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 […]MEPs approve plans to provide more ammunition for Ukraine
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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 […]COVID-19: Parliament adopts roadmap to better prepare for future health crises
July 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want to reinforce the European Health Union and the resilience of national health systems in view of future challenges. Over the past year, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic (COVI) analysed the impact of the crisis, evaluated the effectiveness of […]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
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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 […]Global Gateway: EU and Latin America and the Caribbean step up action to promote inclusive and equal societies
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the EU-CELAC Leaders’ Summit, Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, announced a new EU programme worth €60 million to step up action against inequalities and to promote inclusive and equal societies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Commissioner made the announcement […]How innovation and digitalization can accelerate the permitting process for clean energy projects
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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 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 […]Building resilient healthcare systems in Africa with a focus on outbreaks and epidemics
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lesley Ndlovu, Chief Executive Officer, African Risk Capacity (ARC) Africa is facing an increase in outbreaks and epidemics, but its healthcare systems are already severely challenged.Insuring against such health threats is critical for containment and saving lives, as […]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 […]Climate change is accelerating the global food crisis, we must act now to protect the most vulnerable
July 12, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Himanshu Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, ClimateAI Climate change threatens food production worldwide, contributing to food price inflation, with those in low-income and developing countries hardest hit.Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, causes short-term disruptions in crop growing and […]Semiconductors: MEPs adopt legislation to boost EU chips industry
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Plans to secure the EU’s supply of chips by boosting production and innovation, and establishing emergency measures against shortages, were adopted by Parliament on Tuesday.The new law, already agreed upon between Parliament and Council, aims to create a favourable environment for chip investments in […]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 […]Youth Against Period Poverty: The Future is Here
July 12, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Uma Gupta, a young doctor and medical researcher from India. 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 […]Parliament strengthens its anti-harassment policy
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Today’s Bureau agreement reaffirms Parliament’s commitment as an employer to offer a safe and inclusive working environment, where there is zero tolerance towards inappropriate behaviour.In January 2023, President Metsola mandated the Quaestors to work on proposals to reinforce Parliament’s anti-harassment policies. Building on the […]Data Protection: European Commission adopts new adequacy decision for safe and trusted EU-US data flows
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The decision concludes that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the European Union – for personal data transferred from the EU to […]Period Poverty: how can youth be the key to breaking taboo surrounding menstruation and enact change?
July 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Tafiya Erum Kamran, a 21-year-old medical student, who is currently studying at Shifa college of Medicine Islamabad, Pakistan. 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 […]What’s my local air quality index – and why is it important?
July 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. AuthorCharlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Wildfires in Canada have led to several health authorities releasing warnings about air quality.Wildfires are also on the rise as a result of the climate crisis and land use changes.The Air Quality Index […]What is ‘bio-based’ construction and how could it help cities get to net zero?
July 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amanda Sturgeon, CEO, Built by Nature, Robyn van den Heuvel, Program Lead, Climate Smart Forest Economy Program Over half the global population lives in cities and by 2050 this is expected to rise to 70%. All these people […]Can slowing down your career help accelerate it?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Utkarsh Amitabh, Chief Marketing Officer, 5ire A week before graduating with my MBA, I had a bad accident. I had a couple of job offers in hand and was interviewing for another role. I was in the final […]Here’s the best career advice that 6 CEOs received and are willing to pass on
July 7, 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: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Career advice can completely change your perspective and how you approach your job.As our working and personal lives are completely transformed by technology, work and social change, getting the right advice is […]Is 2023 going to be the hottest year on record?
July 7, 2023 by 1 Comment
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 This article was originally published in May 2023. The UK, Vietnam, Poland, Spain, China, Latvia, Myanmar, Portugal, Belarus, the Netherlands, Thailand … these are just some of the countries where temperature records […]Future Without Taboos
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sinem İnal from Turkey. 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, nor The European Sting’s […]EU Cohesion Policy: The largest bridge over the Danube opens for circulation
July 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. One of the biggest Cohesion Policy-funded projects, the Brăila bridge in Romania, is inaugurated today. It will connect the Black Sea ports and the Danube Delta with the rest of the country and with the wider Trans-European Transport Network. The EU’s contribution to this […]Pakistan: EU mobilises over €16.5 million in humanitarian aid for most vulnerable
July 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is providing €16.5 million to assist the most vulnerable people in Pakistan who have been affected by conflict as well as climate-induced disasters. Of the overall allocation, €15 million will fund humanitarian organisations in Pakistan to provide food assistance, shelter, water and […]How to protect against immersive cyber security threats in the metaverse
July 4, 2023 by 4 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Yazeed Alabdulkarim, Advisor, Research and Innovation, Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) The metaverse is expected to make our digital experience closer to reality, blurring the lines between the virtual and physical worlds.As is the case with every emerging […]Why protected forests are critical to reaching climate goals
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Patrick Roehrdanz, Climate Change and Biodiversity, Conservation International, Sébastien Costedoat, Senior Manager, Social Science and Impact Evaluation, Conservation International In the race to net zero, public and private funders are flocking to experimental technologies, such as direct air […]Equity suffers as countries pivot to energy security – plus other top energy stories this week
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of the Centre for Energy and Materials, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Equity suffers as countries pivot to energy security – report Major emerging economies with high future energy demand have […]100 million Americans under air-quality alerts – plus other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
July 4, 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: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda This weekly round-up contains the key nature and climate news from the past week.Top nature and climate stories: Smoke from Canada’s worst wildfire season impacts air quality for 100 million Americans; China […]Businesses that prioritize and build trust will thrive in Web3: Here’s why
July 3, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tiffany Xingyu Wang, Chief Marketing & Trust Officer, OpenWeb Digital transformation has swept across sectors for two decades. Having propelled innovative business-to-business startups, direct-to-consumer pioneers and social media platforms at the dawn of Web2 to the top of […]Why AI bias may be easier to fix than humanity’s
July 3, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sian Townson, Partner, Oliver Wyman, Michael Zeltkevic, Managing Partner and Global Head of Capabilities, Oliver Wyman Artificial intelligence (AI) can produce biased outcomes as its algorithms are based on design choices made by humans that are rarely value-neutral.However, […]How will ‘presence and awareness cues’ like body language change as we interact more in the metaverse?
July 3, 2023 by 3 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Anna Schneider, Professor of Business Psychology, Trier University of Applied Sciences As communication moves from the physical to the digital realm and then on to mixed reality, the information that we share through body language, tone and cadence […]EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’: €106 million for 18 new projects for protection, conservation, depollution and innovation
July 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission announced today 18 new projects which will receive over€106 million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’. The projects gather over 370 beneficiaries from 36 countries, including SMEs, research institutions, local authorities, schools and businesses. They will play […]EU and Republic of Korea Digital Partnership: strengthening our economic resilience
July 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and the Republic of Korea held the first Digital Partnership council in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The council was co-chaired by Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, and by Korean Minister for Science and ICT, Mr Lee Jong-Ho. On […]Youth Advocacy and Activism: Empowering Change and Tackling Menstrual Challenges
July 3, 2023 by Leave a 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 […]
