This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Maria Carolina Sawadi Guizilini and Ms. Maria Victória Lima Waquim, two medical students at Unicesumar, Brazil . They are 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 […]Medical education and violence against women: a gap in women’s rights
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Maria Carolina Sawadi Guizilini and Ms. Maria Victória Lima Waquim, two medical students at Unicesumar, Brazil . They are 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 […]The European Climate Pact: empowering citizens to shape a greener Europe
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission today launched the European Climate Pact, an EU-wide initiative inviting people, communities and organisations to participate in climate action and build a greener Europe. As part of the European Green Deal, the Climate Pact offers a space for everyone to share information, […]Security Union: A Counter-Terrorism Agenda and stronger Europol to boost the EU’s resilience
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is presenting a new Counter-Terrorism Agenda for the EU to step up the fight against terrorism and violent extremism and boost the EU’s resilience to terrorist threats. Building on the work done in recent years, the Agenda seeks to support Member […]A fundamental transport transformation: Commission presents its plan for green, smart and affordable mobility
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission presented today its ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’ together with an Action Plan of 82 initiatives that will guide our work for the next four years. This strategy lays the foundation for how the EU transport system can achieve its green […]5 steps to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carlos Grau Tanner, Director-General, Global Express Association & Sean Doherty, Head, International Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum As COVID-19 vaccines become available, the question becomes how to distribute them around the world.The Global Express Association proposes key […]Deal on an enhanced information system for visas in the EU
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament and Council’s negotiators agreed on a reform of the Visa Information System that works well with key databases and respects fundamental rights. According to the political agreement reached on Tuesday, the future Visa Information System (VIS) Regulation will establish clear conditions for access […]Should trade continue to be global after the pandemic?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simon Cooper, Chief Executive, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Bank The advantages China offers will not become available closer to home and the costs of reshoring are high and often prohibitive.Opportunities for global trade will be […]Home working has exposed us all to more cybercrime. Here’s how to close the breach
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ruth Shoham, Chief Executive for Strategy and Partnerships, Israeli National Cyber Directorate & Yosi Aviram, Director, Cyber Cooperation, Israeli National Cyber Directorate Cybercrime’s attack surface has increased because of the switch to home working. • There is a […]Medical students and their ability to edify women’s rights
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Luísa Eugênio Farias, 22 years old, a first year medical student at UNICESUMAR, located in Maringá, Brazil. 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 and […]Detecting online child sexual abuse requires strong safeguards
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Civil Liberties Committee wants safeguards to ensure that tools used to detect and remove online child sexual abuse respect people’s fundamental rights. The proposed regulation will provide for limited and temporary changes to the rules governing the privacy of electronic communications so that […]Team Europe: Digital4Development Hub launched to help shape a fair digital future across the globe
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will officially launch the Digital4Development (D4D) Hub in the presence of representatives from the five Hub-founding EU Member States, under the German EU Council Presidency. The platform gathers key stakeholders from EU Member States, private sector, […]Commission welcomes political agreement on InvestEU
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on the InvestEU Regulation. The political agreement, pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament Plenary and the Council, lays the ground […]Mergers: Commission approves DIC’s acquisition of BASF Colors & Effects, subject to conditions
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of BASF Colors & Effects by the DIC Corporation (‘DIC’). The approval is conditional on full compliance with a commitments package offered by DIC. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of […]We can’t wait to act on emissions. Here’s how to get to net zero
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Anthony Robert Hobley, Execituve Director, Mission Possible, World Economic Forum COVID-19 has caused the largest emissions drop since World War II, giving us a head start on limiting global temperature rise by 2030. Companies have a major responsibility […]European Union and African Union sign partnership to scale up preparedness for health emergencies
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched a new partnership initiative to strengthen the capacity of Africa CDC to prepare for and respond to public health threats in Africa. […]Coronavirus response: Commission welcomes agreement on crucial VAT relief for vaccines and testing kits
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has welcomed the adoption today of important new measures which will enable Member States to relieve EU hospitals, medical practitioners and individuals of Value-Added Tax (VAT) when acquiring coronavirus vaccines and testing kits. The new rules, adopted unanimously by all Member States […]Why collaboration will be key to creating the workforce of the future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nicky Black, Director, Social and Economic Development, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) The COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the technological changes already disrupting the workforce and the mining and metals sector;The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs […]Women in medicine: carrying on historic struggles and broadening horizons
