Commission adopts rules for implementing the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has adopted today the rules for implementing the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (‘FSR’). The Implementing Regulation details procedural aspects of the implementation of the FSR. It also contains notification forms for concentrations involving foreign financial contributions and for foreign financial contributions in […]

Period Poverty: how can youth be the key to breaking taboo surrounding menstruation and enact change?

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Tafiya Erum Kamran, a 21-year-old medical student, who is currently studying at Shifa college of Medicine Islamabad, Pakistan. 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 […]

What’s my local air quality index – and why is it important?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. AuthorCharlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Wildfires in Canada have led to several health authorities releasing warnings about air quality.Wildfires are also on the rise as a result of the climate crisis and land use changes.The Air Quality Index […]

What is ‘bio-based’ construction and how could it help cities get to net zero?

Commission proposes EU Agenda for Cities to shape Europe's urban future

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amanda Sturgeon, CEO, Built by Nature, Robyn van den Heuvel, Program Lead, Climate Smart Forest Economy Program Over half the global population lives in cities and by 2050 this is expected to rise to 70%. All these people […]

Can slowing down your career help accelerate it?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Utkarsh Amitabh, Chief Marketing Officer, 5ire A week before graduating with my MBA, I had a bad accident. I had a couple of job offers in hand and was interviewing for another role. I was in the final […]

Investors raise bets on central banks triggering global recession, and other economy stories to read this week

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. Investors raise bets central banks pushing global economy into recession Bond investors are increasingly betting on central banks taking policy tightening too far and tipping their economies into recession. Headline inflation […]

Taboo to Transformation: Addressing Period Poverty and Menstrual Health

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sura Abdallat, a rising third-year medical student at the University of Debrecen. 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 […]

The pioneering carbon dioxide moonshot that could help tackle climate change

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Will Gardiner, CEO, Drax Time is running out to tackle the climate crisis – we need urgent solutions.In the spirit of the moon landing, action is needed to limit global warming.Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could help […]

How to manage AI procurement in public administration

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ravit Dotan, Researcher, Center for Governance and Markets, University of Pittsburgh, Emmaline Rial, Graduate student, University of Pittsburgh, Ana Maria Dimand, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Boise State University, Virginia Dignum, Professor of Responsible Artificial Intelligence, […]

EU innovation performance continues to improve at the national and regional level

EU must respond decisively to any form of coercion against EU member states 

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The 2023 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard and the bi-yearly edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard published today showcase that, despite the recent crises, EU Member States and their regions keep improving their innovation performance. The European Innovation Scoreboard 2023 highlights a substantial […]

2023 Strategic Foresight Report: sustainability and wellbeing at the heart of Europe’s Open Strategic Autonomy

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission presented the 2023 Strategic Foresight Report, which analyses how to put ‘sustainability and people’s wellbeing at the heart of Europe’s Open Strategic Autonomy’ and suggests ten concrete actions to achieve this aim. The EU is engaged in a profound and […]

Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of iRobot by Amazon

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of iRobot by Amazon. The Commission is concerned that the transaction would allow Amazon to restrict competition in the market for robot vacuum cleaners (‘RVCs’) and […]

Future Without Taboos

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sinem İnal from Turkey. 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 view on the topic, nor The European Sting’s […]

This bank is boosting financial inclusion by rethinking how money moves internationally

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael van den Berg, ACT Fund Investment Director, Common Fund for Commodities Transferring money to some hard-to-reach regions can take days. Often several intermediaries are involved – and a small mistake can cause a whole chain of transactions […]

Commission presents EU-Chile agreement to Council for signature authorisation

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The modernised EU-Chile agreement has today taken a step towards ratification, with the Commission sending the Advanced Framework Agreement (AFA) and the Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) to the Council for authorising its signature. Once the Council gives its green light, the EU would sign […]

Malaria in the US – is climate change affecting disease spread?

