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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. Concrete is produced on a truly enormous scale. Every year, four tonnes of concrete are produced for every person on earth — but that scale of production has a price. Cement, […]
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 Vaccines must be more accessible, affordable and sustainable, says Biozeen CEO Dr Vibin Joseph. The company has a presence in 23 countries and a vision to produce vaccines locally. Dr Joseph is […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU and Japan have concluded, on the margins of the G7 Trade Ministerial in Osaka, a landmark deal to make doing business in the online world easier, less costly and more efficient. The agreement was concluded at the EU-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED), […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Scale down operations in member states where there are allegations of lack of respect of EU values Concern over the situation in Greece, Lithuania and Hungary MEPs acknowledge managerial changes but call for more to ensure transparency and respect of EU principles The Civil […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Call for an interinstitutional agreement on the procedure to elect the Commission President Proposals to increase turnout, ensure citizens can exercise their right to vote and accessible participation The Committee on Constitutional Affairs is proposing ways to enhance the democratic aspects of the upcoming […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak for 2024. The proposal is based on scientific advice and covers fish stocks managed […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to strengthen EU CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, which include buses, trucks and trailers. The report was adopted on Tuesday with 48 votes in favour, 36 against and one abstention. It says that strengthening CO2 emission […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today by the European Parliament and Council to review and strengthen the geographical indications (GIs) system for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. The new Regulation will increase the uptake of GIs across the Union and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In the State of the Energy Union Report 2023, the European Commission looks back on the EU response to the unprecedented energy crisis of the past two years, assesses the state of play with the green transition at national, European and global level, and […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Bonime-Blanc, Founder and CEO, GEC Risk Advisory How does the world govern for the unknowns of exponential tech, including generative AI (GenAI)?Building organizational resilience around the development and deployment of GenAI is essential.From embedding GenAI metrics into […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shawn Dej, Lead for Blockchain and Digital Assets, World Economic Forum, Sandra Waliczek, Blockchain and Digital Assets, World Economic Forum Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets stored on the blockchain.NFTs were created in 2014 but their popularity […]
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 EU’s right to be forgotten rule allows individuals to request that organizations remove and delete personal information about them from online platforms.People can only ask organizations to erase their personal data […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. 1. The United States and the European Union and its Member States, representing nearly 800 million citizens, united by our values and bound together by the most dynamic economic relationship on earth, reaffirm our commitment to a transatlantic partnership that delivers for all our people. […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stéphanie Thomson, Writer, Forum Agenda The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a community of next-generation leaders acting as a force for good. The community has helped launch initiatives that address challenges as diverse as air pollution and […]
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 By 2030, up to 3.8% of total working hours could be lost because of climate-induced high temperatures.Poor air quality, disease-carrying pests, flooding and wildfires will also impact workers and lead to job […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament has condemned Hamas’ despicable terrorist attacks against Israel while expressing serious concern over the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. In the resolution adopted on Thursday with 500 votes in favour, 21 against and 24 abstentions, MEPs strongly condemn the brutal attacks, express […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate writers, 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. As war surrounds Europe, expanding and deepening day-by-day, the EU proves incapable to cope with the situation. Its impotence […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rosebell Kagumire Inclusivity remains a buzzword, but all too often representation stops at tokenism.To go deeper, a more foundational restructuring of power systems is required.Leaders have the power to affect great positive change within and beyond their organizations. […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is adopting today a Communication on countering threats posed by unlawful and dangerous use of drones that are designed for civil use. With this Communication, the Commission sets out a comprehensive EU counter-drone policy that aims to ensure that rapid technological […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission intensifies its support to the European defence industry with the adoption of the Work Programme foreseen the Regulation on supporting Ammunition Production (ASAP) for 2023-2025. ASAP will allocate €500 million to the support of investment projects worth up to €1.4 billion, […]
Yesterday, the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) concluded in Beijing, with the attendance of officials from 130 countries, including heads of state and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Gutteres. China presented the accomplishments of the BRI around the world during the past decade nurturing global growth. The third […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pascal Ollivier, Chairman of Data Collaboration Committee, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), Gadi Benmoshe, Vice-Chair of the Data Collaboration Committee, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), Margi Van Gogh, Head, Supply Chain and Transportation Industry, […]
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 Central banks are trying to engineer a soft landing from the global economic crisis.A soft landing avoids the risk of economies sliding into a damaging recession.The Forum’s Chief Economists Outlook says recessionary […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gbenga Ibikunle, Professor and Chair of Finance, The University of Edinburgh Many of the actions needed to achieving net zero involve societal behavioural change, including changes to how we heat our homes, travel and shop.Incentive-based market instruments are […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Al-Bayan, a UAE daily newspaper, conducted the following Q&A with Mirek Dušek, Managing Director World Economic Forum, during the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils in Dubai. The follow English […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Monday, the Internal Market and International Trade committees adopted their position on keeping products made using forced labour out of the EU market. The draft regulation would put in place a framework to investigate the use of forced labour in companies’ supply chains. […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan All countries should develop measures to avoid over-dependency on rare earth minerals.Japanese dependency on rare earth minerals was exposed by a diplomatic incident in 2010 […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Writer, Forum Agenda “The metaverse has always been an amazingly powerful, aspirational North Star for a lot of engineers and Silicon Valley-type people. But it remains a kind of a mystery as to what it might […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Federico Torti, Initiatives Lead, Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum, Adam Gavin, Impact Communications Specialist, Foundations, World Economic Forum Formed in 2018, the Global Lighthouse Network is a World Economic Forum community of leading global manufacturers […]
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 Women are under-represented in the tech sector, but the non-profit ‘Girls Who Code’ aims to close the gender gap in new entry-level tech roles by 2030.Its CEO, Tarika Barrett, told the World […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum, Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Director, Water Global Practice, The World Bank With just seven years left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the world remains […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Varad Pande, Partner and Director, Climate & Sustainability, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Dave Sivaprasad, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Nurlin Salleh, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Daniel Tan, Senior Associate , Boston […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. José Diogo Soares, a recently graduated medical doctor from Portugal. 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 reflect IFMSA’s view on the […]
