This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lofred Madzou, Project Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum The contactless technology is seen as a key measure being increasingly used by transport companies to address passenger fears about virus transmissionPotential widespread use raises concerns […]Facial recognition can help re-start post-pandemic travel. Here’s how to limit the risks
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lofred Madzou, Project Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum The contactless technology is seen as a key measure being increasingly used by transport companies to address passenger fears about virus transmissionPotential widespread use raises concerns […]Europe fit for the Digital Age: Commission proposes new rules for digital platforms
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has proposed today an ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union: the Digital Services Act and the […]EU regions get additional 47.5 billion EUR to tackle local effects of COVID-19
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs approved extra aid for EU regions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its social and health care consequences. Parliament has approved REACT-EU, a 47.5 billion EUR package to help mitigate the immediate effects of the COVID-19 crisis across EU regions. The initiative […]EU Citizenship Report: empowering citizens and protecting their rights
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission published the 2020 EU Citizenship Report, which takes stock of the progress made on EU citizenship since the last report in 2017. The report also sets out new priorities and actions to empower EU citizens, such as an update of the […]Why the global trade of chemicals is key to COVID-19 recovery
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Fernando J. Gómez, Head, Chemical and Advanced Materials Industry, World Economic Forum & Tobias Radel, Industry Lead Chemicals and Natural Resources; Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Accenture Strategy & Consulting Chemical and materials are at the heart of responses […]Central America: EU increases humanitarian support by €5 million and delivers additional in kind assistance to hurricane victims
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Further EU assistance has been delivered today in Honduras to the victims of Hurricanes ETA and IOTA in the country through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Queen Letizia of Spain is in Honduras as two shipments totalling some 17.7 tonnes of cargo, including COVID-19 […]Creative Europe: 2.2 billion EUR support secured for artists
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Monday, Parliament and Council agreed on the next ‘Creative Europe’ programme, making the biggest ever commitment to support EU cultural and creative sectors. ‘The new programme is excellent news for the European cultural and creative sectors. We were able to secure more funds […]Parliament adopts deal to improve quality of tap water and reduce plastic litter
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The drinking water directive approved by Parliament will give better access to high quality tap water, including for vulnerable groups. On Tuesday, Parliament approved the agreement with member states on the new drinking water directive. The new rules are designed to offer high quality […]Commission welcomes political agreement on EU4Health
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement on the new ambitious EU4Health programme reached by the European Parliament and Council. EU4Health will make a significant contribution to the post-COVID-19 recovery by making the EU population healthier, strengthening the resilience of health systems, and promoting […]Team Europe contributes €500 million to COVAX initiative to provide one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for low and middle income countries
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Fair and equitable access to a successful COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of income, for millions of people across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Pacific, and in Europe’s eastern and southern neighbourhood, has been enabled by €500 million of new European financial support for the global […]Anti-Corruption: First review of the EU’s implementation of United Nations Convention against Corruption
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is setting out its approach to undertake a review of the EU’s implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). As a party to the Convention, the EU must evaluate how its rules and practices comply with the anti-corruption principles, […]This Belgian start-up allows anyone to become an urban farmer
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content Start-up Peas&Love rents out allotments on rooftops and in unused urban spaces.The company does all the gardening but members get to harvest the fresh produce.An app alerts them when crops are ready […]The silent epidemic that is three times as deadly as COVID
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content Diabetes is rising across the globe, killing 4.2 million people last year.Middle- and low-income countries are seeing the biggest increases.Over 460 million people already live with diabetes.By 2045 over 700 million people […]Green Deal: Sustainable batteries for a circular and climate neutral economy
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission proposes to modernise EU legislation on batteries, delivering its first initiative among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. Batteries that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle are key for the goals of the European Green […]Antitrust: Commission publishes report on implementation of Damages Directive
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Commission has published a report on the implementation of the Antitrust Damages Directive which helps citizens and companies claim damages if they are victims of infringements of EU antitrust rules, such as cartels or abuses of dominant market positions. Based on the […]EP and EU ministers agree on Erasmus+ programme for 2021-2027
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. EP and Council negotiators struck a provisional deal on the EU’s Erasmus+ programme for 2021-2027 on Friday, worth more than 26 billion EUR in current prices. “We were able to secure an additional 2.2 billion EUR over seven years, meaning that we can now […]State aid: Commission approves €106.7 million restructuring aid and €30.2 compensation for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak in favour of French airline Corsair
