This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Commission has adopted a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]Non-transposition of EU legislation: Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
March 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Commission has adopted a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed […]Investment Committee paves way for first InvestEU projects by EBRD to support green mobility and energy
March 28, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. More than €1.1 billion in finance to be mobilised in sustainable projects, supported by €150 million in InvestEU guarantees On Friday, 24 March 2023, the InvestEU Investment Committee has approved guarantees worth up to around €150 million in the form of framework agreements for […]UN 2023 Water Conference: 3 ways to speed progress for water by 2030
March 27, 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: Rob Hope, Director of the Water Security Initiative at the School of Geography and the Environment and Director of the Water Programme. , Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford The second ever global water conference […]The trilemma facing the energy industry and how it’s dealing with it
March 27, 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: Ditlev Engel, Energy Systems CEO, DNV The energy industry is facing three challenges: the war in Ukraine has put energy security in the spotlight; coal output is rising; and, energy prices have increased.This global survey of the energy industry […]Space: Commission invites the industry to submit proposals to deploy the new EU secure connectivity satellite constellation, IRIS²
March 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission launches an invitation to tender to procure a concession contract to implement the EU satellite constellation called IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite). The public-private partnership between the Commission and the private sector will ensure common investment into the […]Representation matters, but it’s knowledge input that really matters
March 24, 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: Alice Bell, Integrity Director, Deloitte, Professor Deen Sanders OAM, Integrity Lead and Indigenous Leader, Deloitte, David Sangokoya, Head of Civil Society Impact, World Economic Forum The standard view of good governance and representation is that there should be representation […]Climate change: 5 charts from the IPCC report that show why every increment of warming matters
March 24, 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: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Climate change has already had a substantial impact on humans and the planet. And every increment of global warming we cause will have a profound effect on future generations. The latest Intergovernmental Panel […]Why brands must make reusable packaging a commercial priority
March 24, 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: Matt Kennedy, Founder & CEO, Again To truly scale reusable packaging, it must compete with single-use packaging on cost.The macroeconomics of the reusable packaging industry are changing wildly, it could be cheaper than single-use by 2024.The adoption of reusable […]MEPs back an improved single work and residence permit for non-EU nationals
March 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs backed on Thursday draft EU legislation to issue work and residence permits more quickly for nationals of third countries and to improve their rights With 47 votes in favour, 13 against, and no abstentions, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted a report updating the […]Updated Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Needs Assessment
March 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A new joint assessment released today by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the United Nations, estimates that the cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine has grown to US $411 billion (equivalent of €383 billion). The estimate […]Medical students as Simulation educators and methods of training them
March 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Shinjan Shoilee, a third-year medical student, at Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 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 […]Rising bottled water use signals threat to UN water goal, and other environment stories you need to read this week
March 23, 2023 by 1 Comment
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. Rising bottled water use signals safe drinking water goal is under threat, says UN think tank Surging global bottled water consumption reflects the failure by governments to improve public water supplies, which […]Three steps towards building the climate tech talent pool
March 23, 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: Jamil Wyne, Founder , Climate Tech Bootcamp, Abrar Chaudhury, Research Fellow, University of Oxford Saïd Business School Recent articles have opined that the slew of layoffs from large tech firms could help channel more talent into jobs that leverage […]H5N1 bird flu: What you need to know about the latest outbreak
March 23, 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: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Health agencies worldwide have been put on alert by the worst-ever outbreak of avian influenza, which has spread to other species and, in rare cases, also infected humans. The virus, deadly to birds, […]How flexible transport helped save lives and provide support in Ukraine
March 23, 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: Shin-pei Tsay, Director, Policy for Cities and Transportation, Uber Technologies, Abhinav Bahl, Senior Manager, Global Social Impact & Community Engagement, Uber When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, no one knew what would happen next. […]World Water Day: Joint Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
March 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, on the occasion of World Water Day and the UN Water Conference, we call for a bold global water action to protect the global sources and supply of water. Now more than ever, the world is facing a water stress crisis due to […]Fit for 55: deal on new EU rules for cleaner maritime fuels
