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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Amal Abdelgader Gafar,a second-year medical student at the International University of Africa. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view […]
This article is published in association with IMF. Cathal Long On July 18, 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a speech to open South Africa’s new parliament outlining the Government of National Unity’s priorities and plans for the next 5 years. Digital government enthusiasts will be excited about his use of the term digital public infrastructure (DPI) […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded that Germany’s special tax schemes for public casinos operators are not in line with EU State aid rules. Germany must now recover the incompatible State aid, including interests, and abolish the tax schemes for the future. The Commission’s investigation […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union and its Member States announced that they will contribute over €750 million (more than $800 million), including close to €220 million ($233 million) from the EU budget, to the African Vaccines Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) launched today in Paris. Through this innovative […]
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state. The resolution, put forward by the United Kingdom, received 14 votes in favour, none against, with Russia abstaining. It expresses deep concern over […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Maryum Imran, a 5th Year MBBS student at Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Oil and gas platforms are immense – and so is the challenge of decommissioning them – withdrawing them from use. There are 12,000 offshore oil and gas platforms around the world and […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Stronger 2024 energy efficiency target for China China has set a stricter energy intensity target for 2024 as part of renewed efforts to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Satwik Mishra, Acting Executive Director, Centre for Trustworthy Technology, Neeraj Jain, Vice President, Network Expansion, ONDC, Rajeesh Menon, Head, Growth & Strategy, Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy (FIDE) For a thriving global economy, smooth transactions that encourage value creation and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. How high will the tariffs be? Which goods will be affected? The increased duties will apply to imports of cereals, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and Belarus that are currently classified under Chapters 10, 12, 14, 15 and 23 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN). The […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has disbursed the first €4.5 billion of support under the EU’s new Ukraine Facility. Through this exceptional bridge financing, the EU is providing much needed liquidity to Ukraine, to help finance the functioning of the state, such as public wages, pensions, and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on the respect for human rights in Afghanistan and Venezuela. The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women MEPs are gravely concerned by the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Afghanistan. The […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU and the Philippines officially announced the resumption of negotiations for an ambitious, modern and balanced free trade agreement (FTA) – with sustainability at its core. Trade agreements such as these are a cornerstone of the EU’s economic security, opening new opportunities […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Yusra Abid Shah, a recent medical graduate from the National University of Science and Technology Oman . She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jesus Serrano, Global Communications Group, World Economic Forum In an era where digital technology is part of almost every aspect of our lives, the dissemination of information has never been easier or more instantaneous. Yet, in a world where […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Maciej Kolaczkowski, Manager, Advanced Energy Solutions Industry, World Economic Forum, Debmalya Sen, Lead, Advanced Energy Solutions, World Economic Forum, C4IR India, Jeremy Williams, Project Fellow, Advanced Energy Solutions, World Economic Forum Energy storage, clean hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), carbon management […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Bolloré Logistics SE (‘Bolloré Logistics’) by CMA CGM S.A. (‘CMA CGM’). The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by the parties. CMA CGM and Bolloré Logistics […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ameya Hadap, Specialist, Climate Innovation, World Economic Forum,Thibault Villien De Gabiole, Lead, Industry Decarbonization – Trucking, World Economic Forum, Laia Barbarà, Acting Head, Climate Strategy, World Economic Forum Amid a global drive towards sustainable energy, here we aim to untangle the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Naoko Tochibayashi, Communications Lead, Japan, World Economic Forum, Naoko Kutty, Writer, Forum Agenda On New Year’s Day 2024, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture’s Noto Peninsula on the northern coast of Honshu, Japan’s largest island. The death toll reached 241 and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Mercury Regulation. Given the availability of alternatives, the revised Mercury Regulation will prohibit the last intentional remaining uses of mercury in the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kalin Anev Janse, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) The last two years have been acutely difficult for chief financial officers (CFOs). We faced the fastest pace of interest rate increases in […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Daniele Battaglia, Assistant Professor of Strategy, ESCP Business School Where the factory of yesteryear brings to mind steaming furnaces, greasy machinery and the clang of chains, today’s manufacturing is about embedded sensors, digital twins, autonomous vehicles and robots. Indeed, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Today, the Commission is announcing €26 million in humanitarian aid to support vulnerable refugees and their host communities in Türkiye. The southeastern region in Türkiye near the Syria border hosts a large number of the country’s refugee population. The same region witnessed one of the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gireesh Shrimali, Head of Transition Finance Research, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, University of Oxford, Christian Wilson, Research Assistant, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, Oxford University Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement requires a rapid scaling up of investment in low-carbon energy. The IEA […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, Irene Shashar, a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto, addressed MEPs in a plenary session in Brussels to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “We pay tribute today to the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirm our unwavering commitment against antisemitism, racism and other […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of sole control of Air Europa Holding, S.L. (‘Air Europa‘) by International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (‘IAG‘). The Commission has preliminary concerns that the transaction may […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Chris Hamill-Stewart, Writer, Forum Agenda, Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the fusion of creativity and technology is reshaping how we work like never before. Within the telecommunications, media and entertainment industries, people […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Dr. Aqsa Shafique, a global health and digitalization leader and skilled medical professional pursuing her PhD in Health Sciences at University of York, UK. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lukas Biewald, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Weights & Biases Large language models (LLMs) are transforming how we do business today. Trained on vast, diverse datasets, these artificial intelligence (AI) models respond to human inputs (or prompts) with remarkable […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Helena Leurent, Director-General, Consumers International Technology. Government. Economics. Science. Trust in our institutions and innovations is wavering. As we head into a record election year globally, misinformation and disinformation are considered the biggest short-term risk, according to the World Economic […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament condemns the deliberate, continuous and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government to undermine the EU’s founding values. In a resolution adopted on Thursday with 345 votes for, 104 against and 29 abstentions, MEPs express strong concern about the further erosion of democracy, the rule […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs call on the Council to finally make progress on legislation to ensure an adequate level of protection from hate for everyone in Europe. The Council should adopt a decision to include hate speech and hate crime among criminal offences within the meaning of Article […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, a dedicated professional with an extensive academic background, holding an MBBS and an MD degree. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]
