This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The “Stand Up for Ukraine” global pledging event and campaign has raised 9.1 billion euros for people fleeing the Russian invasion, inside Ukraine and abroad, including €1 billion from the European Commission. On top of that, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has […]Stand Up For Ukraine: 9.1 billion euros pledged in support of internally displaced and refugees
April 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The “Stand Up for Ukraine” global pledging event and campaign has raised 9.1 billion euros for people fleeing the Russian invasion, inside Ukraine and abroad, including €1 billion from the European Commission. On top of that, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has […]International Roma Day: Statement by Vice-President Jourová, Commissioners Dalli and Várhelyi
April 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Vĕra Jourová, Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi issued the following statement: “This year, as we have seen war return to Europe, we are marking International […]Economic inequality has deepened during the pandemic. That doesn’t mean it can’t be fixed
April 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Patrick Henry, Senior Writer, Formative Content COVID-19 has widened wealth gaps across the globe.The richest 10% of the world population now owns 76% of all wealth.Urgent action is needed to support people in poverty and narrow the economic […]NextGenerationEU: European Commission supports Europe’s sustainable transition with second green bond syndication
April 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today raised a further €6 billion in NextGenerationEU funds with its second NextGenerationEU green bond syndication. Due on 04 February 2043, this 20-year bond brings the total long-term financing raised under NextGenerationEU to €99.5 billion, of which €20.5 billion in […]How to improve access to cancer medicines in low and middle-income countries
April 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Cary Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Cancer deaths in low and middle-income countries accounted for 70% of the global total in 2020.Inadequate healthcare systems are a major barrier to patients accessing life-saving treatment.Public-private […]Roberta Metsola in Kyiv and Poland to support Ukrainian people
April 4, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Collection of available press material and audio-visual assets for journalists and media. The European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was in Kyiv Friday to express the European Union´s support and hope to the Ukrainian people and condemn the unjustified Russian attack. Saturday she visited the […]Ukraine, climate change, and security: EU/ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly concludes
April 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs and African, Caribbean and Pacific region parliamentarians discussed the impact of war in Ukraine, food security, pandemic and climate change. The 41st session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) took place from 1-3 April in Strasbourg, attended by MEPs and their counterparts from […]Commission strengthens market surveillance: opening of new laboratories for testing emissions from motor vehicles
April 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission inaugurates two new laboratories, within the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra (Italy) that will allow scaling up Commission’s capacity to test emissions from cars on the EU market. This will help the Commission to determine whether vehicles comply with […]Antitrust: Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the natural gas sector in Germany
March 31, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 29 March 2022, the European Commission carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of several companies in Germany active in the supply, transmission and storage of natural gas. The Commission has concerns that the inspected companies may have violated EU competition rules that […]Destination Earth – new digital twin of the Earth will help tackle climate change and protect nature
March 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has launched together with partnering organisations the Destination Earth initiative to help tackling climate change. Supported with an initial €150 million from the Digital Europe Programme until mid-2024, the goal is to develop a highly accurate digital model of the Earth. […]EU elections: MEPs want transnational lists and all countries to vote on 9 May
March 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Constitutional Affairs Committee proposes a reform of the European Electoral Act defining common minimum electoral standards and a Union-wide constituency. With 19 votes to 9 and without any abstentions, the EP Committee on Constitutional Affairs backed on Monday a legislative initiative to replace […]Why the debate about crypto’s energy consumption is flawed
March 23, 2022 by 3 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Evin Cheikosman, Policy Analyst, Crypto Impact and Sustainability Accelerator (CISA), World Economic Forum There is an ongoing debate around cryptocurrencies’ energy consumption, but this overlooks the societal value of crypto.Crypto provides economic freedom to people in developing countries, […]Artificial intelligence: the EU needs to act as a global standard-setter
March 23, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament’s Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) adopted its final recommendations on Tuesday, concluding 18 months of inquiries. The adopted text says that the public debate on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) should focus on this technology’s enormous potential […]Gen Z cares about sustainability more than anyone else – and is starting to make others feel the same
March 18, 2022 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, Formative Content Generation Z cares more about sustainable buying decisions than brand names, a new survey shows.This first generation of “digital natives” is inspiring other age groups to act more sustainably.The main reasons for consumers […]4 innovative ways to reuse plastic waste
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kayleigh Bateman, Senior Writer, Formative Content 175 nations have agreed to draw up the world’s first plastic pollution treaty.Organizations around the world are already working on innovative ways to tackle plastic pollution.This includes repurposing waste plastic as bricks, […]How to contain the cascading impacts of war in ‘Europe’s breadbasket’
