Written by Marian-Constantin Vasile, President of AER Committee on ‘Economy and Regional development’ The European Union is emerging from a lasting crisis. This longest-ever recession seems to end, while the EU28 GDP grew by 0,2 in the third quarter of 2013. The upturn in business sentiment and confidence indicators suggests that structural reforms, macroeconomic governance […]Assembly of European Regions @ European Business Summit 2014: The European regions on the path to recovery
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Written by Marian-Constantin Vasile, President of AER Committee on ‘Economy and Regional development’ The European Union is emerging from a lasting crisis. This longest-ever recession seems to end, while the EU28 GDP grew by 0,2 in the third quarter of 2013. The upturn in business sentiment and confidence indicators suggests that structural reforms, macroeconomic governance […]A Sting Exclusive, the European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger writes for the Sting on “EU Industry: a major energizer”
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Written by Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner responsible for Energy In the European Union, energy and industry are two sides of the same coin. A strong industrial base is the precondition for the robustness of our economy, for the excellence of our research and for the number and quality of our jobs. Industry accounts for over […]AIESEC @ European Business Summit 2014: European Youth, Change Now Patiently
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Written by Dries De Schutter is currently National Director for Campus Recruitment and Projects for AIESEC in Belgium In only two weeks’ time the European Business Summit is happening in Brussels. In our office that means that all eyes are turning in that direction. As a youth-run organisation we are looking expectantly forward […]Intel @ European Business Summit 2014: Better decisions now, the new business dashboard
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Written By Christian Morales, Vice President and General Manager Europe, Middle East and Africa, Intel Corporation We’ve never had more information coursing through our businesses. Data presents an unprecedented opportunity to make better decisions and be more responsive to customers, suppliers and markets. It can be overwhelming, though. Many companies struggle to make sense of it, […]JADE @ European Business Summit 2014: Youth Unemployment – a drive to Entrepreneurship
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Written by Florentina Anghel, European Public Affairs Manager at JADE Youth unemployment is one of the most discussed topics nowadays, all major policy makers having this issue as top priority for the upcoming years strategy. Moreover, students became more and more concerned about their future career and try to act proactively, by getting involved in […]NEC @ European Business Summit 2014: The Digitally Enabled Grid
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Written by Ciro Scognamiglio, responsible for the market and regulatory analysis at NEC Corporation’s Centre of Competence for Smart Energy Solutions in EMEA For the third time in history, Non-predictable Renewable Energy Sources (NPRESs) were the number one electricity source across the EU in terms of added installed capacity according to the EPIA (European Photovoltaic […]Brussels to point the finger to Washington for lack of commitment over TTIP
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It was only last Wednesday, 30 April, that the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, together with top representatives from BusinessEurope paid a visit to the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC. The aim of the visit was not only to “reciprocate” the previous American visit in Brussels, but also to point the finger to […]European Business Summit 2013: Where Business and Politics shape the future
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The time of the year for possibly the biggest and more prestigious event in Brussels came and the European Sting was present to cover it. Last Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th of May the top European leaders gathered at Autoworld, only a breath’s distance from Berlaymont where the headquarters of the European Commission are based. […]