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 The US has just issued a health alert after cases of locally-transmitted malaria were identified in the states of Florida and Texas. Malaria is typically viewed as a disease affecting tropical countries […]

Fusing AI and mentorship can bridge gaps in job markets worldwide

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Fair Pisuttisarun, Global Shaper, Bangkok Hub; Co-Founder, Mindterra, Irvan A. Sutiono, Outgoing Curator, Bangkok Hub, Venture Manager, Zipmex From North America to East Asia, a similar story in the world of work is unfolding: companies are struggling to […]

The Circulars Accelerator 2023 – these start-ups are scaling circular solutions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emanuela Orsini, Digital Content Specialist, World Economic Forum Making the way we live environmentally sustainable is among the biggest challenges we face. Today’s ‘take-make-waste’ linear model is not sustainable, which is why the transition to a circular economy […]

Why South Asian women have a key role in tackling the climate crisis

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aarti Lila Ram, Eric Shahzar, Alumni, Global Shapers Community, Karachi Hub, World Economic Forum South Asian women are vital for leading climate action in a region facing significant challenges due to the climate crisis, holding the potential to […]

How and why stakeholders join forces to address moral crises

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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gorgi Krlev, Assistant Professor of Sustainability at ESCP Business School, Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano, and Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford For the past few decades, the world seems to have been staggering from […]

Equity suffers as countries pivot to energy security – plus other top energy stories this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of the Centre for Energy and Materials, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Equity suffers as countries pivot to energy security – report Major emerging economies with high future energy demand have […]

Businesses that prioritize and build trust will thrive in Web3: Here’s why

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tiffany Xingyu Wang, Chief Marketing & Trust Officer, OpenWeb Digital transformation has swept across sectors for two decades. Having propelled innovative business-to-business startups, direct-to-consumer pioneers and social media platforms at the dawn of Web2 to the top of […]

Soaring global debt and hiked interest rates are creating a big issue for developing countries. Here’s why

World News in Brief: Global economy ‘on the brink’, ending slavery, Latin America jobs update

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 Rising interest and depreciating exchange rates are driving capital back to developed nations—and closing doors to credit for developing countries. The situation, experts say, is forcing developing countries to borrow at […]

Ukraine: International Centre for the prosecution of Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine starts operations today

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA) started its operations in the Hague, hosted by the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust). The newly established Centre will be key to investigate Russia’s crime of […]

EU Cohesion Policy: inauguration of one of the longest underwater tunnel in Europe

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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the longest EU-funded underwater tunnel in Europe is officially opened in Poland. The tunnel will connect the islands of Usedom and Wolin, and the city centre of Świnoujście with the rest of the country. It will allow seamless transportation for locals and visitors […]

Youth Advocacy and Activism: Empowering Change and Tackling Menstrual Challenges

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and specialist at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. 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 […]

Human capital development for women: A case for closing the global gender gap

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Manasi Gajjalapurna, Sualeha Irshad 2154 is forecast to be the year that we finally attain global gender parity, but we cannot afford to wait that long. 131 years is the estimated timespan for the global gender gap to […]

Reviving growth in Latin America means building capability: This is how to do it

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: William Maloney, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are questioning their economic model. Chile’s President Gabriel Boric spoke of “burying” it, while Colombia’s Gustavo Petro warned of […]

Climate credentials are a key factor for young Europeans when job hunting, survey finds

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 More than three-quarters of Europeans between 20 and 29 said sustainability is an important factor in their choice of employer, a new survey finds.Hiring for green roles has consistently outpaced the overall […]

Single Currency Package: new proposals to support the use of cash and to propose a framework for a digital euro

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today put forward two proposals to ensure that citizens and businesses can continue to access and pay with euro banknotes and coins across the euro area, and to set out a framework for a possible new digital form of the […]

Understanding Period Poverty: A Global Issue Impacting Communities Worldwide

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and specialist at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. 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 […]

No majority in committee for proposed EU Nature Restoration Law as amended

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Following a lengthy vote, there is no majority amongst MEPs on the Environment committee for the Commission’s proposal as amended for a Nature Restoration Law. Following votes on amendments to the Commission’s proposal on Thursday 15 June and continued on Tuesday 27 June, the […]

Social Stigma and Taboos: The shame, discrimination, or fear surrounding menstruation 

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and specialist at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. 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 […]

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