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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, the European Parliament endorsed the agreement on short-stay visa freedom with Kosovo. Citizens of Kosovo will be allowed to travel to the EU –and EU citizens to go to Kosovo- without requesting a visa, for periods of up to 90 days in […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs adopted the reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System including for aviation and maritime, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and a new Social Climate fund. On Tuesday, Parliament approved the deals reached with EU countries in late 2022 on several key pieces of […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Against the backdrop of China’s continued rise as a political and economic powerhouse on the world stage, MEPs discussed the need for a coherent strategy on the superpower. EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell stressed the need for a united EU approach to China. […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jeroen Neckebrouck, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, IESE Business School With many employees worldwide re-examining their jobs and searching for greater work-life balance, part time work could help raise stagnant productivity levels as well as support health, a new study […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer, Forum Agenda The ever-shifting global economy is never easy to keep up with – but with sky-high inflation rates and global supply chains still upended by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it can be harder than ever. […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has prolonged the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (‘MVBER’) for five years, meaning that it will now be applicable until 31 May 2028. It has also updated the Supplementary Guidelines for the sector. The revised Guidelines will help companies in the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michele Mosca, Professor, University of Waterloo, Vikram Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, QuintessenceLabs When it comes to certain types of complex computational problems – advanced statical modelling in the financial sector, accelerated research and development for pharmaceutical companies […]
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. IMF warns medium-term growth outlook weakest in 30 years The global economy is heading for its weakest medium-term growth in more than 30 years as the world grapples with geopolitical fragmentation, slower […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Keith E. Ferrazzi, Founder and Chairman, Ferrazzi Greenlight We’ve just gone through one of the most massive inflection points in how we work – but missed the opportunity to reinvent something that’s broken. Incredible changes have developed in recent […]
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 More than 6 out of 10 women in Latin America and the Caribbean go to college today compared to less than half of men.That’s a substantial increase from 1970 when only 5% of […]
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Roumman Amir, a 5th year Medical Student at Dubai Medical College for Girls in UAE. 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 […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alexandra Clark, Founder and Principal, Sentient Ventures, Tom Chapman, Head of Food Systems Impact, Sentient Ventures Welcome to the sixth mass extinction. This may sound dramatic and difficult to comprehend. It may also feel distant and unrelated to our […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, leading MEPs reiterated the European Parliament’s intention to continue to do its utmost to assist Ukraine in its EU integration process. Opening the first Inter-Committee Meeting between the European Parliament and the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “Today’s […]
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 How long does it take toxic ‘forever chemicals’ to break down? It’s a trick question, because as their nickname suggests, they don’t break down… at least not for hundreds or potentially thousands of years. […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, Director ad interim, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a public health agency of the African Union, is leading the charge to improve African […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dr. Maria Ryan, Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Colgate-Palmolive Company The statistics are staggering: almost 3.5 billion people worldwide are affected by oral diseases. Most people – no matter where they live or what their education or income […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Global plastic production is 400 million tonnes a year and rising, while at the same time, recycling rates are slipping.One of the solutions that world needs now is more refillable containers.Here are some […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sir Rob Wainwright, Partner, Deloitte The busy boardroom agenda for many companies will soon have another big topic to deal with: the potential of quantum technologies. Through advanced modelling and many other methods, quantum computing offers tremendous opportunities to […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tetsuji Ida, Senior Staff Writer and Editorial Writer, Kyodo News “On the ship, it was normal to work 20 hours a day or more. And, when a machine broke down, they made us work without sleep for two or […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head, Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum AI automation and augmentation and a range of other smart technologies are revolutionising the provision of health and healthcare.Solutions like telemedicine and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Thank you very much, Prime Minister Li, Let me start by congratulating you on your new mandate. China is of great importance to Europe through interdependencies and a long-shared history. And I say this as well from a family experience because my father who […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To further strengthen emergency response, the EU is developing its own shelter reserves that can be deployed in the context of crises or disasters that overwhelm national response capacities. The EU is today allocating €116.6 million to Croatia, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Türkiye […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. “Check against delivery” High Representative Borrell: Good morning, Secretary [of State, Anthony] Blinken. I am very happy to welcome [you] to this 10th edition of the EU-US Energy Council [Ministerial Meeting]. We met last [on] 7 February last year, and 17 days after Russia […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following an alert from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the European Commission and EU consumer authorities (Network of Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Authorities) contacted Nintendo to address a recurring technical problem with irresponsive controllers. Following this action, Nintendo has agreed to offer all consumers […]
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 1. EU countries approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars European Union countries gave final approval on 28 March to a landmark law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035, after Germany won […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Timothy Conley, Digital Engagement Specialist, World Economic Forum The EU has set out its Green Deal Industrial Plan, aiming to change the economics of industrial decarbonization.This follows the US last year passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robin Pomeroy, Podcast Editor, World Economic Forum, Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The latest IPCC report says we need a substantial reduction in fossil-fuel use to keep temperature rises below 1.5°C.More than $35 trillion investment in transition technologies […]
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 People living in purpose-built urban flats recycle less than residents of houses, studies find.But a new study found that average recycling rates of London flat-dwellers increased by 152% after key changes in the buildings […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dr. Bob Maughon, Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Technology & Innovation and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, SABIC When a bank goes bust, who pays? It’s a hot topic at the moment, and one that is front of mind for […]
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. Banking crisis sparks recession fears Recession risks have been re-ignited by the recent banking collapses and rescue deals, and there are now concerns that global growth will weaken as the crisis heralds […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The updated law will ensure that products in the EU, whether sold online or in traditional shops, comply with the highest safety requirements. On Thursday, MEPs endorsed the revised rules on product safety of non-food consumer products with 569 votes in favour, 13 against […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament is ready to negotiate with EU governments on further reducing fluorinated gases emissions, to meet EU and global climate goals. On Thursday, MEPs adopted their position on revising the EU’s legislative framework on fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions with 426 votes in favour, 109 […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission is launching the third call for small-scale projects under the Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the deployment of innovative low-carbon technologies. Financed by revenues from the auctioning of emission allowances from the EU’s Emissions Trading System […]
