This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer, Forum Agenda / Do you want to get ahead in your workplace? If so, you could seek a sponsor – someone senior to you who focuses on your advancement. Sponsoring someone includes advocating for, protecting and […]What is ‘sponsorship’ and how can it benefit women in the workplace?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer, Forum Agenda / Do you want to get ahead in your workplace? If so, you could seek a sponsor – someone senior to you who focuses on your advancement. Sponsoring someone includes advocating for, protecting and […]Countries face a $100 billion finance gap to reach their education targets
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Lower- and middle-income countries face a nearly $100 billion funding gap preventing them from achieving their education goals. More than a fifth of the financing required for countries to meet targets under UN […]MEPs renew suspension of EU import duties on Ukrainian exports
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The International Trade Committee gave its green light on Thursday for another one-year suspension of EU import duties on Ukrainian exports to support the country’s economy. Members of the International Trade Committee approved a proposal to renew the suspension of import duties, anti-dumping duties […]Ending fast fashion: tougher rules to fight excessive production and consumption
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Environment Committee MEPs adopted their recommendations today for EU measures to ensure that textiles are produced in a circular, sustainable and socially just way. MEPs say textile products sold in the EU should be more durable, easier to reuse, repair and recycle, made to […]MEPs call for coordinated EU strategy against foreign interference
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Political elites in the EU advancing Gazprom’s agenda and Hungary’s susceptibility to Russian intelligence activities are among many examples named in the new report. The EU needs a coordinated strategy against foreign interference and information manipulation (FIMI), including measures to enforce better existing provisions […]Intellectual property: harmonised EU patent rules boost innovation, investment and competitiveness in the Single Market
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has proposed new rules to help companies, especially small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), make the most of their inventions, leverage new technologies and contribute to the EU’s competitiveness and technological sovereignty. The proposed Regulations on standard essential patents, compulsory licensing of […]Europe Day 2023: celebrating European unity
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 9 May, the European Union will celebrate Europe Day 2023, a moment to commemorate the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950. To mark the special occasion, the EU institutions, including EU delegations and representations worldwide, will organise a wide range of online and […]Global Gateway: Commission and EIB announce funds worth €18 billion to boost investments in climate action and sustainable economies
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have announced €18 billion of financing under Global Gateway, Europe’s investment strategy for partner countries. This will boost investment in Global Gateway’s priority areas – climate action, clean energy and connectivity – in Europe’s partner countries […]How to better integrate refugees into the labour market
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christophe Catoir, President, Adecco The world of work is a platform that connects individuals, companies and governments. This means that it’s vulnerable to crises such as inflation, geo-political instability, climate change and pandemics, but also that it can actively […]4 ways unique partnerships are helping build the next generation tech workforce
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Valerie Singer, Global Director, Skills to Jobs, Amazon Web Services Government, education, and virtually every industry face tech workforce challenges that can lead to barriers preventing public and private sector organizations from expanding and building operational efficiencies. Intentional partnerships […]The next billion workers: how can countries attract the global workforce of the future?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johann Harnoss, Partner and Associate Director, BCG Henderson Institute Fellow, BCG, Janina Kugel, Former CHRO of Siemens; Non-Executive Board Member; BCG Senior Advisor, BCG, Marley Finley, BCG Consultant; BCG Henderson Institute Ambassador, BCG By 2040, the supply of international […]World Immunization Week: 1 in 5 children still aren’t vaccinated against life-threatening diseases
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head of Centre for Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum “The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster for childhood immunization.” So says UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2023 report, which reveals that […]How reskilling and upskilling talent can help shrink the cybersecurity skills gap
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rob Rashotte, Vice President, Global Training & Technical Field Enablement, Fortinet Talent shortages – particularly in the cybersecurity industry – are growing more acute.Cyber risks can affect critical infrastructures, operations and services that significantly impact society’s daily lives.Recruiting and […]Skills-first approach: How cutting-edge skills data can help build an adaptable, resilient workforce
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Abakar Saidov, CEO , Beamery We have seen a lot of change and uncertainty in the world of work in the last few years: COVID-19, the Great Resignation, rising inflation and cost of living, and generative AI, to name […]Commission proposes new economic governance rules fit for the future
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today presented legislative proposals to implement the most comprehensive reform of the EU’s economic governance rules since the aftermath of the economic and financial crisis. The central objective of these proposals is to strengthen public debt sustainability and promote sustainable and […]Democratic Republic of Congo: EU allocates over €32 million in additional humanitarian funding
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate, especially in the east of the country. As a result, the EU is allocating an additional €32.7 million, to support the humanitarian crisis response in the country. The new funding […]European Health Union: Commission proposes pharmaceuticals reform for more accessible, affordable and innovative medicines
