This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs voted on measures to improve conditions for workers on digital labour platforms, particularly on their employment status and automated systems monitoring their work. The Employment Committee adopted on Monday a draft negotiating mandate on new rules to improve the working conditions in platform […]Digital workers: better working conditions and protection of rights
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs voted on measures to improve conditions for workers on digital labour platforms, particularly on their employment status and automated systems monitoring their work. The Employment Committee adopted on Monday a draft negotiating mandate on new rules to improve the working conditions in platform […]17 ways technology could change the world by 2027
May 10, 2022 by 3 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Saemoon Yoon, Community Lead, Technology Pioneers, World Economic Forum Innovation is critical to the future well-being of society and to driving economic growth.The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer community is composed of early to growth-stage companies from around […]NextGenerationEU: European Commission raises an additional €5 billion in support for Europe’s recovery
February 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In its first bond syndication of 2022, the European Commission has today raised a further €5 billion in NextGenerationEU funds on behalf of the EU in yet another successful deal. Due on 6 July 2051, the 30-year bond – executed as an increase to […]There are even nanoplastics at the North and South Poles – and they’re a bigger problem than we thought
January 28, 2022 by Leave a 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 Nanoplastic has for the first time been discovered at both the poles, indicating these tiny particles are widespread.They are formed when larger plastics break down and are probably spread by air currents.We […]Teaming up to decarbonize real estate: This is how cities can achieve 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: Guy Grainger, Global Head of Sustainability Services & ESG, JLL There is widespread support for a more collaborative approach to achieving net zero for cities.Strong partnerships between city governments, real estate occupiers and investors are instrumental to driving […]Effective crypto regulation takes time and caution. Here’s why
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Marcela Trocha, a second year medical student at Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS) in Poland. She is affiliated with 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 […]The historic female struggle in medicine
July 10, 2021 by 3 Comments
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Caroline Ayumi Waricoda Horaguti, a 24 years old medical student at Cesumar University, Brasil. She is affiliated with 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 […]COVID-19 Therapeutics Strategy: Commission identifies five promising candidate therapeutics
June 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU Strategy on COVID-19 Therapeutics delivers today its first outcome, with the announcement of the first portfolio of five therapeutics that could soon be available to treat patients across the EU. Four of these therapeutics are monoclonal antibodies under rolling review by the […]State aid: Commission approves €1.9 billion Czech scheme to support companies in context of coronavirus outbreak
May 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved an approximately € 1.9 billion (CZK 50 billion) Czech scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “Many […]Singapore is building a ‘forest town’ with abundant green spaces and underground roads
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content In Singapore, the ‘forest town’ of Tengah is being built on land once home to a brickworks and later used for military training.Vehicles will run underground to make the eco-development’s town centre safer […]Consequences of COVID-19 on African Caribbean Pacific and EU countries
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) calls on the EU to make COVID-19 vaccines a global public good that is accessible to all. The ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly (JPA) adopted on Friday a resolution calling on the EU and its member state to provide greater […]Why the future of food must be blue as well as green
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Beatrice Crona, Associate professor, deputy science director, Stockholm Resilience Centre & Jim Leape, William and Eva Price Senior Fellow, Woods Institute; Co-Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University Blue foods tend to be ignored in discussions about how […]Coronavirus global response: 45 EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flights deliver over 1,000 tonnes of medical aid
July 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following a new EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight to South Sudan today carrying 41 tonnes of supplies, the Commission has now coordinated and financed the delivery of over 1,100 tons of medical equipment to critical areas in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Countries supported […]4 fixes for equipment supply chains before the next COVID-19 waves hit
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rebecca Liao, Co-Founder and Executive Vice-President, SKUChain The COVID-19 crises forced governments to build new international supply chains nearly overnight. New innovations, such as blockchain, can make the supply chain more efficient, less risky and increase the velocity […]What is an immunity passport and could it work?
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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 Faced with deep recession, governments around the world are considering the use of immunity passports to allow a degree of normality to return. Chile may be one of the first countries to […]This electric plane has flown successfully for 30 minutes – is this the future of flying?
June 12, 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: David Elliott, Senior Writer, Formative Content World’s largest all-electric plane flew for half an hour over Washington State. It’s a significant development in electrifying flights for short distances. But battery technology is a big obstacle to longer journeys. […]Don’t believe the hype: offices are here to stay
June 4, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christian Ulbrich, Chief Executive Officer, JLL The huge shift to home-working caused by COVID-19 has led many to wonder whether offices have a future. But the shift has not been welcomed by – nor is it easy for […]EU budget: Commission takes steps to make €11.5 billion available for crisis repair and recovery in 2020
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today proposed modifications to its budget for 2020 to make €11.5 billion for crisis repair and recovery available already in 2020. Once available, the funds will go to help the regions most in need, support businesses and those in need outside […]EP wants data protection guaranteed before allowing fingerprint exchange with UK
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. As long as guarantees on reciprocity and data protection are not in place, Council should not allow fingerprint data exchange between the UK and EU countries, say MEPs. MEPs rejected the Council draft implementing decision on the exchange of fingerprints with the UK with […]10 ways COVID-19 could reshape offices
April 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: Harry Kretchmer, Senior Writer, Formative Content Millions of people in China have returned to work, and other countries are considering easing lockdowns in phases. Organizations should plan how to adapt offices to comply with social distancing rules. Real […]State aid: Commission approves €3 billion Portuguese guarantee schemes for SMEs and midcaps affected by Coronavirus outbreak
March 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has found four Portuguese guarantee schemes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and midcaps affected by the Coronavirus outbreak to be in line with EU State aid rules. The schemes, with a total budget of €3 billion, were approved under the […]
Migration: Commission takes action to find solutions for unaccompanied migrant children on Greek islands
March 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following President von der Leyen’s visit to Greece on Tuesday, together with the Presidents of the other EU institutions, the Commission presented its Action Plan for immediate measures to support Greece, which was welcomed by the Ministers at the extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs […]EU to host international donors’ conference for Albania to help with reconstruction after earthquake
January 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. “The EU is happy to announce that the donors’ conference for Albania will be on the 17 February. It’s a donors’ conference following the horrible earthquake in Albania. We want to help Albania in its reconstruction”, President von der Leyen said during the press […]
