Menstrual Ignorance, What Does it Take For Youth Activists  to Break The Stigma?

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Darine Khiari, a 4th year  medical student from Algeria. 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 […]

US debt ceiling suspended, and other economy stories you need to read this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Joe Myers, Writer, Forum Agenda 1. US passes bill to suspend debt ceiling The United States House of Representatives and the US Senate have passed a bill to suspend the country’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. There was support for […]

Foreign direct investment in the era of new industrial revolution

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Necmettin Kaymaz, Senior Advisor, Investment Office of the Presidency of Türkiye, Aytug Goksu, Community Lead, Regional Strategies, Europe, World Economic Forum The Fourth Industrial Revolution presents both opportunities and challenges for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) as it significantly […]

Foreign Interference: MEPs call for urgent protection of 2024 European elections

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament calls for a coordinated strategy to increase the EU’s resilience to foreign interference and information manipulation and protect the 2024 European elections . Foreign interference, disinformation, and attacks on democracy are likely to continue in ever-greater numbers and to become more sophisticated in […]

New Unitary Patent system: pioneering a new era of patent protection and enforcement in the EU

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the launch of the Unitary Patent system today, which will make it simpler and easier for companies to protect their innovations in Europe and capitalise on their intellectual property. The Unitary Patent system will strengthen the EU’s innovation and competitiveness and […]

Stop violence against women: Commission welcomes the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union is acceding to the Istanbul Convention by adopting two Council Decisions. The Istanbul Convention is a comprehensive legal framework aimed at protecting women from all forms of violence, and to prevent, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence. […]

Maritime safety: new proposals to support clean and modern shipping

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission today presented five legislative proposals to modernise EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution from ships. With 75% of the EU’s external trade being seaborne, maritime transport is not only the artery of a globalised economy, but also a lifeline […]

The biggest roadblocks facing the future of mobility – and how to tackle them

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Mike Thoeny, President, Automotive Business Group From electrification to software-defined vehicles, rapid technological advancements are reshaping the way people move from point A to B. Innovations underpinning electric vehicles (EVs), advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and the path to […]

Wildfires: EU doubles rescEU firefighting fleet for summer 2023

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following up on President von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech in September last year, Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič announced today the doubling of the rescEU aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s wildfire season while speaking at the 10th anniversary of […]

Why global leaders should advocate for a re-globalized world

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: James Forsyth, Community Lead, South Asia/ASEAN, and Member Relations, Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum, Prof Andrew Prahl, Assistant Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information The trend towards globalization has faced significant challenges in recent years. […]

Digital identity models: What’s next for secure and seamless travel?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Kotryna Urbanaite, Decentralised Identity Strategy Manager , Accenture Several countries are beginning to accept digital travel credentials in place of physical passports, as predicted by Accenture’s Tech Vision 2023. Indeed, global events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, irregular migration […]

Türkiye : Joint-Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi on the second round of presidential elections

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU welcomes the holding of the second round of presidential elections in Türkiye on Sunday 28 May with a high rate of participation by the Turkish people exercising their democratic rights to vote. We look forward to the final findings and recommendations of […]

US and German GDP show consumers are central to recovery, and other economy stories you need to read this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Gabi Thesing, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Revised US and German growth data shows consumers hold key to recovery The US economy grew more than previously reported in the first quarter thanks to stronger consumer spending, while revised estimates […]

US and German GDP show consumers are central to recovery, and other economy stories you need to read this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gabi Thesing, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Revised US and German growth data shows consumers hold key to recovery The US economy grew more than previously reported in the first quarter thanks to stronger consumer spending, while revised estimates […]

US parking in the spotlight and other city-focused stories you need to read now

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, Jeff Merritt, Head of Urban Transformation; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. US cities rethinking parking requirements California US congressman Rep. Robert Garcia has introduced a bill […]

Eurostat report shows EU’s progress on Sustainable Development Goals

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published today the ‘Sustainable development in the European Union — monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context, 2023 edition‘, which provides a statistical overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]

G7 Summit: From Ukraine to supply chains, these were the 7 key talking points

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 The G7 Hiroshima Summit has just finished, but before it began the member states published a list of issues they intended to address during the talks. Top of the list was “regional affairs”, […]

Policy guidance under the European Semester: Sustaining reforms and investments to secure the EU’s long-term prosperity, competitiveness, fairness and resilience