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, two French measures in favour of Corsair, an airline active in passenger and cargo transport mainly to French overseas territories. The first measure consists in €106.7 million of restructuring aid for the company. The […]This is where people live the longest in the EU
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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 Spain and Italy have the longest-lived populations in the EU.There are large variations in life expectancy across Europe, a new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report shows.The data reflects the […]Gender equality: Breaking the glass ceiling
December 13, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Raluca Corina Oprea, the President of the Romanian Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (FASMR), a national member organization of IFMSA and is a doctor who has just experienced graduating during the coronavirus pandemic at Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi, Romania. She […]Bridging the Gender Gap: Necessity and its Relevance in Today’s World
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Pratima Jasti, a 2nd year medical student at MBSS in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar. 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 writer […]New volunteering programme for young people in Europe and beyond agreed
December 11, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Friday, Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on the European Solidarity Corps for 2021-2027, worth more than one billion EUR. “Today’s agreement is excellent news for young people in the EU and beyond. The programme will start in January 2021 and Parliament […]EU tax haven blacklist not catching worst offenders
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs adopted a resolution setting out changes to be made to the system used to draw up the EU list of tax havens, which they deem is currently “confusing and ineffective”. The EU’s list of tax havens, set up in 2017, has had a […]Artificial Intelligence: guidelines for military and non-military use
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, the Legal Affairs Committee adopted guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for military purposes and in the health and justice sectors. MEPs reiterate their call for an EU legal framework with definitions and ethical principles. These rules need to ensure […]Agreement on EU instrument supporting border management and common visa policy
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On Thursday, Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the border management fund for 2021-2027, worth 6.241 billion EUR. The fund will support strong and effective European integrated border management at the external borders, as well as a common visa policy to […]European Parliament, Council Presidency and Commission make progress towards a political agreement on new EU rules for attracting highly qualified employees from third countries
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The German Council Presidency, the European Parliament and the Commission today discussed in a constructive atmosphere the main political elements of the reform of the EU Blue Card directive. The three institutions consider the reform of the EU Blue Card a key element to […]Team Europe: EU and Germany join forces with the Government of Bangladesh to safeguard the livelihoods of workers in export-oriented industries
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union and Germany are joining forces with the Government of Bangladesh and will provide €113 million to safeguard the livelihoods of vulnerable workers in the garment and leather export-oriented industries. Due to the unprecedented socio-economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, these workers […]This is how we can save millions of people from extreme poverty after COVID-19
December 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content Millions more people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new United Nations study says.A sluggish economic recovery will add 200 million to the number of the world’s […]Closing the gaps in accelerating women’s right: the role of medical students
December 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Meeshan Singhal, a 23 year-old 3rd year medical student at Rural medical college from Maharashtra, India. He 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 writer and do […]Security Union: Commission welcomes political agreement on removing terrorist content online
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. Once adopted, the Regulation will ensure that online platforms play a more active role in detecting terrorist […]Relations with the UK: Commission proposes targeted contingency measures to prepare for possible “no-deal” scenario
December 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. While the Commission will continue to do its utmost to reach a mutually beneficial agreement with the UK, there is now significant uncertainty whether a deal will be in place on 1 January 2021. The European Commission has today put forward a set of […]Deal on EU funds for common asylum, migration and integration policies up to 2027
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, EP and Council reached a political agreement over the budgetary priorities of EU asylum, migration and integration policies over the next seven years. The renewed Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), part of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027, will amount to […]Deal on financing a just energy transition in EU regions
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, EP and Council reached a provisional agreement on setting up the Just Transition Fund to mitigate the social impact of greening the economy. The Just Transition Fund (JTF), worth 17.5 billion EUR, is one of the EU’s key tools to support regions […]4 myths about corruption
December 10, 2020 by Leave a 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 9 December is International Anti-Corruption Day.During COVID-19, corruption has seen funds diverted away from those in need, says the United Nations Secretary-General.From the prevalence of corruption in rich countries to its connection […]
