This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today adopted an ambitious and comprehensive package of measures to help improve the flow of money towards sustainable activities across the European Union. By enabling investors to re-orient investments towards more sustainable technologies and businesses, today’s measures will be instrumental […]Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy: Commission takes further steps to channel money towards sustainable activities
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today adopted an ambitious and comprehensive package of measures to help improve the flow of money towards sustainable activities across the European Union. By enabling investors to re-orient investments towards more sustainable technologies and businesses, today’s measures will be instrumental […]Here’s how your mental health depends on collective wellbeing
April 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Geoff Mulgan, Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation, University College London (UCL) Mental health is nearly always seen as an individual issue requiring individual solutions. Yet in reality it’s as much a problem for groups […]What is the European Super League and how would it work?
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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, Formative Content News that 12 top-flight European soccer teams are planning a breakaway Super League is dominating global headlines.It’s also sparked reactions from the game’s governing bodies and fans.Here’s what you need to know […]Migrant Children in Care are Being Robbed of their Settled Status
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This article was written by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Aaron Gates-Lincoln, writer for Immigration News. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. The UK immigration system is a complex web of hostile environment policies, which are self-admittingly designed to make the lives of […]This ‘citizen science’ project means anyone can help map the Great Barrier Reef – from the comfort of home
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mark McCord, Writer, Formative Content The Great Reef Census is asking the global community to help assess the health of Australia’s coral reef system. The project is collecting data on the 13,000 images of reef life taken by […]Sustainable transport can’t just depend on batteries. Here’s why
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lars Stenqvist, Chief Technology Officer, AB Volvo Batteries are an ideal solution for shorter/medium-range applications (such as for buses within a city) but they are less practical for long-haul transport and heavy duty applications.Hydrogen fuel technology and combustion […]The teaching of Palliative Care for future health professionals and its inclusion in Universal Coverage Health
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mariana Schmitt Roque and Ms. Fernanda Carolina Menechini Rocha, two medical students at the Centro Universitário Ingá, located in Maringá – Paraná. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong […]4 ways the circular economy can help heavy industry reduce emissions
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christoph Willing, Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey, Hamburg office The majority of industry emissions comes from 4 material groups: Steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals.Global demand for the 4 focus materials is expected to increase – exacerbating the emission challenge.Getting to […]Post-Cotonou negotiations on new EU/Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Partnership Agreement concluded
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today’s initialling of the new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS, formerly known as the ACP Group of States) by the chief negotiators, International Partnerships Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, and Togo’s Foreign Minister […]EP committees recommend giving consent to EU-UK agreement
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On Thursday, the Foreign Affairs and Trade committees voted in favour of the agreement that sets the rules of the future relationship between the EU and the UK. The committees on Foreign Affairs and International Trade agreed to the proposal by rapporteurs Andreas Schieder […]European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027: First call for proposals to support youth volunteering activities
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today launched the first call for proposals under the new European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027. The European Solidarity Corps supports young people wishing to engage in volunteering activities in a variety of areas ranging from helping people in need to supporting health […]Big tech cannot crack down on online hate alone. We need to fund the smaller players
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Melina Sánchez Montañés, Managing Director, Innovation Fund at Alfred Landecker Foundation Online hate can be difficult to identify, given its new and sophisticated forms. Tech companies should move beyond detection and moderation of offensive and defamatory content toprotect […]Palliative Care: an approach to comprehensive care in Universal Health Coverage
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Larissa Sena de Lucena, a 4th year medical student at UNIFAP-Macapá and Ms. Anna Valeska Procópio de Moura Mendonça, a psychologist and professor in the Medicine course at the Federal University of Amapá. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial […]How technology helped Serbia save 180 million sheets of paper in less than 4 years
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joe Myers, Writer, Formative Content Serbia’s government has made digitalization a focus.It began rolling out electronic e-government services in June 2017.Since then, it estimates it has saved around 180 million sheets of A4 paper. Digitalization and e-governance can […]Coronavirus: Team Europe continues to deliver with more than €26 billion disbursed in support to partner countries in one year
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. One year ago today, the European Commission and the High Representative set out plans for a targeted EU response to support partner countries’ efforts in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic combining resources from the EU, its Member States and European financial institutions, as ‘Team Europe’. […]Zoom chief: Digital tax policy should be a ‘set of carrots’ not sticks
