This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 6,000 people in Haiti have been forced from their homes by gang violence in almost a month, hampering aid efforts by humanitarian agencies, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Since the end of January, a wave of extreme brutality has led to widespread loss of […]Haiti: Gang violence displaces 6,000 people in one month
February 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 6,000 people in Haiti have been forced from their homes by gang violence in almost a month, hampering aid efforts by humanitarian agencies, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Since the end of January, a wave of extreme brutality has led to widespread loss of […]Nurturing Our Planet: The Imperative of Environmental Care
May 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Alexis Angel Raul Carrera Condo, a dedicated law student at Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, ventured to UNAM in Mexico for exchange studies. 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 […]Commission welcomes deal on electricity market reform
December 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today by the European Parliament and Council on the reform of the EU’s electricity market design. This deal will help the EU build a renewables-based energy system, lower energy bills and better protect consumers from price spikes and empower them to benefit from the […]Artificial Intelligence Act: deal on comprehensive rules for trustworthy AI
December 11, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Safeguards agreed on general purpose artificial intelligence Limitation for the of use biometric identification systems by law enforcement Bans on social scoring and AI used to manipulate or exploit user vulnerabilities Right of consumers to launch complaints and receive meaningful explanations […]Electric car sales have surged in Europe – so why is adoption still slow?
November 14, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Imagine electric cars making up a third of all vehicles on US roads and fleets of battery-powered taxis whizzing around the streets of London and New York City. A vision of the […]Mergers: Commission prohibits proposed acquisition of eTraveli by Booking
September 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has prohibited, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Flugo Group Holdings AB (‘eTraveli’) by Booking Holdings (‘Booking’). The acquisition would have allowed Booking to strengthen its dominant position on the market for hotel online travel agencies (‘OTAs’) in […]Fight against illegal fishing: Commission identifies Trinidad and Tobago as non-cooperating country
September 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission decided to identify the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, giving it a ‘red card’. Today’s decision is based on the EU’s IUU Regulation, which provides for a […]EU Budget 2023: “significant funding” needed to address the consequences of Ukraine war
April 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The priorities for 2023’s EU budget, according to MEPs, should be the economic recovery, health, youth and climate action, and dealing with the impact of the invasion of Ukraine. The resolution adopted by Parliament on Tuesday calls for a “future-oriented budget that matches the […]MEPs to debate Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Josep Borrell
February 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday at 18.30 CET, MEPs will debate Russia’s military assault on Ukraine with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell and Ukrainian parliamentarians. The debate is organised by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Security and Defence Subcommittee and will take place online. […]Mobile health technology: Advances, Facilitations and Promotion of Autonomy
October 4, 2020 by 2 Comments
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Raquel Japiassú Carvalho and Ms. Caroline Ayumi Waricoda Horaguti, a third-year medical student. 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 do not necessarily reflect […]Green Deal: measures to step up the fight against global deforestation
September 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. MEPs outline how the EU can contribute to tackling worldwide deforestation and call for domestic policies to be revised to protect European forests. In the non-binding resolution adopted on Tuesday with 543 votes to 47 and 109 abstentions, in response to a Commission communication, […]Century challenge: inclusion of immigrants in the health system
July 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Amany Gonçalves Robaina, a 21 years old and medicine student at Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), in Blumenau, Santa Catarina – 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 […]What’s the latest on coronavirus antibody tests?
May 19, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Formative Content A new antibody test has been approved by the UK after an independent evaluation showed it had a high degree of accuracy and specificity. The test, developed by Roche, is one of […]Can a package from China cause Coronavirus infection? Debunking the top 7 Coronavirus myths!
