This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the March European Council, the Commission adopted today a Communication taking stock of the achievements in the area of migration and asylum over the last four years. From the beginning of the mandate, the von der Leyen Commission committed to a fresh start on […]Commission takes stock of key achievements on migration and asylum
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the March European Council, the Commission adopted today a Communication taking stock of the achievements in the area of migration and asylum over the last four years. From the beginning of the mandate, the von der Leyen Commission committed to a fresh start on […]Winter 2024 Economic Forecast: A delayed rebound in growth amid faster easing of inflation
February 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following subdued growth last year, the EU economy has entered 2024 on a weaker footing than expected. The European Commission’s Winter Interim Forecast revises growth in both the EU and the euro area down to 0.5% in 2023, from 0.6% projected in the Autumn […]How and why stakeholders join forces to address moral crises
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gorgi Krlev, Assistant Professor of Sustainability at ESCP Business School, Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano, and Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford For the past few decades, the world seems to have been staggering from […]Menstrual poverty: What can be done to address period poverty?
June 23, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and specialist at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do […]How climate scenarios can help investors build portfolio resilience
May 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Rachel Teo, Head of Sustainability & Total Portfolio Sustainable Investing, GIC, De Rui Wong, Lead, Sustainable Investment Research, GIC, Trang Chu Minh, Vice President, Sustainability Office, GIC Investors must assess the impact of climate change on investments and determine […]Repaying the recovery plan: 2024 EU budget under pressure
May 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have adopted a resolution warning about the impact of rising recovery borrowing costs on next year’s EU budget, putting flagship EU programmes at risk. MEPs are “deeply concerned that, without the necessary action being taken, the increasing borrowing costs for the European Union […]Psychologists say remote work brings 3 tensions to bosses
April 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Earth Day: Here are 5 ways we can scale up climate solutions, according to IPCC
April 20, 2023 by 1 Comment
On April 22, the world will be marking Earth Day, a global day of environmental activism to bring about policy changes, mobilize funding and transform human behaviour to fight the climate crisis. Earth Day 2023 comes as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report has reinforced we are still way off-track when it […]African Free Trade Area can herald $12 billion growth for the continent’s automotive industry
April 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Landry Signé, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution, Chido Munyati, Head of Regional Agenda, Africa, World Economic Forum Under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement over 1.3 billion people will be connected into a single market.The […]Why brands must make reusable packaging a commercial priority
March 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Matt Kennedy, Founder & CEO, Again To truly scale reusable packaging, it must compete with single-use packaging on cost.The macroeconomics of the reusable packaging industry are changing wildly, it could be cheaper than single-use by 2024.The adoption of reusable […]Here’s why some countries are experiencing medicine shortages – and what can be done to ensure supply
February 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head, Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, Antonio Spina, Lead, Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum When seasonal bugs have you running to the clinic or pharmacy for medicines […]What challenges to look out for now the ‘era of connected things’ has quietly arrived
February 22, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winston Ma, Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law In August 2022, the number of connected “things” (mobile devices) exceeded the number of connected “people” for the first time in China. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology […]Denial as policy in the post-COVID world and ramifications of populism: COVID didn’t kill populism
February 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs) and specialist at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily […]Global Gateway: EU partners with South Africa to invest €280 million in its Just and Green Recovery
January 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As Team Europe, the EU and its Member States will invest more than €280 million in grants in South Africa, including €87.75 million from the EU budget, to support policy reforms on green recovery, unlock green investments and build a knowledge-based transition in the […]3 innovations that will help achieve a technology-led transition
December 20, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Anne T. Madden, Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, Honeywell International Inc. There is good news around if you look for it: businesses are rolling up their sleeves and leading the change in the energy revolution; major global corporations are […]How electric vehicles can help the developing world
December 6, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge, Global Director for the Transport Sector, World Bank Electric cars are capturing headlines and wallets the world over. Over 6 million were sold in 2021, double the year prior. With some government policies shifting in their […]EU and Canada to co-host the next International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants
December 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The outflow of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is currently one of the largest displacement crises in the world, with more than 7.1 million people having fled or left their country. The current global context, and lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, have compounded […]
