This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission decided to partially register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘European Cannabis Initiative’. The organisers call on the Commission to: The Commission has concluded that the initiative can only be registered as regards the second and third objectives, as only these objectives […]Commission decides to partially register a European Citizens’ Initiative on Cannabis
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission decided to partially register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘European Cannabis Initiative’. The organisers call on the Commission to: The Commission has concluded that the initiative can only be registered as regards the second and third objectives, as only these objectives […]Commission decides to register four new European Citizens’ Initiatives
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission decided to register four European Citizens’ Initiatives, entitled: ‘EU Live Bus Stop Info’, ‘Trust and Freedom’, ‘“I’m Going European”: An ECI to Connect your National and European Citizenship’ and ‘Creation of a European Environment Authority’. The organisers of the ‘EU […]New European Bauhaus: applications open for 2024 edition of NEB Prizes
October 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, the Commission is opening applications for the 2024 New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes. After over 4,500 applications received in total for the past editions, the NEB Prizes 2024 will this year award 20 exemplary innovative projects and concepts that represent sustainability, […]The EU wants energy security and carbon neutrality. For that, it needs its Mediterranean neighbours
September 28, 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: Laura El-Katiri, Visiting Fellow, European Council for Foreign Relations (ECFR), Jonathan Walters, Senior Advisor, Infrastructure, Castalia Advisors The EU is on a mission to cut emissions by 57% by 2030 — that means easing reliance on fossil fuels.To […]Data can help decarbonize cities – let us explain
August 25, 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: Stephen Lorimer, Clean Energy Cities Lead, Centre for Net Zero, Andrew Collinge, Strategic Advisor, Dubai Digital Authority Cities account for approximately three-quarters of global final energy consumption and more than 70% of global carbon emissions.Data is a critical […]Informal settlements are growing worldwide — here’s what we need to do
August 22, 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: Jonathan T.M. Reckford, Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity International, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor, City of Freetown Nearly 1.1 billion people live in slums and other informal settlements around the world.A new report models the impact of improving information […]Macao: EU report highlights growing emphasis on national security that risks undermining fundamental freedoms
August 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and the High Representative have today adopted their 23rd annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic developments in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). This report covers developments in 2022. The report shows a growing […]Population growth: an asset?
August 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Miss Danielle Mbamba, a thirth year medical student at Université des Montagnes in Cameroon. 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 […]EU and New Zealand sign ambitious free trade agreement
July 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU and New Zealand have today signed their free trade agreement (FTA), which will deliver significant gains for the EU. The deal will cut some €140 million a year in duties for EU companies from the first year of application. As a result, […]US debt ceiling suspended, and other economy stories you need to read this week
June 5, 2023 by 1 Comment
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 […]How to mobilise climate-smart agriculture finance
May 30, 2023 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Labanya Prakash Jena, Regional Climate Finance Adviser Indo-Pacific Region, The Commonwealth Secretariat, Prasad Thakur, Alumnus of IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad Agriculture is a significant contributor to climate change, responsible for approximately 20% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and […]Weaponized AI: Existential Threat Yesterday
May 30, 2023 by 9 Comments
This article was written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Alexandros K. Liakopoulos. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. Current affairs bomb us all every second with hard doses of reality. Reality is not about conversations, bullet points and […]Japan’s hospitality and tourism industry is recovering, but there are challenges
May 11, 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: Naoko Kutty, Writer, Forum Agenda, Naoko Tochibayashi, Public Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum, Japan The Japanese hospitality and tourism industry is beginning to recover in earnest after being badly hit by COVID-19. In October 2022, Japan lifted the ceiling […]US interest rate rises may be on the way, China seeks ‘stability’, and other economy stories you need to read this week
March 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: Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Larger interest rate rises may be on the way, US Fed indicates The US Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates more than expected in response to recent strong economic […]Commission proposes a temporary short-term derogation from certain agricultural policy rules to increase the production of cereals
July 25, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following a request from EU Member States, the Commission is proposing today a temporary short-term derogation from rules on crop rotation and maintenance of non-productive features on arable land. The impact of such measure will depend on the choice made by Member States and […]How data can help mining companies tackle their trust deficit
July 20, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Hélène De Villiers-Piaget, CEO, Responsible Mining Foundation Mining companies say their number-one risk is the trust deficit they have with local communities. A new report by the Responsible Mining Foundation shows how better and more transparent use of […]Sassoli to EU institutions: “Be brave on EU recovery plan”
May 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Statement by President Sassoli on the EU recovery plan, which will be anchored to the next Multiannual EU budget. “Now is the time to be courageous and ambitious with the actions backed by the EU budget. Parliament must be a key player in this […]
