This article was initially published at the website of the Chinese Mission to EU. On the night of July 19, 2023, the Chinese Mission to the European Union and Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium co-hosted a reception to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The reception, […]The Chinese Mission to the EU and Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium co-hosting a reception to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army
July 21, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article was initially published at the website of the Chinese Mission to EU. On the night of July 19, 2023, the Chinese Mission to the European Union and Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium co-hosted a reception to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The reception, […]Youth are optimistic about the future of work. Let’s prove them right
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carol Stubbings, Global Tax and Legal Services Leader, PwC, Peter Brown, Global People & Organization Leader, PwC, UK Young people have had a lot to deal with over the past few years, from the pandemic to climate change, […]New Delhi could be the world’s largest city by the end of the decade. How can its metro keep up?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Alexandru Timis, Global Communications Manager, Generation, Teresa Pallarés-Ramos, Fellow, European Leadership Programme India’s capital faces growing congestion and overcrowding on its metro system.Israel and Japan provide examples for how it should modernize its train infrastructure.Well-considered policy decision […]Generative AI for small and medium-sized businesses: Chaos or empowerment?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Binil Pillai, WW SMB Security Leader, Microsoft, Doron Bar Shalom, Strategic Innovation Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Security Office of the CTO, Tal Goldstein, Head of Strategy, World Economic Forum The cybersecurity threat for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) […]Pesticides: Public hearing with pesticide firms on toxicity studies
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Environment committee MEPs will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to query the disclosures by pesticide firms of the results of toxicity studies.A recent study has found that pesticide companies withheld toxicological studies from EU regulatory authorities for some pesticides, despite clear legal requirements […]MEPs call on EU and Türkiye to look for alternative ways to cooperate
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Foreign Affairs Committee urge the EU and Türkiye to break the current deadlock and find “a parallel and realistic framework” for EU-Türkiye relations. Unless there is a drastic change of course by the Turkish government, Türkiye’s EU accession process cannot resume under the […]MEPs back plans for a more affordable and consumer-friendly electricity market
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In their amendments to the draft legislation, MEPs propose to further strengthen consumer protection against volatile prices. Consumers should have the right to fixed-price contracts, dynamic price contracts, as well as more key information on the options they sign up to, banning suppliers from […]Cyber Resilience Act: MEPs back plan to boost digital products security
July 20, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New cyber resilience rules adopted on Wednesday will establish a uniform set of cybersecurity requirements for all digital products in the European Union. The draft cyber resilience act approved by the Industry, Research and Energy Committee aims to ensure that products with digital features, […]Horizon Europe: EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal, making Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Since their inception, EU Missions have demonstrated their potential to accelerate change. Supported primarily […]Refugees in educational systems: ensuring right to quality (medical) education access
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Laltu Negasa, a dynamic and enthusiastic fifth year medical student at Addis Ababa University, College of Sciences in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 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 […]Could the metaverse be more trustworthy than our current internet?
July 19, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Cathy Li, Head, AI, Data and Metaverse; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva The internet stands as one of the most remarkable achievements in the field of communication and information networks. It is considered the […]It’s time for an innovative new approach to agri-food. We need entrepreneurs to step up
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bibi La Luz Gonzalez, Impact Lead – Food & Development, UpLink, World Economic Forum, Janina Peter, Head of Innovation, World Food Forum Extreme climate change events impact the ability to grow food and encourage a safe and healthy […]These countries have the highest childcare costs in the world
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Alexandru Timis, Global Communications Manager, Generation, Teresa Pallarés-Ramos, Fellow, European Leadership Programme No one ever said having children was cheap, but when childcare costs start to exceed monthly mortgage or rental payments for large parts of the […]Global Gateway: EU and Chile strengthen cooperation on sustainable critical raw materials supply chains
July 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As part of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Summit (EU-CELAC) taking place in Brussels on 17 and 18 July, President Ursula von der Leyen and the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on […]The sustainable mobility transition is not equitable. Here are three CEOs trying to close the 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: Maya Ben Dror, Industry Manager, Automotive and New Mobility & Advanced Manufacturing, World Economic Forum, Jasmeet Khurana, Lead, Moving Emerging Markets, World Economic Forum Road mobility accounts for about a quarter of global energy-related carbon emissions and is […]Chile: EIB to finance climate action projects in Chile with more than €300 million including its first green mortgage loan outside Europe
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. €200 million loan to Banco del Estado de Chile to finance mortgages for new housing units with improved energy efficiency standards under Ecovivienda Program. Team Europe Renewable Hydrogen Funding Platform for Chile to support Chile’s renewable hydrogen industry with more than €100 million and […]European Health Union: EU steps up action to prevent shortages of antibiotics for next winter
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are today issuing recommendations for actions to avoid shortages of key antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections for European patients in the next winter season. These recommendations, which have […]Brazil: EIB lends €300 million to Banco Santander Brasil for small-scale solar energy investments
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Global Gateway project will contribute to climate action to mitigate the effects of climate change. Solar photovoltaic plants will be installed on homes and on local business premises. The European Investment Bank […]EU-CELAC Summit: EU and Uruguay boost cooperation on renewable energy, energy efficiency and renewable hydrogen
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU and Uruguay have decided to step up their cooperation in pursuing the clean energy transition. At the EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Uruguay’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Francisco Bustillo Bonasso signed a Memorandum of Understanding on […]Refugees in educational systems: ensuring right to quality (medical) education access
July 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Hasanat Haider, a medical student from Dhaka Bangladesh. 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 reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, […]Is it possible to sustain an intensive work culture?