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is proposing to revise the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation – the largest reform in over 20 years – to make it more agile, flexible, and adapted to the needs of citizens and businesses across the EU. The revision will make medicines more […]International trade: what you need to know this month
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kimberley Botwright, Head, Sustainable Trade, World Economic Forum 1. Global trade growth to slow this year, WTO says, but trade is getting greener World merchandise trade volumes will rise by a “subpar” 1.7% in 2023, with transactions “weighed down […]7 ways to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sanjay Borkar, CEO and Co-Founder, FarmERP The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the global economy. It provides employment for a significant proportion of the world’s workforce and contributes to the GDP of many countries. However, conventional farming […]What is a genome and why is it valuable to our lives? An expert explains
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda, Kateryna Gordiychuk, Video Producer, World Economic Forum It’s been 20 years since the Human Genome Project completed its work sequencing the human genome, almost in its entirety, for the first time.The project has […]Psychologists say remote work brings 3 tensions to bosses
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer, Forum Agenda Are online meetings just the same as in-person ones? Most of us would say no, and the new remote-working norms create three implications for managers, according to a study. Many of us now have […]Digital Services Act: Commission designates first set of Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission adopted the first designation decisions under the Digital Services Act (DSA), designating 17 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and 2 Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) that reach at least 45 million monthly active users. These are: Very Large Online Platforms: […]Joint gas purchasing: The AggregateEU mechanism to increase energy security for Europe
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. 1. What is AggregateEU and how is it linked to the EU Energy Platform? AggregateEU is the new EU mechanism enabling demand aggregation and joint gas purchasing at the European level. It was set up following the adoption of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2576 (the […]EU Energy Platform: Commission launches first call for companies to jointly buy gas
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is launching a first-of-a-kind process for European companies to register their gas purchase needs via the AggregateEU mechanism, to prepare for the joint purchasing of gas at EU level.This is a key milestone for the EU to prepare for next winter […]European Commission successfully completes its fifth syndicated transaction for 2023 by raising €7 billion
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission, which issues EU-Bonds on behalf of the EU, has today raised a further €7 billion of EU-Bonds in its fifth syndicated transaction for 2023. The single tranche transaction consisted of a new 15-year bond due on 4 October 2038. The transaction […]European Green Deal: new law agreed to cut aviation emissions by promoting sustainable aviation fuels
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement on the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal, reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council. Once in place, the new rules will help decarbonise the aviation sector by requiring fuel suppliers to blend sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) with kerosene […]G7 agrees to accelerate phase-out of unabated fossil fuels. What you need to know about the global energy transition this week
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of Energy and Materials, Member of the Executive Committee , World Economic Forum Geneva 1. G7 agrees to accelerate phase-out of unabated fossil fuels The G7 group of wealthy countries has committed to a faster phase-out […]How pay transparency can help close wage gaps in the workplace
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist, Indeed Inc Pay transparency – corporate disclosure of existing employees’ pay, along with the inclusion of wage and salary data in publicly advertised job postings – can help meaningfully reduce enduring wage gaps, especially along […]State aid: 2022 Scoreboard shows that in 2021 State aid levels remained high to tackle economic effects of the pandemic
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The annual State Aid Scoreboard provides a comprehensive overview of EU State aid expenditure based on the reports provided by the Member States. Today, the European Commission publishes the 2022 State Aid Scoreboard, relates to State aid expenditure in 2021. The 2022 edition shows the important […]Cities are key to regional migration solutions, but we must invest in them to succeed
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jaime Pumarejo, Mayor, City of Barranquilla, Vittoria Zanuso, Executive Director, Mayors Migration Council Most of the world’s migrants and refugees move to cities in pursuit of employment and a safe place to call home. Mayors across the globe understand […]Agenda 2030: Why civic participation is key to meeting UN sustainability targets
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mandeep S. Tiwana, Chief Programmes Officer and Representative to the UN headquarters, CIVICUS Attacks on civil society and civic freedoms threaten to unravel achievements in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They are weakening action to tackle economic […]What Japan’s May blues tells us about tackling mental health
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Naoko Tochibayashi, Public Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum, Japan ‘May blues’ is a Japanese phenomenon that occurs during the transition after the new fiscal year starts and a week-long nationwide holiday.Fewer people appear to have suffered May blues during […]rescEU: over €106 million for first pan-European field hospital
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is allocating €106.2 million to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania and Türkiye to develop the new rescEU EMT (Emergency Medical Team) capability. The objective is to boost emergency medical support to populations affected by large-scale natural or man-made disasters. The […]