March 18, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Ukraine and Russia supply significant portions of the world’s agricultural commodities. Potential food-related impacts of the war in Ukraine include social unrest in some places and regressive environmental responses […]Inauguration of the Ukrainian civil society hub
March 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday at 9:30, Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola will give the keys to the Station Europe building to the Ukrainian civil society organisation Promote Ukraine. To support Ukrainian civil society, the European Parliament will make a whole floor available to the NGO Promote Ukraine […]Making our Health Systems Resilient in Times of Crises
March 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Daniel Gizaw, a 22-year-old 5th year medical student at Addis Ababa University and resides in Ethiopia. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]Commissioner Schmit’s opening remarks at the Conference on the Right to Disconnect and Telework
March 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Dear chair, Madame la Ministre, dear participants, First, let me express our very strong solidarity with the Ukrainian people. It is my pleasure to participate in the opening of this joint conference of the European Parliament and the Commission on telework and the right […]Health program’s resilience and chronic disease during COVID-19 pandemic
March 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Behnaz Rahati, a 5th-year medical student from the Golestan University of Medicine, Iran and a member of the Medical Students Iranian Association (a member of (IFMSA)). She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed […]3 innovators in Africa growing food as a force for good
March 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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 Climate change is worsening food security and stability in Africa’s Sahel region and forcing populations to migrate.Countries in the Sahel include Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad, Nigeria and Mauritania.The UN’s Great Green Wall […]European Parliament launches website in cooperation with Ukrainian Parliament
March 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. As a result of the cooperation with Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada in the field of democracy support, the new website shows how the EU has supported Ukraine since 2014. “The EU stands with Ukraine”: the website (in English and Ukrainian) set up by Parliament, provides […]Chronic diseases: crisis chasing the crisis
March 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Noman Ali, a 21 years old medical student at Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not […]How ‘computer vision’ could change healthcare, retail and more
March 10, 2022 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum & Beena Ammanath, Executive Director, Global Deloitte AI Institute and Trustworthy AI/Ethical Tech Leader, Deloitte With applications in business, retail, healthcare […]Commission Statement on the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism
March 10, 2022 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the 18th European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism tomorrow, the Commission issued the following statement: “On the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, we are gathering to listen and stand with survivors, and to pay tribute to victims of terrorist […]Chronic disease management: our best bet
March 10, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Laiba Ali, a second year medical student at Allama Iqbal Medical College. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]Oksana Zabuzhko: ‘Ukrainians are fighting to free Europe from the spectre of totalitarianism’
March 9, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On International Women’s Day, Ukrainian author Oksana Zabuzhko addressed the European Parliament on the plight of her fellow citizens under attack by Russia. Before Oksana Zabuzhko’s formal address in the Strasbourg hemicycle today at noon, EP President Metsola declared: ‘‘On this day, the word […]Civil society: Parliament calls for EU rules and strategy to counter threats
March 9, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs adopted proposals to recognise the crucial role of civil society for democracy, calling for a Commission strategy and common rules across all member states. Following a plenary debate on Monday that took stock of the role of civil society in dealing with the […]Ukraine: EU steps up solidarity with those fleeing war
March 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission outlines today the very substantial support the EU is making available to help people fleeing war in Ukraine, as well as the EU countries receiving them. In the face of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military invasion of Ukraine, European solidarity in action […]We need global solutions for global challenges – why Omicron is a lesson for us all
March 8, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Junaid Nabi, Senior Fellow, The Aspen Institute & Gurpreet Brar, Global Client Leader , Edelman The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the increase in global connectivity and importance of global solutions.The development of variants such as Omicron requires nations […]‘No exceptions, no exclusions, no excuses’ – 6 industry experts make the case for women’s health
March 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amira Ghouaibi, Project Lead, Women’s Health Initiative, World Economic Forum The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias.It is our collective responsibility to implement an inclusive and transformative post-COVID recovery effort by empowering women and girls.The […]3 stories of how strangers are helping Ukrainian refugees
March 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
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 More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on 24 February.Strangers are supporting the refugees with offers of food and shelter.Here are just some of the stories […]What professional and career advice would you give to your younger self?
March 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Saemoon Yoon, Community Lead, Technology Pioneers, World Economic Forum, Hannah Ransom, Community Specialist, Global Innovators, World Economic Forum & Michelle Watt, Engagement Lead, Global Innovators, World Economic Forum The world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.The […]