July 14, 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: Argyro Avgoustaki, Professor of Management, ESCP Business School, Hans Frankort, Professor of Strategy, Bayes Business School (City, University of London) As an employee in today’s market, several factors could lend to how satisfied you are with your job […]MEPs approve plans to provide more ammunition for Ukraine
July 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, Parliament adopted plans to increase EU production of ammunition and missiles to address the current shortage. According to the text, agreed upon with Council last week, the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP) aims to accelerate the delivery of ammunition and […]How to bridge the demand gap for tech freelancers in developing economies
July 14, 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: David Alexandru Timis, Global Communications Manager, Generation, Teresa Pallarés-Ramos, Fellow, European Leadership Programme Digitalization and COVID-19 have bolstered demand for freelancers in developing countries.Tech-related roles, found through online platforms such as Upwork and Fiverr, are particularly needed.But more […]What is NATO and what just happened at the Vilnius summit?
July 14, 2023 by 1 Comment
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 World leaders met in Lithuania 11-12 July for a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit.The future of the war in Ukraine was under discussion, while Sweden’s bid to join NATO is one […]EU-Japan Summit: Commission lifts the Fukushima restrictions on food imports
July 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, at the EU-Japan Summit, President von der Leyen announced that the Commission is lifting the import restrictions for food following the nuclear accident at Fukushima. The lifting of the measures stems from positive results from controls done on the products by the Japanese […]EU-Japan Summit – Joint statement
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio of Japan met in Brussels on 13 July 2023 for the 29th Summit between the European Union and Japan and issued the following […]How innovation and digitalization can accelerate the permitting process for clean energy projects
July 13, 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: Carol Yan, EMEA Energy Transition and Renewables Lead, Amazon Web Services, Shweta Jadhav, Project Fellow, Clean Power and Electrification Programme, World Economic Forum, Kristen Panerali, Head, Clean Power and Electrification, World Economic Forum, Caroline Narich, Managing Director, Accenture […]Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, subject to conditions
July 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
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 VMware by Broadcom. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Broadcom. Today’s decision follows an in-depth investigation of the proposed acquisition. Broadcom is a hardware […]European Health Union: HERA Invest offers €100 million for innovative solutions to health threats
July 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the European Investment Bank announce the creation of HERA Invest, a €100 million top-up to the InvestEU programme, to support research and development (R&D) in the most pressing cross-border health threats, financed by the EU4Health programme. Currently, European companies find […]Why we need business, operational and financial resilience to optimize cybersecurity
July 12, 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: Eric Swalwell, Congressman, 15th District of California, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee To drive down risk and improve resilience against malicious cyber activity, governments and the private sector must evolve their respective approaches to cybersecurity risk management.The private […]Improving the quality of traineeships: Commission launches first-stage consultation of social partners
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission launches the first-stage consultation of European social partners on reinforcing the EU Quality Framework for Traineeships. The existing framework sets out 21 quality principles for traineeships that Member States are recommended to put into practice to ensure high-quality learning and adequate […]Towards the next technological transition: Commission presents EU strategy to lead on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds
July 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has adopted a new strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds to steer the next technological transition and ensure an open, secure, trustworthy, fair and inclusive digital environment for EU citizens, businesses and public administrations. The internet is evolving at an […]European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register initiative on taxing great wealth in the EU
July 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Taxing great wealth to finance the ecological and social transition’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to establish a European tax on great wealth for the benefit of the […]
