This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kavitha Hariharan, Director, Healthy Societies, Marsh McLennan Advantage, Adrienne Cernigoi.Research Manager, Marsh McLennan Advantage, Claudio Saffioti, Research Manager, Marsh McLennan Advantage, Cheryl Cosslett, Research Analyst, Marsh McLennan Advantage Climate change impacts on healthcare have created a crisis through […]It’s time for healthcare to accelerate its climate journey
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kavitha Hariharan, Director, Healthy Societies, Marsh McLennan Advantage, Adrienne Cernigoi.Research Manager, Marsh McLennan Advantage, Claudio Saffioti, Research Manager, Marsh McLennan Advantage, Cheryl Cosslett, Research Analyst, Marsh McLennan Advantage Climate change impacts on healthcare have created a crisis through […]Inflation, employment, growth: The Eurozone’s economic outlook in 3 charts
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content Global economic growth will slow to 3.2% this year from 6.1% in 2021, the IMF predicts.Europe’s economy is being particularly impacted by the war in Ukraine – because of the rising cost […]How successful leaders will take ESG further: BlackRock’s alternative investment chief Pam Chan
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Linda Lacina, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum Subscribe to Meet The Leader on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Meet The Leader is the podcast from the World Economic Forum that features the world’s top changemakers, showcasing the habits and traits […]COVID-19 vaccines: Commission and Moderna adapt delivery schedules for late summer and winter
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and Moderna have reached an agreement to better address Member States needs for COVID-19 vaccines for the late summer and winter period. This will ensure national authorities have access to the vaccines, including variant-adapted vaccines if authorised, at the time they […]The four key ways disinformation is spread online
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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, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum Social media has allowed online disinformation to flourish.False and out-of-context information is largely propagated by people looking to distort public opinion and advance particular agendas.Disinformation is often advanced in […]What are foreign currency reserves and can they help combat the global economic crisis?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves have fallen by 99% since 2019, amid an economic crisis that has seen the country’s president overthrown.Foreign currency or exchange reserves, otherwise known as forex reserves, comprise […]State aid: Commission approves €149 million Romanian scheme under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support renewable hydrogen production
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €149 million Romanian scheme made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’) to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The measure aims to contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen in line […]Why we need to invest in air quality
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christa Hasenkopf, Director, Air Quality Programs and Air Quality Life Index, University of Chicago We are losing more than two years off of the average human life expectancy across the world due to particulate pollution.Yet, our investment in […]A crisis is coming – 4 steps to address Africa’s urgent financing needs
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Caroline Kende-Robb, Senior Fellow, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) Amid social unrest, economic crises and political conflicts, 23 African countries are at high risk of – or already in – debt distress.Of the IMF’s $650 billion global […]The Baltic States and the European Defence Fund: results for the first call available
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This article was written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr Donatas Palavenis. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. The commentary reviews the results of the 2021 Calls for Proposals for the European Defence Fund (EDF) where participants from […]The blue economy is a historic opportunity. Here’s how we seize 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: Vedant Kulkarni, Advisor, United Nations Industrial Development Organization The sustainable blue economy offers lucrative ROIs and a promising future while centering Indigenous and local communities.The Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum at the UN Ocean Conference landed commitments worth […]Ukraine: 1,000 Ukrainian patients transferred to European hospitals
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, the EU has successfully coordinated 1,000 medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients via its Civil Protection Mechanism to provide them with specialised healthcare in hospitals across Europe. As the number of wounded people in Ukraine increases day by day, local hospitals are […]Commission welcomes international condemnation of Russia for violation of aviation rules and EU sanctions *
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease its infractions of international aviation rules, in order to preserve the safety and security of civil aviation. The ICAO decision refers to the […]How to align cyber risk management with business needs
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sander Zeijlemaker, Research Affiliate Cybersecurity, MIT Sloan (CAMS), Managing Director, Disem Institute, Michael Siegel, Principal Research Scientist and Director, MIT CAMS, Daniel Goldsmith, Managing Director, Julius Education, Shaharyar Khan, Research Affiliate, MIT CAMS, System Engineer, Shell Living in […]How Indigenous Peoples are reshaping modern economies
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Darren Godwell, Co-Chair, IgNITE, Asha Nooh, Inclusive Trade Team Member, World Economic Forum Tremendous growth potential exists for the global Indigenous economy.Increased participation of Indigenous businesses in trade and policy development has the potential to unlock mutual economic […]What are heat pumps and how do they work?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Read, Senior Writer, Formative Content Heat pumps could help some consumers cut their soaring energy bills, although initial costs are high.They are an efficient way of controlling temperature in a building and there is evidence they cut […]A multilateral approach to global health is the only way to manage pandemics. Here’s why