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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, Formative Content Global tax policy on digital services has to be multilateral – and should be more carrot than stick, Josh Kallmer, Zoom’s Head of Global Public Policy and Government Relations has said.He was […]Enlargement reports: MEPs fully support Western Balkans’ European future
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia need to continue focusing on fundamental reforms, say MEPs in resolutions adopted on Thursday. In their reports assessing the progress made by Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia in the last two years, MEPs warn that advancement by […]MEPs demand safe and clean travel
March 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. EU criteria for safe and clean travel, a common vaccination certificate and an EU hygiene seal for businesses must be part of a new EU strategy on tourism, MEPs say. The resolution on an EU strategy for sustainable tourism, adopted by 577 votes to […]Alternative proteins will transform food, mitigate climate change and drive profits. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Benjamin Morach, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group & Juergen Rogg, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group & Michael Brigl, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group Plant-based, microorganism- and animal cell-based alternatives to animal […]These 3 tech visionaries are reinventing the wheelchair
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content There are 131 million wheelchair users worldwide.Mass-market wheelchair design has changed little in the past four decades.Applying the latest digital technology can help improve mobility, safety and accessibility.From digital twinning to smart […]Innovative finance tools could protect cities from climate change
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nidhi Upadhyaya, Associate Director, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council, Morgan Richmond Senior Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative City residents living in poverty are severely affected by climate change and extremely vulnerable to health risks such as COVID-19.Climate […]This is what European business leaders think about the future of autonomous machines
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Philip Meissner, Professor ESCP Business School, Founder & Director European Center for Digital Competitiveness & Christian Poensgen, Founder & Director, European Center for Digital Competitiveness A new report surveyed leaders from business and politics about the state of […]Investors must travel a winding road to net-zero. Here’s a map
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jo Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan For institutional investors, the path to net zero is not straightforward – but it is navigable.Earning both financial and environmental returns can be done, but it requires […]3 actions for business to prepare for a post-pandemic 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: Andy Baldwin, Global Managing Partner, Client Service, EY Government-sponsored economic activity is likely to remain.COVID has not lessened the urgency to act on climate change.Businesses are now shifting focus to drive growth. The ambitious vaccine rollout programmes that […]Macao: EU reports on political and economic developments in 2020
March 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and the High Representative have adopted their latest annual report to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on political and economic developments in the Macao Special Administrative Region, covering 2020. The report highlights that, in 2020, the ‘One Country, […]State aid: Commission approves €511 million Italian scheme to compensate commercial rail passenger operators for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak
March 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €511 million in Italian support to compensate providers of commercial, long-distance rail passenger services for the damage suffered between 8 March and 30 June 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictive measures […]Early detection of chronic kidney disease can save lives and cut costs
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ruud Dobber, Executive Vice President and President, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 700 million people around the world.Without investment in early detection, the cost of kidney failure will continue to spiral.Here are four steps […]Climate change: What is COP26 and why does it matter?
March 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content A UN report says 2021 is a “make or break year” in the fight against climate change.The next UN climate summit, COP26, is due to take place in the UK city of […]Breaking the glass vial: Women at the forefront of COVID-19 vaccine
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Susan Brown, Director, Public Policy Engagement, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance & Roopa Dhatt, Founder , Women in Global Health. Leaders in global health have been working on COVAX – a global initiative to ensure the fair distribution of […]5 ways for businesses to walk the talk on gender equality
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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 Bravery, Partner and Head of Advisory Solutions & Insights, Mercer It’s time to take action on collective responsibility for gender equity via openness to digital ways of working and opportunities that arise from flexible work arrangements.A move […]EU adopts €130 million support package for Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Yesterday, the European Union, via the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, adopted a €130 million assistance package to support Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon in key areas such as social protection, healthcare services or waste management. […]Closing the gaps in accelerating women’s rights: the role of medical students
March 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ray Salameh, 23 years old, who obtained his Bachelor in Biology as well as an attestation for completing the first year of masters in Molecular Biology at the Lebanese University-Faculty of Sciences. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner […]Delay is over: Work begins to shine spotlight on where companies pay their taxes
March 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Four years after Parliament adopted its position on draft legislation on public country-by-country reporting, EU governments come to the table to negotiate a deal. On Thursday, Parliament’s lead negotiators, Evelyn Regner (S&D, AT) and Ibán García Del Blanco (S&D, ES), were officially given the […]
