The Sting of the Day
Spending another 3 billion euros on Turkey feels better than admitting EU’s failure
The migration summit which took place yesterday in Brussels between the 28 EU leaders and the Prime Minister of Turkey was a surprise. The reason is that Ahmet Davutoglou came to the meeting with … [Read More...]
Economy
Pumping more money into banks but leaving them unregulated doesn’t help
On Thursday 25 February, this newspaper concluded that “the other major central banks in Europe, China, Japan and elsewhere appear ready to fill the … [Read More...]
Does Draghi have another ace up his sleeve given his Quantitative Easing failure?
Last Monday Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union, released a flash estimate for euro area annual inflation revealing a -0,2% … [Read More...]
What have the banks done to the markets making them unable to bear cheap oil?
Last Tuesday, a new steep fall of the price of crude oil by almost 5%, triggered another selloff in all the major capital markets of the world. The … [Read More...]
Can the next financial crisis be avoided?
The descent of prices in the world capital markets continued almost unhindered this past week and only last Friday financial, oil and commodity values … [Read More...]
2016 crisis update: the year of the Red Fire Monkey burns the world’s markets down
The Chinese New Year began two days ago and has brought already significant turbulences and volatilities to the global financial markets and … [Read More...]
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Business
I-Society
MWC 2016: IoT experts fret over fragmentation
Market fragmentation, perhaps inevitably, was a dominant theme in an MWC session titled Unleashing the Value of IoT platforms. Beecham principle … [Read More...]
MWC 2016 LIVE: Freemium MVNO model a success, claims FreedomPop head
The UK launch of its free MVNO service was a success, said FreedomPop president Nicholas Constantinopoulos. “It has been a showcase for the company … [Read More...]
MWC 2016 LIVE: Gamelab founder talks Apple TV, VR and monetisation
Apple TV’s “ambition is defining the standard of the next-gen home entertainment centre” in which gaming apps will play a crucial role, according to … [Read More...]
MWC 2016 LIVE: Under Armour learns from “robust community of data”
In light of the controversy over the accuracy of Fitbit’s heart rate monitor, Under Armour’s (UA) chief digital officer, Robin Thurston, said his … [Read More...]
MWC 2016 LIVE: Getty chief says one in four new images from phones
Dawn Airey may be the CEO of image library Getty Images, but she’s also a fan of the odd sneaky smartphone snap and argues there are moments when … [Read More...]
MWC 2016 LIVE: Xiaomi looks to revive growth with flagships
Chinese smartphone player Xiaomi this morning unveiled its latest flagship smartphones, the Mi5 and Mi5 Pro, as it attempts to turnaround its fortunes … [Read More...]
more stings
Spending another 3 billion euros on Turkey feels better than admitting EU’s failure
The migration summit which took place yesterday in Brussels between the 28 EU leaders and the Prime Minister of Turkey was a surprise. The reason is … [Read More...]
The EU has to prove it can remain one piece
Today the European Union has to prove that it can solve its stalemate, which the immigrant and refugee flows from Asia and Africa have created. Some … [Read More...]
Pumping more money into banks but leaving them unregulated doesn’t help
On Thursday 25 February, this newspaper concluded that “the other major central banks in Europe, China, Japan and elsewhere appear ready to fill the … [Read More...]
Does Draghi have another ace up his sleeve given his Quantitative Easing failure?
Last Monday Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union, released a flash estimate for euro area annual inflation revealing a -0,2% … [Read More...]
Cameron’s “No Brexit” campaign wins top business support as Tory front breaks
A few days ago, a bit after London's Mayor Boris Johnson openly declared his support for a “Brexit”, UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron’s campaign to … [Read More...]
Syria: Why did the US now take the Russian offer for a truce? What next?
The US-Russia plan for a "cessation of hostilities" in Syria, endorsed by the UN Security Council on Friday 26 February kicked off in the early hours … [Read More...]
A Young entrepreneur cries out: “start in Europe, stay in Europe”
Exclusively written for the Sting by Davide Giordano, President of Junior Enterprise Torino Politecnico (J.E.To.P), member of JADE. Startups in … [Read More...]
What have the banks done to the markets making them unable to bear cheap oil?
Last Tuesday, a new steep fall of the price of crude oil by almost 5%, triggered another selloff in all the major capital markets of the world. The … [Read More...]
Migration crisis update: The “Habsburg Empire” comes back to life while EU loses control
It is today that Austria is arbitrarily hosting a Western Balkan counties migration meeting called “Managing Migration Together” where the Interior … [Read More...]
After swallowing effortlessly the right to be forgotten time for Google Ads now to behave
2016 is not yet 60 days old and it already seems that this will be another tough year for Google in the EU. Only days after the world learned that … [Read More...]
