More than 200 million girls and women alive today have suffered female genital mutilation. Discover where it is practised, the reasons for it and its impact.

The EBRD is financing major investments to improve public transport in Sarajevo, with CO2 emission reductions likely to exceed 30 per cent, in an effort to tackle the alarming air pollution in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Can you give us an overview of what changes the EU-Vietnam trade deal would bring about?

The Presidents of the three main EU institutions will meet on Thursday in Bazoches to debate the future of the EU as well as current geopolitical challenges.

Florentine Hopmeier has been appointed head of the EBRD’s office in Brussels and will take up her new role today.

MEPs want action to tackle the illegal trade in pets in order to better protect animals and punish rule breakers.

With funding from Kazakhstan, we helped build a modern furniture factory

During the first plenary session of 2020, Parliament called for more ambitious measures to tackle climate change and to put citizens at the centre of an initiative to reform the EU..

André Küüsvek has been appointed as EBRD Managing Director for Central Asia. He will be responsible for one of the most geographically diverse regions of the Bank’s operations, where the EBRD has invested US$ 15.6 billion (€14 billion).

The EBRD is helping to increase the availability of funds for small firms in Tunisia through a local currency loan equivalent to €2 million to Advans Tunisie, an international microfinance institution serving more than one million customers worldwide and 16,000 in Tunisia by the end of 2019.

The Legal Affairs Committee confirmed on Thursday Parliament’s negotiating position on a new bill introducing EU-wide rules on collective redress.

Novi Sad with the first project under the EBRD Green Cities programme in an effort to tackle environmental challenges in the city.

The EU is working on a slew of new legislative proposals to make Europe a better place to live. Read on to discover what you can expect in 2020.

Russia has spent decades influencing local politics in other nations in an ongoing attempt to ensure the support of pro-Russian parties and undermine pro-Western groups, according to a recent article in the National Interest magazine.

Micro, small and medium sized enterprises in Croatia will benefit from an EBRD loan of up to €75 million to UniCredit Leasing Croatia.

MEPs worked hard in the first few months of the year to approve new laws on a raft of issues including plastics, road safety and copyright before the European elections in May.

The EBRD and the European Union (EU) are stepping up their support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with new financing.

MEPs call on the Russian authorities to immediately repeal the country’s law on ‘foreign agents’ and to bring existing legislation into line with Russia’s constitution and obligations under international law.

A financial safety net for emergency gas purchases if needed Friend in need’ mechanism demonstrates EBRD commitment to Moldova and its people

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to MEPs: "The cost of inaction is rising by the year" © European Union 2019 - EP MEPs convened in a plenary session to discuss with Ursula von der Leyen and Frans Timmermans the roadmap to a climate-neutral continent.