innovation in healthcare.

15/03/2023

Health news

Why does WHO rely so much on Bill Gates’ money?

Critics complain about the major role the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plays in funding WHO, but who else can the agency turn to?

03/02/2023

Tech News

European entrepreneurs launch €250 million fund for tech start-ups

Plural is an investment platform “by founders, for founders” that aims to disrupt the way Europe’s tech sector is funded.

28/06/2022

Europe News

Budapest's mayor snubs Orban over access to EU climate change cash

Budapest wants to cut out Hungary's government and get direct access to EU green transition cash.

13/02/2020

Hungary

Hungary’s rules for foreign-funded NGOs unlawful, says top EU advisor

He said the rules were disproportionate and unjustified.

14/01/2020