What little Cameron got in Brussels seems enough to keep Britain in the EU
Even since 18 January this newspaper was convinced that David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, was ready to campaign for his country to remain in … [Read More...]
A Sting Exclusive: “Education in Europe, fostering skills development inside and outside the school system”
This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Daniela Runchi, President of the European Confederation of Junior Entreprises Education is … [Read More...]
The Syrian knot cannot be cut without devastating consequences
Brussels seems quite lost with what is happening now in Syria. The statement issued last Monday 15 February by the European High Representative … [Read More...]
Better late than never? Commission runs now to fight energy dependency on Russia with the sustainable energy security package
It was last Tuesday when the Commission launched a set of measures to increase energy security in the European Union. The executive arm of the EU now … [Read More...]
Google succumbs unconditionally to EU’s “right to be forgotten” ruling
With an unprecedented move, Google has recently made a new, decisive turning decision to its never-ending story with the European Union. As reported … [Read More...]
The right approach to addressing overcapacity problem from a Chinese perspective
This article was written for the Sting by HE Ambassador Yang Yanyi of the Chinese Mission to EU The recent weeks have seen further worrying moves … [Read More...]
Can the next financial crisis be avoided?
The descent of prices in the world capital markets continued almost unhindered this past week and only last Friday financial, oil and commodity values … [Read More...]
Creating shared value: an opportunity and challenge for entrepreneurship
Exclusively written for the Sting by Edoardo Gauzolino, Vice President of Junior Enterprise Bergamo (JEBG) Nowadays Corporate Social Responsibility … [Read More...]
Failing to see reality or deceiving the masses? The EU about poverty and social exclusion
Some six years ago the European Union set targets for an ambitious project called “The Europe 2020 Strategy”. Amongst other equally fallacious if not … [Read More...]
2016 crisis update: the year of the Red Fire Monkey burns the world’s markets down
The Chinese New Year began two days ago and has brought already significant turbulences and volatilities to the global financial markets and … [Read More...]
The New EU-US “Shield” for data privacy is full of holes
Last week the “post-Safe Harbour era” was officially launched. On February 2 the European Union and the United States have agreed on a new framework … [Read More...]
Draghi drafts a plan to donate more money to bankers, the era of ‘money for nothin’ is flourishing
The European Central Bank announced last week that under its extraordinary Asset Purchase Program (APP), it has injected €712.3 billion into the euro … [Read More...]
Far from a healthy Health Workforce: lack of workforce planning leaves our citizens without access to proper care
This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Mrs Stijntje Dijk, Liaison Officer for Medical Education issues at the International Federation … [Read More...]
Politics still matter in the US but not in Europe
The Iowa US presidential candidate nomination race results in both the Republican and the Democrat vote, proved that in the US politics still matter. … [Read More...]
Brexit update: Tusk’s proposal is out and Cameron takes it all
It was just yesterday when Donald Tusk, president of the European Council (EC), released a draft deal that intends to keep Britain within the EU. This … [Read More...]
“BEUC cautions against TTIP that would seek to align EU and US chemicals management frameworks”
As it happened several times in the past, the closer a TTIP negotiation round gets, the bigger the debate over the main questions intensifies. With … [Read More...]
Is there a way out of the next financial crisis? Can more printed money or austerity save us all?
Every time Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, tries to fight very low inflation and indirectly support growth and job creation … [Read More...]
China’s 13th Five Year Plan and the opportunities for Europe
Amid substantial interest of the global community about China's growth and only a few months before the launch of the 13th five year plan of the … [Read More...]
Migration crisis update: Greece could probably say goodbye to Schengen really soon
It was two days ago when the European Commission's draft report revealed “serious deficiencies” of the Greek government to comply with its obligations … [Read More...]
The EU bows to Turkey in view of the talks for a political settlement in Syria
On 27 April 2015, in relation to the efforts to stem the refugee and immigrant flows to Europe, this newspaper predicted that “Turkey won’t … [Read More...]
“No labels for entrepreneurs!”, a young business leader from Italy cries out
Exclusively written for the Sting by Davide Giordano, President of Junior Enterprise Torino Politecnico (J.E.To.P), member of JADE. A friend asked … [Read More...]
“Airbnb and YouTube are two great examples of a crowd based capitalism”, key stakeholders outline the boundaries of the 4th Industrial Revolution in Davos
On the second day of the World Economic Forum 2016 there was a truly interesting session on how digital platforms can increase innovation and help the … [Read More...]
Why are the financial markets shivering again?
The major central banks of the world are currently in the middle of a precise but of dubious results surgical operation on capital markets. On the one … [Read More...]
