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Speech by Ambassador Fu Cong at the Farewell Reception Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, Good evening. Thank you all for gracing my farewell reception. It is with a heavy heart that I begin my speech today. I still remember the day when I first arrived in Brussels on a wintry morning of December 2022. […]
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 2024 will be a year of uncertainty, and more trust is needed to overcome the challenges ahead of us and turn them into opportunities. This was the starting point of a Radio […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is presenting three initiatives to advance transnational cooperation between higher education institutions, with the ultimate goal of creating a European degree. A voluntary European degree would benefit students and the higher education community by boosting learning mobility within the EU and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today published a report outlining the good progress made so far under the EU’s long-term rural vision, highlighting positive outcomes delivered since 2021 and presenting ideas for future work. The report outlines progress made under the “Long-term vision for the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kimberley Botwright, Head, Sustainable Trade, World Economic Forum, Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum From 2029, companies in Europe will have to prove they are taking action to protect the environment and human rights throughout their supply […]
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 Cities play a critical role in decarbonization efforts, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions to net zero. Reinventing Cities, a global competition run by C40, a network of 100 […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sebastian Buckup, Head of Network and Partnerships; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Nvidia unveils new AI chip The US chip manufacturer Nvidia has unveiled a new artificial intelligence chip that it says is up […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dr Mifrah Sherwani, Global Shaper, World Economic Forum, Karachi Hub While many strides have been made in serious mental health conversations, one crucial aspect remains inadequately addressed: men’s mental well-being. The prevailing societal narrative surrounding masculinity often inhibits […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Delivering on our priorities is the best tool to push against disinformation, said EP President Roberta Metsola at European Council Addressing the Heads of State or Government at the March European Council in Brussels today, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola highlighted the following topics: […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU and Moldova decided today to extend the validity of their current road transport Agreement until 31 December 2025. The Agreement aims at helping Moldova access world markets by facilitating transit through EU countries and also further developing its links with the EU market. This […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU and the Republic of Korea held the second Digital partnership Council in Brussels. The Council was co-chaired by Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, and by Korean Minister for Science and Information and Communication Technology, Dr. Lee Jong-Ho. During the ministerial […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has published guidelines on recommended measures to Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines to mitigate systemic risks online that may impact the integrity of elections, with specific guidance for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June. Under the Digital Services Act […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Massimo Giordano, Senior Partner and Managing Partner for Europe, McKinsey & Company, Marie Christine Padberg, Partner and Global Leader, McKinsey & Company Talent Attraction Europe is often regarded as a land of opportunity. In global research on social mobility – […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Francisco Laverón, Head of Energy Prospective, Innovation and Sustainability, Iberdrola, Randolph Brazier, Global Head Clean Power Systems, Global Sustainability, HSBC, Natalia Zabolotnikova, Accenture Fellow , World Economic Forum, Xabier Mugarza Zorriqueta, Project Fellow, Clean Power and Electrification, World Economic Forum Achieving sustainability in […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akshay Ghulati, Co-founder – Strategy & Global Expansion, Shiprocket, Devansh Pathak, Strategy and Community Engagement, World Economic Forum India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) form the very spine of its economic structure, employing over 110 million individuals and accounting for […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has informed Deutsche Lufthansa AG (‘Lufthansa‘) and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (‘MEF‘) of its preliminary view that their proposed acquisition of joint control of ITA Airways (‘ITA‘) may restrict competition on certain routes in the market for passenger […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Noopur Desai, Programme Lead, Food Innovation Hubs, World Economic Forum, Morgan Booher, Specialist, Food and Water, World Economic Forum Securing the future of the world’s food and water systems is critical for a well-functioning society. Water is a resource at […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Stronger 2024 energy efficiency target for China China has set a stricter energy intensity target for 2024 as part of renewed efforts to […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is today proposing to increase the tariffs on imports into the EU of cereals, oilseeds, and derived products (‘grain products’) from Russia and Belarus, including wheat, maize, and sunflower meal. These tariffs, while high enough to suppress such imports into the EU […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is financing the purchase of new firefighting planes to increase the aerial firefighting capacity of rescEU, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism’s strategic crisis response reserve. €600 million in EU funds will be used to purchase 12 new planes, which will be hosted […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Korea will join the growing group of countries associated to Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme. Today, Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Lee Jong Ho, Korean Minister for Science and Information and Communication Technology concluded negotiations on […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has opened non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into Alphabet’s rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple’s rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen for Safari and Meta’s “pay or consent model”. The Commission suspects that the measures put in […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alejo Czerwonko. Chief Investment Officer, Emerging Markets, Americas, UBS AG The global geopolitical map is experiencing its deepest reconfiguration in decades. Global trade is being rerouted, supply chains are being redesigned and new security alliances are being forged. All […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kiva Allgood, Head, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum, Na Na, China Lead, Advanced Manufacturing and C4IR, World Economic Forum While the adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) represents a significant leap forward in reducing direct […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: James Fell, Senior Writer, Formative As predictions go, they don’t come much bigger. “This is going to be the most transformational moment, not just in technology, but in culture and politics of all of our lifetimes.” These are the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Satwik Mishra, Acting Executive Director, Centre for Trustworthy Technology, Neeraj Jain, Vice President, Network Expansion, ONDC, Rajeesh Menon, Head, Growth & Strategy, Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy (FIDE) For a thriving global economy, smooth transactions that encourage value creation and […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Margot Edelman, General Manager, Edelman The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) offers technology companies endless opportunities for progress and growth. However, the tech industry can only seize the moment if it earns the public’s trust in developing and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. How high will the tariffs be? Which goods will be affected? The increased duties will apply to imports of cereals, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and Belarus that are currently classified under Chapters 10, 12, 14, 15 and 23 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN). The […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. More than 3.5 million workers received training from 2,500 organisations under the Pact for Skills in 2022 and 2023, according to key results of the annual survey on the Pact, published today on the occasion of the Pact for Skills Forum. These results highlight the importance of skills development, in line with […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU together with the Kingdom of Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a strategic partnership to develop sustainable land-based raw materials and battery value chains. This is an important building bloc and another tangible result of the EU-Norway Green Alliance, announced […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akshay Joshi, Head of Industry and Partnerships, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum 1. China plans to step up industrial cybersecurity In late February, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information announced a plan to improve data security in the […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Chavalit Frederick Tsao, Chairman, IMC Pan Asia Alliance The urgent need to address climate change and accelerate a green transition is imperative for our shared future, as indicated by the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy report, which stated approximately […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jan Oliver Schwarz, Professor of Strategic Foresight & Trend Analysis, Head of Institute, Bavarian Foresight Institute, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Bernhard Wach, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Theresa Schropp, Research Assistant, Bavarian Foresight Institute, Technische Hochschule […]