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr João Pedro Cadore and Ms. Eduarda Pereira de Barros, two fourth year medical students at UniCesumar, Brazil. 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 […]EU Budget 2021 deal: supporting the recovery
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have fought for and obtained better support for key EU programmes creating jobs, tackling the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and boosting climate action. On Friday, the negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a common understanding on the 2021 EU […]State aid: Commission requires Italy to put an end to tax exemptions for ports
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has required Italy to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to its ports, in order to align its tax regime with EU State aid rules. Profits earned by port authorities from economic activities must be taxed under normal national corporate tax […]Why COVID-19 shows the future not the end of globalization
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Pearson, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express, Deutsche Post DHL The COVID-19 pandemic shows us that global connectedness is not a problem, but a solution that can benefit us all;Despite the pandemic, globalization has proved far more robust […]The Fight for Women’s Rights
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Jainil Devani, a First Year Medical Student at GMERS Gotri Medical College, Vadodara, 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 not necessarily […]6.1 billion EUR for sustainable fisheries and safeguarding fishing communities
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On Friday, EU legislators reached a provisional agreement on how EU countries will be able to spend funds allocated to fisheries and aquaculture for 2021-2027. The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) for the period 2021-2027 amounts to 6.1 billion EUR (6.108 billion […]COVID-19 put 1.6 billion children out of school. Here’s how to upgrade education post-pandemic
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amel Karboul, CEO, Education Outcomes Fund • Many of the 1.6 billion children out of school during the pandemic may never return. • Of those who do, more than half will not receive the education required for basic […]Web Summit: EIB finances Worldsensing with €10 million to develop next-generation industrial monitoring solution
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU bank supports the start-up’s R&D strategy, focused on innovative growth and market expansion.The company’s product Loadsensing increases reliability, efficiency and safety of critical infrastructures through monitoring within mining, construction andThe project is supported by the Investment Plan for Europe and is expected […]How the US election result could light the touch paper of hope for disability justice
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Austin, CEO, Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub Expansive notions of power help to drive social progress.The incoming US administration represents a stride forwards for inclusion.Some 900m disabled people around the world lack basic aids like wheelchairs or […]How to make your business thrive by doing good
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Laurent Marbacher, Author and consultant and Isaac Getz Author and professor, ESCP Europe Business School Doing good indiscriminately is a pitfall, because it’s not effective enough.A company cannot maximize its profits and minimize its environmental damage at the […]Medical students: catalysts to close the gender gap
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Elissa A. ABI FADEL, a 6th year medical school at the Lebanese University, and practicing her internship in Lebanese hospital Geitaoui. 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 […]European Democracy Action Plan: making EU democracies stronger
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is presenting today its European Democracy Action Plan to empower citizens and build more resilient democracies across the EU. Standing up to challenges to our democratic systems from rising extremism and perceived distance between people and politicians, the Action Plan sets […]State aid: Commission approves €20 million voucher scheme to support access to broadband services by students in Greece
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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 a €20 million voucher scheme to help students in Greece access broadband services and benefit from remote online learning. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said:” This €20 million Greek voucher […]Agreement on EU funding for cross-border projects
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, EU institutions reached a provisional agreement on European territorial cooperation and the financing of cross-border projects for 2021-2027. The total resources available for cross-border cooperation for the period 2021-2027, through the EU Interreg instrument, are set at 8 billion EUR (8 050 […]College read-out by HR/VP Josep Borrell on the New Transatlantic Agenda for Global Change
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Good afternoon, We have just finished our weekly College [of Commissioners] meeting. I will give you a brief overview of the points we discussed. The College adopted an EU Strategy for continued COVID-19 control measures, which is our contribution to next week’s European Council […]This is how good governance can make sure technology works for everyone
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Harry Kretchmer, Senior Writer, Formative Content Emerging technologies will have a vital role in the recovery from the pandemic and avoiding future crises.But regulation is not keeping pace with innovation in fast-moving areas such as fintech and facial […]