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today providing guidance to Member States under the 2023 European Semester Spring Package to build a robust and future-proof economy that secures competitiveness and long-term prosperity for all in the face of a challenging geopolitical environment. This requires an integrated approach […]

Adopting a ‘skills-first’ approach could help more than 100 million people worldwide get better jobs

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC, Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Ask any business leader what big challenges they face and it’s likely that skills and labor shortages will be high on their list. They are particularly concerned […]

“China poses the greatest challenge of our age”, paradoxically parroted at G7 Hiroshima the UK Premier Sunak who is an Indian immigrant against immigration

Hiroshima, the historical place that the US utterly destroyed with atomic bombs some 80 years ago, is the same place whereby last weekend the 6 members of G7, included the once bombarded Japan, gathered to parrot loudly US messages on the world. Ironic? Realistic, it is how the way history works in circles, always amusing […]

It’s time for governments to crack down on illegal fishing in the Pacific. Here’s how

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Jim Leape, Core Team, Blue Food Assessment; Member of Friends of Ocean Action; Co-Director, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing accounts for one in every five fish caught around the world and costs the […]

This is how climate and environmental policies influence energy investment choices

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Xiaoyan Zhou, Lead Sustainable Finance Performance, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, University of Oxford, Gireesh Shrimali, Head of Transition Finance Research, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, University of Oxford Governments use climate and environmental (CE) policies to affect the scale, pace, […]

President von der Leyen at G7 Session I – “Towards an International Community characterised by Cooperation, not Division and Confrontation / Global Economy, Digital, Trade”

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Quotes from President von der Leyen at the first session of the G7 Summit, “Towards an International Community characterised by Cooperation, not Division and Confrontation / Global Economy, Digital, Trade”  Despite all geopolitical difficulties, the clean energy transition is accelerating. It offers real growth […]

How to finance the energy transition in Asia

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Ayla Majid, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Planetive The recent global energy dynamics have stimulated a rethink of the future of energy security and energy transition equations. There is greater recognition of building resilience, as different regions are required […]

EU-Kazakhstan strategic partnership becomes operational

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, on behalf of the European Commission, and Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, announced a set of concrete actions that will implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the EU and Kazakhstan on a strategic partnership in the field […]

US edges closer to debt default, and other economy stories you need to read this week

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 1. US edging closer to default amid debt ceiling deadlock Political deadlock over raising the United States’ $31.4 trillion debt ceiling is threatening to push the country into an unprecedented default by as […]

Mergers: Commission sends Korean Air Statement of Objections over proposed acquisition of Asiana

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has informed Korean Air of its preliminary view that its proposed acquisition of Asiana may restrict competition in the markets for passenger and cargo air transport services between the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) and South Korea. Korean Air and Asiana are respectively the first […]

EU Customs Reform: A data-driven vision for a simpler, smarter and safer Customs Union

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today put forward proposals for the most ambitious and comprehensive reform of the EU Customs Union since its establishment in 1968. The measures proposed today present a world-leading, data-driven vision for EU Customs, which will massively simplify customs processes for business, […]

How can technology help in a holistic approach to ensure inclusion?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Ken Hu, Rotating Chairman, Huawei Since its humble yet momentous beginnings as wireless telegraphy in 1901, telecommunications and its evolution to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have taken civilization on an incredible journey, one that is accelerating us towards […]

Electric vehicles: an analysis of adoption and the future of oil demand

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Selin Oğuz, Author, Visual Capitalist Electric vehicles: impact on oil consumption As the world moves towards the electrification of the transportation sector, demand for oil will be replaced by demand for electricity. To highlight the EV impact on oil […]

Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, subject to conditions

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 Activision Blizzard (‘Activision’) by Microsoft. The approval is conditional on full compliance with the commitments offered by Microsoft. The commitments fully address the competition concerns identified by the Commission and […]

From smallpox to COVID: the medical inventions that have seen off infectious diseases over the past century

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda When in 1897, HG Wells made his Martian invaders in The War of the Worlds succumb to Earthly bacteria, scientists had only just identified the cause of what would become known as the […]

Parliament backs new rules for sustainable, durable products and no greenwashing

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, MEPs backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and durability and to put a stop to misleading claims. With 544 votes to 18 and 17 abstentions, plenary approved the proposal for a new directive on empowering consumers for the green transition. Its […]