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How can entrepreneurship tackle the migration crisis in the EU?
Exclusively written for the Sting by Mr João Malhadeiro, a young entrepreneur affiliated to the European Confederation of Junior Entreprises (JADE). The opinions expressed within reflect only the … [Read More...]
Economy
Draghi left alone with no hope of boosting EU growth as Merkel just focuses on next elections
It was last Monday when the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) discussed with members of the economic and monetary affairs committee at the … [Read More...]
The EU seals CETA but plans to re-baptise TTIP after missing the 2016 deadline
The trade ministers of the European Union, after their plenary meeting in Bratislava last Friday, may not have found a way to revive the interest … [Read More...]
Deutsche Bank again in the middle of the US-EU economic skirmishes
The US government is reacting in many ways against the fine in back taxes of €13 billion which the European Commission imposed on Apple. Firstly, Jack … [Read More...]
Mario Draghi didn’t do it but Kim Jong-un did
Last Thursday, Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, was unable to move the capital and money markets with his customary monetary … [Read More...]
Are the G20 leaders ready to curb corporate tax-avoidance?
Last Monday, the G20 meeting in Hangzhou - the capital of China’s eastern Zhejiang province - the first gathering of the 20 world leaders to be held … [Read More...]
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Business
I-Society
Collaboration: the key to success in the digital economy
Sponsored content Where does a Kenyan SME building a platform for local smallholders meet a startup from Korea specializing in iris recognition … [Read More...]
EU is now giving Google new monopolies to the detriment of European citizens and Internet companies
This article was exclusively written for The Sting by Mr Joe McNamee, Executive Director of EDRi, the Brussels-based association of civil and human … [Read More...]
EU’s guidelines on net neutrality see the light although grey areas do remain
Last week will not only be remembered for the world-record fine imposed to Apple by the European Union and the Hutchison-VimpelCom merger in Italy. … [Read More...]
Can the EU really make Google and Facebook pay publishers and media?
According to a number of media outlets of the Old Continent, the closing weeks of this summer will try to bring a major reform in the European … [Read More...]
EU opens a third antitrust file against Google
The European Commission announced last Thursday that is taking “further steps” in investigation against Google, officially accusing the company of … [Read More...]
GSMA head urges regulators to help Europe regain leadership
LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE 360 EUROPE: Europe has the opportunity to regain its digital leadership, although the different national regulatory and legal … [Read More...]
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How can entrepreneurship tackle the migration crisis in the EU?
Exclusively written for the Sting by Mr João Malhadeiro, a young entrepreneur affiliated to the European Confederation of Junior Entreprises … [Read More...]
What if Trump wins the November election and Renzi loses the December referendum?
After the Brexit, it became apparent that a large or probably the largest part of citizens/voters in the western world are questioning, if not … [Read More...]
Draghi left alone with no hope of boosting EU growth as Merkel just focuses on next elections
It was last Monday when the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) discussed with members of the economic and monetary affairs committee at the … [Read More...]
The EU seals CETA but plans to re-baptise TTIP after missing the 2016 deadline
The trade ministers of the European Union, after their plenary meeting in Bratislava last Friday, may not have found a way to revive the interest … [Read More...]
Syria: Why did the US-Russia brokered ceasefire collapse? What does the duo care for?
Only two weeks after it was agreed upon, the ceasefire in Syria has finally broken down. However, the US and Russia are still trying to find common … [Read More...]
Out with the old: Young People transforming Humanitarian Action
This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Mrs Alice Claeson and Mr Marian Sedlak, medical students with experience working in humanitarian … [Read More...]
Deutsche Bank again in the middle of the US-EU economic skirmishes
The US government is reacting in many ways against the fine in back taxes of €13 billion which the European Commission imposed on Apple. Firstly, Jack … [Read More...]
UN member states express their will to tackle global migration but specific actions are still missing
Last Monday the world leaders convened at the UN’s summit in New York and adopted the New York Declaration for Migrants and Refugees; a document … [Read More...]
EU Trade Ministers come together in a desperate attempt to save TTIP
After having been the stage for a critical European Union Summit, the very first one in a 27-member-States shape, Bratislava is now preparing to … [Read More...]
The Franco-German axis considers that all EU needs now is more armaments
Last Friday in Bratislava, the Slovak capital, the 27 EU leaders met for the first time without the British Prime Minister. Reportedly they diagnosed … [Read More...]
EU is now giving Google new monopolies to the detriment of European citizens and Internet companies
This article was exclusively written for The Sting by Mr Joe McNamee, Executive Director of EDRi, the Brussels-based association of civil and human … [Read More...]
