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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Torkington, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Whether it’s a murmuration of starlings, herds of wildebeest crossing the plains of Africa, or shoals of salmon leaping up a cascading river, the mass migrations of animals, birds and fish are some […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Ahead of the European elections on 6-9 June, the European Parliament signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding with ENEX – the European News Exchange. ENEX represents 55 private TV outlets. The partnership will deepen the cooperation between the two sides to ensure broad […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Scott Sayce, Global Head of Cyber Insurance , Allianz Commercial Following two years of high but stable activity, 2023 has seen a worrying resurgence in ransomware and extortion losses, as the cyberthreat landscape continues to evolve. Hackers are increasingly targeting […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Oguz A. Acar, Professor of Marketing and Innovation, King’s College London Generative AI tools have astonished the academic world. They have thrived in Harvard’s freshman year, eclipsed Stanford’s second-year med students in clinical reasoning assignments and even surpassed students of an elite university in […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum, Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda In recent years, numerous incidents have disrupted the world’s most important trade waterways, impacting supply chains across industries and economies. The upheavals include COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, the Ever Given […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament and Council negotiators reached an informal deal to extend an existing ban on discharge of oil spills by ships to include sewage and garbage. On Thursday, EU co-legislators preliminarily agreed to update EU rules on preventing pollution from ships in European seas and […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stephanie Wright, Chief Operating Officer, US Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Memia Fendri, Regional Manufacturing Lead, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum, Kyle Winters, Initiatives and Community Specialist, Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains, World Economic Forum In the […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Sharif Mohammad Sadat, a fourth year medical student currently studying in Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka. He 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 […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lisa Chamberlain, Communication Lead, Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum The war in Ukraine escalated in late December 2023 when Russia launched numerous missile attacks on cities across the country. The interview for this Q&A with the Ukrainian Deputy Minister […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Lacey, Head, Digital Trade and Geopolitics, World Economic Forum Trade and investment were an important focus of the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos, central to international efforts to the central theme of “rebuilding trust”. Continued geopolitical tensions, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To make our food system more sustainable and resilient, MEPs support new rules for some NGT plants, but those not equivalent to conventional plants must follow stricter rules. The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on Wednesday adopted its position on the Commission […]
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 joint control of ITA Airways (‘ITA‘) by Deutsche Lufthansa AG (‘Lufthansa”’) and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (‘MEF‘). The Commission has preliminary concerns […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amitabh Behar, Executive Director (Interim), Oxfam International The problems in the world today are daunting. Many countries are locked in conflict; the frequency of extreme weather events is on the rise and, every day, we see the distress of […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christian Ulbrich, Global Chief Executive Officer; President, JLL The world’s cities are in the midst of recovery and re-invention after the abrupt shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. While employees worked from home, not only were office desks sitting empty, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The best countries for talent Countries that can attract, develop and retain talent can boost their competitive edge in the global economy. The Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023 ranks 134 countries on […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Linda Lacina, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum Chief Procurement Officers are commonly known as the leaders responsible for how their companies acquire goods and services, sometimes managing tens of thousands of suppliers at a single organization. But procurement leaders […]
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 An AI model called GraphCast can forecast the weather faster and cheaper than today’s top weather systems, Google DeepMind scientists report. It can predict weather up to 10 days in advance, in less […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stephen Olson, Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation Traditionally, the quest for greater economic efficiencies has been the primary driver of trade relationships. The desire for optimized production and greater profitability for corporations, and lower prices and wider product […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Michel Alagha, a dedicated and driven fifth year medical student at the University of Balamand, Lebanon. He 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 […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jim Andrew, Executive Vice-President; Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo Climate change is impacting how our food is grown. Around the globe, we are seeing what used to be 100-year weather events causing destruction every other year. Crops are failing due […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At COP28, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, will endorse on behalf of the EU two new flagship initiatives to address the human impact of the climate crisis and emphasising the interconnectedness of climate change, conflicts, and growing humanitarian needs. The flagship initiatives the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Bushart, Project Fellow, Net Zero Industrial Clusters, World Economic Forum Industrial clusters – regional concentrations of related industries – represent a novel mechanism to decarbonize through collaborative regional infrastructure while promoting jobs and economic growth. While the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, the Culture Committee called for EU rules to ensure a fair and sustainable environment for music streaming and to promote cultural diversity. In a resolution adopted by 23 votes to 3 and 1 abstentions, MEPs in the Culture and Education Committee urge […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jack Hurd, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum Could COP28 be the ‘food COP’? A climate summit that focuses on the impact and dependence of our food systems on nature. We need to move towards a […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms.Cika Thalita Nurul Izzah, known as Cika, a Medical student of Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. 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: Dr. Carsten Linz, CEO and Founder, Bluegain, Cordula Prof. Dr. Meckenstock, Chief People, Culture & ESG Officer, BayWa Environment social and governance (ESG) are key drivers of stakeholder and shareholder value. Yet, often CEOs, Chief Sustainability Officers and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Iranian authorities must immediately release all victims of arbitrary detention and end all discrimination against women and girls Call for immediate release and reinstatement of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum Condemnation of the murder of Tamaz Ginturi and the illegal abduction of Levan Dotiashvili by […]
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 From creating the oxygen we breathe, to the food we eat, plants are essential to human existence. But they’re dying out 500 times faster than they did before we walked the Earth. […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is presenting today a set of good practices to ensure the effectiveness of the Dublin III Regulation, which had been announced by President von der Leyen earlier in June as part of the implementation of the Dublin Roadmap. In her letter to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda UNESCO has released Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms in a bid to protect people’s rights online. It includes five principles that aim to prevent issues such as misinformation, disinformation, hate […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament today has effectively rejected a Commission proposal on sustainable use of plant protection products. Following a debate on Tuesday 21 November, 299 MEPs voted on Wednesday to reject the Commission’s proposal as amended by MEPs in plenary, with 207 supporting the proposal and […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pooja Chhabria, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum Like several other low-income African countries, Zambia struggled to access medicine for diarrhoea – the third leading cause of preventable deaths in the country for children under five. The life-saving medicine, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Levent Çakıroğlu, CEO, Koç Holding In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye, violently shaking the southern part of the country and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. A total […]