March 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament and Council reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels, asking to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025 and by 80% as of 2050, to help the EU become climate neutral. A provisional agreement reached on early Thursday morning between the European […]European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register initiative that calls for better protection of horses
March 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘End The Horse Slaughter Age’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to propose a law banning the slaughter of horses, including also their breeding and export for the […]Recovery and resilience plans: Commission must tighten checks and oversight
March 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Budgetary Control Committee recommended signing off the Commission’s budget, while voicing concerns on the limited options to check the use of recovery funding. By 19 votes in favour to six against, the Budgetary Control Committee recommended on Wednesday that Parliament grants discharge to […]Education in Emergencies: EU and UNICEF call for increased commitments to invest in safe and quality education for children in crisis
March 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Growing levels of displacement and protracted conflicts are having a severe impact on children and youth worldwide, with an estimated 222 million school-aged children and adolescents in need of education. This figure includes 78 million who are out of school. Given this, the European […]Right to repair: Commission introduces new consumer rights for easy and attractive repairs
March 22, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted a new proposal on common rules promoting the repair of goods, which will result in savings for consumers and support the objectives of the European Green Deal by reducing waste, among others. Over the last decades, replacement has often […]Data breaches are increasing at a rapid speed. Here’s what can be done
March 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: Anna Sarnek, Global Head of Risk Solutions, SecurityScorecard Discussions around cybersecurity tend to focus on how data breaches occur, focusing on ransomware or similar. However, this fixation overshadows the lasting risk created by data exfiltration to victim organizations and […]Why we need an ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’ approach for financing nature
March 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: Akanksha Khatri, Head, Nature and Biodiversity, World Economic Forum, Jack Hurd, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum Limiting global warming to 1.5ºC will not be possible without immediate and large-scale emissions reductions, warns the Intergovernmental Panel on […]Antitrust: Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the energy drinks sector
March 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 20 March 2023, the European Commission has started unannounced inspections at the premises of a company active in the energy drinks sector in various Member States. The Commission has concerns that the inspected company may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels […]The EU unveils plans to boost its shift to green energy: Here’s what you need to know about the global energy transition this week
March 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: Roberto Bocca, Head of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. EU looks to boost energy transition The European Commission has unveiled one of the centrepieces of its energy transition […]Could regulation technology – or ‘reg-tech’ – avert banking failures? This entrepreneur thinks so
March 21, 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: Gayle Markovitz, Lead Editor, World Economic Forum Each financial crisis puts a spotlight on banking regulation. It happened in 2008 and some 15 years later, here we are again. While this banking tailspin is very different to 2008 and […]8 ways the circular economy will transform how business is done
March 21, 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: Henrik Hvid Jensen, Chief Technology Strategist NEE, DXC Technology Imagine an economy where resources get used but not used up; new business strategies keep products, components and materials in the system – during and after use – and where […]How to fill the sustainability gap in emerging markets and why it matters
March 21, 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: Burak Tansan, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group, Nikolaus Lang, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group Sustainability is not just socially responsible, it’s also critically important for long-term growth and value creation. Companies in advanced […]What is a bank run? And why does confidence matter for a bank?
March 21, 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: Emma Charlton, Writer, Forum Agenda Confidence is defined as the belief that you can have faith in, or rely on, something. The opposite – the feeling that something cannot be relied upon – can quickly take hold and spread, […]Africa’s logistics sector set to deliver results as free trade agreement kicks in
March 21, 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: Landry Signé, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution, Chido Munyati, Head of Regional Agenda, Africa, World Economic Forum Intra-African trade has long struggled to cope with the continent’s inadequate logistics and freight sector.But, as the African […]EU, AU and UN push for urgent action to address the pressing needs of migrants and refugees in Libya
March 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Joint press release by the European Union, the African Union and the United Nations. On 20 March, the EU-AU-UN Tripartite Taskforce on the Situation of Migrants and Refugees in Libya met in Brussels. The international community and Libyan authorities must work together to improve […]Looking beneath the surface of leadership, engagement and medical education
March 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Oben Sussy Ebah, a level 200 medical student at the faculty of health sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon. 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 […]Mergers: Commission clears the acquisition of VOO and Brutélé by Orange, subject to conditions
March 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of VOO and Brutélé by Orange. The approval is conditional on full compliance with a commitments package offered by Orange. Today’s decision follows an in-depth investigation of the proposed acquisition of […]
