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This article was first published at the website of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China On March 7, 2024, a press conference was held on the margins of the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress at the Media Center, during which Member of the Political Bureau of the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Scott Francisco, Founder and Director, Pilot Projects Collaborative To make progress on decarbonizing the built environment, currently responsible for approximately 35-40% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we need to understand a few key figures. The first is that […]
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 People across China celebrated big during the Lunar New Year last month, with holiday travel and consumer spending surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to government figures. During the eight-day festival in mid-February, China […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Laura M. Cha, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) Women remain under-represented in the world’s workforce. More than 90% of men were participating in the labour force globally in 2022, versus 61.4% of women, according to the International Labour […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Maciej Kolaczkowski, Manager, Advanced Energy Solutions Industry, World Economic Forum, Debmalya Sen, Lead, Advanced Energy Solutions, World Economic Forum, C4IR India, Jeremy Williams, Project Fellow, Advanced Energy Solutions, World Economic Forum Energy storage, clean hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), carbon management […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the Cyber Solidarity Act, proposed by the Commission in April 2023. The Cyber Solidarity Act will strengthen solidarity at EU level to better detect, prepare and respond […]
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 “Forever” usually has positive connotations. But sometimes we don’t want things to last forever – pollutants, for example. Risk experts surveyed for the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 said pollution was one of […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ivan Savin, Professor of Quantitative Analytics, ESCP Business School (Madrid campus) , Research Fellow, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA – UAB) Understanding scientists’ opinions about climate policy is important for at least two reasons. Firstly, scientists advise policymakers […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alison Buckholtz, Writer, World Bank Group The first time Korka Diaw ever heard that a woman could make a living at rice farming, back in 1991, she knew it was the career for her. What she didn’t know, she […]
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, Sean Doherty, Head, International Trade and Investment; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. WTO conference assesses future of global trade The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda We are in real trouble. Unless humanity acts now, the world is on track for a climate catastrophe that will completely disrupt how and where we live. There are few bigger red flags […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission was instrumental in brokering important outcomes at the 13th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (MC13) that ended Friday in Abu Dhabi. After a week of intense engagement, EU negotiators secured important agreements on e-commerce, new rules to improve global services trade, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda We’re racing into a resources crisis that’s set to intensify unless urgent action is taken. Global natural resource consumption is predicted to increase by 60% by 2060, compared with 2020 levels, according to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum A cancer diagnosis is something every human fears; yet provision of treatment and care is failing to meet the needs of patients around […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To respond to life-threatening outbreaks of infectious diseases in Yemen and the subsequent health emergency among the affected population, the EU has organised 13 Humanitarian Air Bridge flights to deliver vital assistance to civilians this month. These flights have enabled humanitarian partners to cover […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has decided to allocate an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian population across the region to be implemented through international partners like the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. This comes in addition to the foreseen EUR 82 million […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Thomas Johansmeyer, Global Head of Index Classes, Inver Re Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe and for the most vulnerable parts of the world, limited access to relief and recovery capital stands to compound the destructive effects […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Russian state, and Vladimir Putin personally, bear criminal and political responsibility for the death of their strongest opponent, Alexei Navalny, say MEPs. The European Parliament strongly condemns the murder of Alexei Navalny and gives its full support to Yulia Navalnaya in her determination […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the EU budget for 2024 to reflect the changes made following the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027. This amended budget will enable the Union […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dr Shaoshan Liu, Director, Embodied Artificial Intelligence, Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society Artificial intelligence is catalyzing significant paradigm shifts in the economic landscape, including the redefinition of currency with AI tokens, a new metric of […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alexander Riabov, Senior Communications Advisor, DAI Digital Frontiers Top Gun, the classic tale of fearless test pilot turned hero Maverick, pushed cinema boundaries with audiences back in 1986 – so much so that, in the year following the movie’s […]
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 What do Tom Cruise, Barack Obama, Rishi Sunak and Taylor Swift have in common? The answer is they have all been the subject of deepfake videos posted online. Deepfakes are content created using […]
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new rules will aim to enhance citizens’ trust in election campaigns and help fight against disinformation and foreign interference. On Tuesday, Parliament adopted new rules on transparency and targeting of political advertising, which will make election and referenda campaigns more transparent and resistant […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on updating the requirements for the Port State Control of vessels calling at EU ports, and on the flag State requirements for merchant vessels registered in EU Member States. […]
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 This article was first published in July, 2022 and most recently updated on 27 February, 2024. Two days after the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the final hurdle in Sweden’s […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. People in the Horn of Africa are facing mounting humanitarian needs as the region is plagued by multiple conflicts, climate extremes and economic shocks. Around 65 million are estimated to be in immediate need of assistance. The EU announced today an initial allocation of […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Gas savings by businesses and citizens across the EU have made an important contribution to tackling the energy crisis, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Collectively, the EU reduced gas demand by 18% between August 2022 and December 2023, saving around […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrik Ekelund, Founder and Chairman, BTS Group In the early 1960s, just as the information technology revolution was taking its first baby steps, a committee of scientists and social activists sent an open letter to the US President, […]
That the US and the EU are close allies is not news. Nor that they more than frequently align their agenda when it comes to China. Last week was another occasion of parroting, this time with the EU shooting first. Last Wednesday the EU issued its 13th package of sanctions against Russia after two years […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jumoke Jagun-Dokunmu, Chief Investment Officer & Head of Fragility for Africa, International Finance Corporation Attracting private sector support for development in communities hosting refugees can be challenging — but Kenya offers us a case study on how to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mattie Rodrigue, Director, Science Programme, OceanX, Diva Amon, Science Adviser, Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara Humans are intrinsically connected to the environment, and, on most of the planet, their impact on the Earth is […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Frankfurt has been chosen by Parliament and Council as the seat of AMLA, the EU’s new enforcer in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. In a joint vote on Thursday, MEPs and EU ambassadors chose Frankfurt to host the EU’s central enforcer […]
