This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission is concerned that the proposed transaction would further entrench Google’s market position in the online advertising markets by increasing the […]Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission is concerned that the proposed transaction would further entrench Google’s market position in the online advertising markets by increasing the […]Cultivating mental well-being while tackling food insecurity
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Ruth Yan, a graduate-entry medical student at University College Cork (Ireland). 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 IFMSA’s […]How AI is bringing the ‘dark matter of nutrition’ to light, unlocking the power of plants
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jim Flatt, CEO & Co-founder, Brightseed Humans lack a molecular understanding of plants and do not fully understand their nutritional potential. Emerging technologies, such as AI and machine learning, are helping us see and understand the full power […]Coronavirus is creating retirement insecurity. These 10 steps can diffuse the timebomb of an ageing population
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andre Belelieu, Head of Insurance and Asset Management, World Economic Forum & Yvonne Sonsino, Partner MCG, Mercer (MMC) To redesign a retirement that builds the necessary financial resilience for longer lives, the World Economic Forum and Mercer have […]Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains – but should they?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winnie Yeh, Lead, Platform Acceleration, World Economic Forum Demand for cobalt, and other metals for batteries used in mobile electronics and electric vehicles, is forecasted to dramatically increase. A potential new source of minerals from the deep-sea could […]Quality coffee can boost local economies and benefit farmers – here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Guillaume Le Cunff, CEO, Nestlé Nespresso S.A. Supporting the sale of high-quality coffees can help restore livelihoods in regions hit hard by conflict and climate change. Training can be key in helping farmers maximize sustainable farming practices, and […]The World Bank’s 2020 country classifications explained
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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 Seven countries have moved into a higher income bracket in the World Bank’s latest country classifications. Three have fallen. This year’s groupings could change radically once the effects of the pandemic are […]How can we overcome the racial barriers to global health parity?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bertram L. Scott, Chairman, American Heart Association & Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association The pandemic has laid bare longstanding racial health inequalities. A host of factors lie behind these disparities. Targeted funding and communications can […]Mental health: privilege in coronavirus times
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr Ronny Alexander Llumiquinga Achi, a 2nd semester student at ESPOCH´s (Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo) medical school, located in Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece […]Why patients need access to global data: a patient’s view
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Brad Power, Founder, Reengineering Cancer Treatment Patients need to be able to access real-world data from other patients about treatments so they can determine, with their physicians, the best treatment options for themselves. Barriers to global data sharing, […]New poll shows what people think coronavirus will do to their economies
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Formative Content A YouGov survey uncovers wide variation in people’s economic circumstances and outlook ahead of the looming recession. The global recession is the biggest concern for people in all economies surveyed. Mexicans are […]Mental health in the pandemic: how to stay emotionally stable?
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Rebeca Feitosa Dória Alves and Renata Carvalho Almeida, currently second year medical students from Tirandentes University of Aracaju, located in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed […]Member States’ compliance with EU law in 2019: more work needed
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of EU Law sets out how the Commission monitored and enforced EU law in 2019, and the performance of Member States in various policy areas. The effective enforcement of EU law matters to citizens as it upholds […]Coronavirus: Commission concludes talks to secure future coronavirus vaccine for Europeans
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has concluded exploratory talks with a pharmaceutical company to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19. The envisaged contract with Sanofi would provide for an option for all EU Member States to purchase the vaccine. It is envisaged that, once a vaccine […]What’s needed to ensure maternal health for women in vulnerable populations
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tertia van der Walt, Midwife, Tauranga, New Zealand Hundreds of women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy or childbirth. Increased awareness and engagement can ensure that pregnant women and mothers around the world have the […]Data is the new gold. This is how it can benefit everyone – while harming no one
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Derek O’Halloran, Head of Shaping the Future of Digital Economy and New Value Creation, World Economic Forum & Francisco D’Souza, Co-Founder, Cognizant; Fellow, World Economic Forum Digitalization is yielding vast quantities of data, which offer opportunities for business, […]This is how COVID-19 is affecting informal workers