The impossible end of the war in Syria
The United States and the Russian governments without the slightest remorse announced that it was with their guns the Syrians have been killing each … [Read More...]
UK keeps its Brexit plan secret or there is no strategy at all whatsoever?
The 27 EU leaders will convene on Friday to discuss about Brexit while Theresa May and the British government are still trying to prepare a plan to … [Read More...]
Disaster Medicine in Medical Education: the investment you just can´t afford to ignore
This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Mrs Moa M Herrgård and Mrs Marie My Warborg Larsen, medical university students in Stockholm and … [Read More...]
Mario Draghi didn’t do it but Kim Jong-un did
Last Thursday, Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, was unable to move the capital and money markets with his customary monetary … [Read More...]
A Sting Exclusive: “One year on from the VW scandal and EU consumers are still in the dark”, BEUC’s Head highlights from Brussels
This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Mrs Monique Goyens, the Director General of The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) At the … [Read More...]
Are the G20 leaders ready to curb corporate tax-avoidance?
Last Monday, the G20 meeting in Hangzhou - the capital of China’s eastern Zhejiang province - the first gathering of the 20 world leaders to be held … [Read More...]
Will Merkel ever steer the EU migration Titanic and restore her power in Germany?
Angela Merkel’s meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the sidelines of the 11th G20 Summit held in China on 4-5 September was crucial for her political … [Read More...]
EU’s guidelines on net neutrality see the light although grey areas do remain
Last week will not only be remembered for the world-record fine imposed to Apple by the European Union and the Hutchison-VimpelCom merger in Italy. … [Read More...]
A hot autumn after a cool summer for Europe
This autumn Europe has everything it…didn’t need. A frozen Spain, a hot Britain who says will stay in EU’s Foreign and Security Policy, a … [Read More...]
The EU responds to US challenges by fining Apple with €13 billion
Last Tuesday, the White House and the US Treasury in concerted actions issued farfetched statements against the EU Commission. The EU executive's … [Read More...]
Theresa May in search of a magic plan to invoke Article 50 and start Brexit negotiations now
The British government convenes today after its summer break in order to discuss about the imminent negotiations with the EU. All the ministers of the … [Read More...]
Can the EU really make Google and Facebook pay publishers and media?
According to a number of media outlets of the Old Continent, the closing weeks of this summer will try to bring a major reform in the European … [Read More...]
Merkel refuses to consider the North-South schism of Eurozone
The European leaders who form the EU ‘directoire’ may get together as many times as they like, but still appear incapable of solving the club’s … [Read More...]
The big challenge of leadership and entrepreneurship in Europe
Exclusively written for The Sting by Mr. Yann Camus, President of the European Confederation of Junior Enterprsises (JADE). Nowadays, leaders … [Read More...]
VW emissions scandal: EU unable to protect its consumers against large multinationals
European governments and officials seem incompetent to protect on the one hand their car consumers and on the other the environment, … [Read More...]
It’s Trump’s anti-globalization and inward-looking rhetoric that perturbs GOP and US
Never before in the American political history, a few months ahead of the November Presidential election, one of the two systemic parties had … [Read More...]
China Unlimited Special Report: at the heart of Beijing
The first day of the China Unlimited trip commenced with the opening ceremony at Hanban Headquarters, China’s main body of dissemination and growth of … [Read More...]
Is it just visa-free travel that Erdogan demands from the EU to not break the migration deal?
Last Monday Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, mentioned in the German newspaper Bild that Turkey is most likely to step out of the refugee … [Read More...]
China Unlimited: an exclusive interview with the former Ambassador of Hungary to China
On the aftermath of the China Unlimited trip that was completed a few days ago, Mr Panos Katsampanis, Co-Founder of The European Sting took an … [Read More...]
Is “Sustainable Development” a concept that integrates Health Literacy and Health Policy as a global health action?
Exclusively written for the Sting by Ms Bruna Schwaab, student of Medicine at the Univille University in Joinville City, Brazil. Ms … [Read More...]
Turkey to let EU alone struggle with the migrant crisis while enhancing its economic ties with Russia instead?
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met the Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday in St. Petersburg to improve their relationships after … [Read More...]
China Unlimited Special Report: The trip to China
The European Sting, the media partner of the China Unlimited competition, travelled to China from the 22nd July to the 2nd of August 2016 to cover the … [Read More...]
Gloomy new statistics signify no end to Eurozone’s economic misery
The economic misery of the Eurozone doesn’t seem to have an end. According to a preliminary estimate by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service, GDP … [Read More...]
Will Europe be able to deal with the migration crisis alone if Turkey quits the pact?
The European Union keeps on focusing on the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement on the migration crisis despite being threatened by Turkey that … [Read More...]
