This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Freakley, Chief Executive Officer, AlixPartners A CEO’s number one concern is invariably how to sustain or accelerate their company’s growth. Growth is how we drive long-term value for shareholders, create more opportunities for employees and increase investment for ..read more

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Naoko Tochibayashi, Communications Lead, Japan, World Economic Forum, Naoko Kutty, Writer, Forum Agenda As the 2025 digital cliff nears – the point at which businesses in Japan will lose JPY 12 trillion ($77.6 billion) every year for failing to adopt digital practices ..read more

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katherine Klemperer, Research Associate, Center for Global Development, Anthony McDonnell, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Global Development In the 15 years following the dawn of the antibiotic era in 1937, the rate of death from infectious diseases fell by a factor ..read more

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament has adopted a package of laws strengthening the EU’s toolkit to fight money-laundering and terrorist financing. The new laws ensure that people with a legitimate interest, including journalists, media professionals, civil society organisations, competent authorities, and supervisory bodies, will have immediate ..read more

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. A new resolution on the state of EU values in Hungary pinpoints several concerns, especially given the upcoming elections and the Hungarian Presidency of the Council. Wrapping up the plenary debate that took place on 10 April, Parliament adopted on Wednesday (399 votes in favour, 117 ..read more

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs gave a green light to the common agriculture policy (CAP) review to ease the administrative burden for EU farmers. On Wednesday, Parliament approved a review of the CAP Strategic Plans Regulation and the CAP Horizontal Regulation with 425 votes in favour, 130 against, and 33 abstentions. MEPs ..read more

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament today of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and new rules to increase the safety and quality of substances of human origin (SoHO). These are two cornerstones of a strong European Health Union which protects the health of citizens and improves the ..read more

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), working with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, have today launched the Critical Medicines Alliance at the margins of the informal EPSCO Council meeting of health ministers, as part of the ..read more

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has disbursed the second instalment of exceptional bridge financing to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, amounting to €1.5 billion. The disbursement follows the positive assessment by the Commission of the agreed policy conditions linked to reforms in the area of judiciary ..read more

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, a dedicated professional with an extensive academic background, holding an MBBS and an MD degree from Tallinn, Estonia. 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 ..read more