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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 More than 60% of the global workforce is classed as informally employed. They lack access to a lot of the support they need to cope with the coronavirus downturn. In poorer countries, […]Why are Black people in the UK more at risk from COVID-19?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bayo Adelaja, CEO, Do it Now Now COVID-19 is exploiting and exacerbating existing systemic biases against Black people in the UK. Given this context, addressing these issues has never been more urgent. Here are two possible places to […]Mental and comportamental health in the pandemic context
July 26, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Nícolas Patrícius de Medeiros Leite, a third year medicine student from the State University of Rio Grande do Norte and member of IFMSA Brazil – UERN, Brazil. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The […]Financial stability: Commission addresses risks of Libor cessation
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today proposed to amend EU rules on financial benchmarks. The aim of this proposal is to ensure that when a widely used benchmark is phased out – as is now the case – it does not cause disruptions to the […]EU Security Union Strategy: connecting the dots in a new security ecosystem
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission sets out a new EU Security Union Strategy for the period 2020 to 2025, focusing on priority areas where the EU can bring value to support Member States in fostering security for all those living in Europe. From combatting terrorism […]The Great Reset requires FinTechs – and FinTechs require a common approach to cybersecurity
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Seán Doyle, Project Lead, Industry Solutions, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Financial Technology (FinTech) providers are key to the structural enhancement of financial services during the Great Reset. Cybersecurity is critical to ensuring consumers and businesses can […]Digitalising and modernising judicial cooperation: Council endorses provisional agreement reached with the European Parliament on service of documents and taking of evidence
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Council endorsed the provisional agreement reached with European Parliament on 30 June, on the European Commission’s amended regulations for the service of documents and the taking of evidence abroad. Vĕra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency and Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice […]Coronavirus global response: 2 EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flights to South Sudan and new funding
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight arrived in Juba, as part of the European support to vulnerable countries during the coronavirus pandemic. The flight carried on board humanitarian supplies and medical equipment needed to support the national response to the pandemic. Another flight […]EU summit compromise: positive step for recovery, inadequate in the long-term
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Commenting on the conclusions of the 17-21 July EU summit, EP negotiators welcome the recovery fund but warn that their agreement to the long-term EU budget cannot be taken for granted. After five days of intense discussions, the Heads of State and Government reached […]Integration of migrants: Commission launches a public consultation and call for an expert group on the views of migrants
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission is launching an EU-wide public consultation to gather views on new actions that could be taken at EU level to promote the integration and social inclusion of migrants and people with a migrant background. The Commission is also launching a call […]COVID-19 has accelerated the digital transformation of higher education
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samuel Martin-Barbero, Presidential Distinguished Fellow, University of Miami Developing a virtual culture for universities will require both imaginative and creative implementation, as well as open leadership, and an innovative mentality. Learning technology should not be envisioned as a […]The hazards of “heroism” in the time of COVID-19
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robert Waldinger, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School The word “hero” has been used a great deal during the pandemic. But this label is not always helpful, and can have negative consequences. Here are some suggestions for how […]Humanitarian Aid: €64 million for most vulnerable in Southern Africa
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is providing €64.7 million in humanitarian aid for countries in the southern Africa region to help support people in need dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, extreme weather conditions such as persistent drought in the region and other crises. Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis […]What kind of action on social justice should we expect from companies in the future?
July 20, 2020 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Peter Bakker, President and CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development & John Elkington, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Volans Companies which embrace Corporate Social Reasonability (CSR) activities have been proven to have higher profitability and employee loyalty but […]Trust in facial recognition technology can be achieved. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum & Lofred Madzou, Project Lead, AI & Machine Learning, World Economic Forum & Sébastien Louradour, Fellow, Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum The potential to […]The brain amidst COVID-19 pandemic
July 20, 2020 by 4 Comments
This article was exclusively written for The Sting by one of our passionate readers, Ms Parisa Ijaz, student at the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila. Pakistan. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. If you experience a racing heartbeat or tightness in your […]Fighting Depression In the Isolation of COVID-19
July 19, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr Muhammad Ahmad Wajid, an aspiring medical student from Sahiwal Medical College, Pakistan, currently in 4th year MBBS. 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 […]