April 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Poorvaprabha Patil, a 4th year medical student at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. 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 do not necessarily reflect […]European Defence Fund: EU funds new joint research and industrial projects
April 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is opening calls for proposals to finance up to €160 million in joint defence industrial projects in 2020, and announcing seven new defence research projects selected for more than €23 million of funding under the 2019 budget. Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal […]State aid: Commission approves UK schemes to support SMEs affected by coronavirus outbreak
March 25, 2020 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved two separate UK State aid schemes to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The schemes were approved under the State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the […]Why lockdowns can halt the spread of COVID-19
March 22, 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: Johnny Wood, Senior Writer, Formative Content The UK, US, EU and many other countries are currently in some degree of “lockdown,” with restaurants and bars, shops, schools and gyms closed, and citizens required, or at least strongly encouraged, […]What makes us happy? AI scanned 700,000 journal entries to find out
March 3, 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: Darren Thackeray, Writer, Formative Content Study analyzed 700,000 anonymous journals written by 67,000 individuals. Correlation between positive moods and sleep, healthy eating and exercise. Nearly one in five of children and adolescents have a mental disorder. AI could […]As the inventor of copy and paste dies, here are other computing innovations we take for granted
March 3, 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: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Larry Tesler invented cut and paste, and coined the phrase “user-friendly”. Globally, we now send 188 million emails every minute of every day. 5G technology is expected to generate $3.6 trillion by […]What can be done to avoid the risk of being among the 7 million that will be killed by air pollution in 2020?
February 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Foka Koagne Brice Maxime, an MBBS fifth year medical student at the Jiujiang University Jiangxi province in China. 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 […]A clean energy future with hydrogen could be closer than we think
February 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: Benoît Potier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Air Liquide SA, Hydrogen Council Co-Chair & Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group, Hydrogen Council Co-Chair The cost of hydrogen is expected to drop sharply and imminently. Hydrogen technologies […]Africa-Europe Alliance: Four new financial guarantees worth €216 million signed under the EU External Investment Plan
January 23, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission signed today four guarantee agreements worth €216 million that will help unlock €2 billion to invest in renewables, urban infrastructure and start-ups in Africa and the Neighbourhood. The guarantees were signed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the […]Stop illegal trade in cats and dogs, say MEPs
January 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Better enforcement and tougher sanctions Mandatory EU system of identification of cats and dogs Pet trafficking has negative impact on health, animal welfare and consumer protection To protect animal welfare, consumers and public health, the Environment and Public Health Committee called for EU […]Our indispensable problem: the paradox of modern plastics
January 16, 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: Jim Fitterling, Chief Executive Officer, Dow Plastics have brought enormous benefits along with enormous challenges. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the issue of plastic waste. To tackle it will require a multi-pronged, circular economy-based response. Here’s an […]Here’s how retailers can encourage more sustainable behaviour
January 8, 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: Shireen El Khatib, Chief Executive Officer, Shopping Malls, Majid Al Futtaim Retailers have a unique opportunity to encourage positive behavioural change The key is to make it easier for consumers to make better choices The prize can be […]Would a digital border tax slow down adoption of 3D printing?
January 8, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jimena Sotelo, Project Lead, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum & Venkataraman Sundareswaran, Fellow, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum 3D printing files are not currently subject to customs duties. Imposing digital duties could slow the adoption of 3DP adoption […]Parliament boosts efforts to improve its environmental performance
December 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Monday the Parliament’s Bureau, the body that lays down the institution is working rules, unveiled ambitious environmental targets for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term. The European Parliament embraces its commitment to making a positive contribution to sustainable development politically, legislatively and operationally. European Parliament […]MFF: Commission’s plan “impossible to implement” with Finnish proposal
December 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. For Parliament’s negotiating team, the preliminary proposal by Finland’s presidency of the Council for the next long-term budget of the EU would “condemn the European Union to failure”. Today, the Finnish presidency of the Council circulated a “negotiating box” on the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial […]Chart of the day: This is why we need to protect nature’s pollinators
December 10, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Writer, Formative Content Pollinators like bees are essential to 35% of crop production. Foods including coffee, tomatoes and cocoa all depend on them. 40% of the world’s insect species are threatened with extinction. There is an […]The importance of Yellow September and suicide prevention in Brazil
December 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ridson Guilherme Parente de Aguiar and Francisco Emanoel Albuquerque de Souza Júnior, medical students at Christus University Center (UNICHRISTUS). 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 […]Privatization of the health sector and the right to receive treatment
December 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed Aljabri, a third year medical student at Hadramout university/ Hadramout governorate/ Yemen. 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 reflect IFMSA’s […]Poor public health funding: a colossal risk to health inequalities
December 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Kayode Ayomide Timilehin, a 20-year-old medical student from The Federal Republic of Nigeria. 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 reflect […]Military Medicine and its Relationship with Antibiotic Therapy
December 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Pedro Henrique Della Garza Oiticica Moreira, a Brazilian academic in the 6th Semester of Medical School of the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – Campus Governador Valadares. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The […]