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head of Health & Healthcare, World Economic Forum The worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how working together enabled us to deal urgently with the crisis. We should now learn from this multilateral approach to […]Health Union: Commission signs Joint Procurement contract with HIPRA for COVID-19 vaccines
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. HERA, the European Commission’s Health Preparedness and Response Authority, has signed a joint procurement Framework Contract with the company HIPRA HUMAN HEALTH for the supply of their protein COVID-19 vaccine. 14 Member States and countries are participating in this joint procurement, under which they […]Drugs and Addiction: A Harm Reduction Look and a Perspective on Brazil
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Thiago Gurgel Regis and Ms. Liliany Mirelly Bezerra Alves, two second-year medical students at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), in Mossoró, Brazl. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed […]Green infrastructure can protect ports from growing environmental risks. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jim Blackburn, Co-Director, SSPEED Center, Professor of environmental law, civil and environmental engineering, Rice University, Charles Penland, P.E., Leed A.P., Managing Principal and Director of Business Development – Infrastructure, Walter P Moore Engineering, Blake Eskew, PE, President, Transition […]The UK plans to launch the world’s biggest drone superhighway. Could it really create 650,000 jobs?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content The UK says its new 265 kilometre drone superhighway will be the world’s biggest.Strict regulations will be put in place to ensure safety and avoid collisions with conventional aircraft.Research suggests the further […]New rights to improve work-life balance in the EU enter into application today
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, all Member States must apply EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers adopted in 2019. These rules set out minimum standards for paternity, parental and carers’ leave and establish additional rights, such as the right to request flexible […]European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: Statement by President von der Leyen, Vice-President Jourová and Commissioner Dalli
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, on 2 August, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality, stated: “On the European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, we commemorate the hundreds of thousands of […]Social Europe: More transparent and predictable working conditions for workers in EU
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today is the deadline for EU Member States to transpose the Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions into national law. The Directive provides more extensive and updated labour rights and protection to the 182 million workers in the EU. With the new rules, […]Fed raises rates again: What you need to know about the global economy 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: Joe Myers, Writer, Formative Content This weekly wrapper brings you the latest stories from the world of economics and finance.Top economy stories: US raises interest rates again; IMF cuts global growth forecasts; Australian inflation hits 21-year high. Economy […]Which cities perform well for LGBTQ+ inclusion?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content The Open For Business 2022 City Ratings ranks 145 cities based on their economic performance and inclusion of LGBTQ+ communities.Amsterdam, Boston and London are among the world’s most LGBTQ+ inclusive and innovative […]Commission publishes 2021 Annual Burden Survey outlining EU efforts to simplify legislation
July 29, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today published the 2021 Annual Burden Survey, which presents concrete examples of simplification of EU rules in areas such as agriculture and rural development, competition, communications, health and food safety, transport and mobility, and the single market. The 2021 Annual […]State aid: Commission approves €2.9 billion Italian scheme to support companies in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved a €2.9 billion Italian scheme to support the liquidity needs of companies in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State Aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022 […]Could hydrogen-fuelled flights be a reality by 2035?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Hyde, Project Lead, Aerospace, Net Zero, World Economic Forum A new report by the World Economic Forum and University of Cambridge’s Aviation Impact Accelerator explores how aviation can achieve a true zero climate impact.Industry leaders are optimistic […]How will Web3 impact the future of work?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ravin Jesuthasan, Senior Partner and Global Leader for Transformation Services, Mercer (MMC), George Zarkadakis, Senior Fellow, GeoTech Centre of the Atlantic Council The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation of the way we work.Next in the evolution of work […]How to innovate and avoid problem-solving traps: Philips’ innovation chief Shez Partovi
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Linda Lacina, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum Subscribe to Meet The Leader on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Meet The Leader is the podcast from the World Economic Forum that features the world’s top changemakers, showcasing the habits and traits […]6 ways AI is helping us learn more about our past – and future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to aid research across disciplines.AI from British firm DeepMind is helping to restore ancient Greek texts.Facial recognition technology is being used to identify Jewish people […]How to get every child’s learning back on track
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Edward Ma, Secretary-General, Yidan Prize Foundation Even before the pandemic, millions of children were already behind in their learning, whether they attended school or not.UNICEF’s latest report suggests that across 32 low and middle-income countries, most children leave […]
