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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 161.5mn; UN insists on speed of vaccination
The global economic outlook has improved in recent months, but uncertainty remains very high, Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), told a forum here.
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The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 161.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.35 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 161,548,671 and 3,352,915, respectively.
Friday, May 14, 2021
The United States (US) marked a new stage in re-opening its economy this week, allowing vaccinated citizens to remove masks in a number of situations and opening vaccinations up to adolescents as young as 12. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration’s support for negotiating a TRIPS Agreement waiver for COVID-19 related vaccines at the World Trade Organization (WTO) continues to cause debate in the United States and European Union (EU).
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai faced questions from US lawmakers focused on the TRIPS waiver and other trade issues this week, when testifying before the congressional trade committees. The EU27 Heads of State and Government focused on green and digital transitions at an informal Summit in Portugal. In addition, the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament adopted a measure this week that provides post-Brexit certainty to its services sector.
Margrethe Vestager is the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for all things digital. She is also very well known for being the most powerful regulator of big tech in the world. In an exclusive interview, she tells us about the global battle for data, Europe s place in this battle, data sharing, big tech and more.
To watch the full interview with Executive Vice President, Margrethe Vestager, click on the media player above.
Is the European Union in the global battle for data? Why and where are you hoping that this battle will lead?
Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice-President responsible for digital:
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation and modification of a German scheme to support the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and from mine gas, as well as reductions of charges to fund support for electricity from renewable sources, the EU’s competition chief said.
The German Renewable Energy Act (Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz – EEG) 2021 scheme will provide important support to the environmentally-friendly production of electricity, in line with EU rules, European Commission Executive Vice-President in charge of competition policy
Margrethe Vestager said.
“Thanks to this measure, a higher share of electricity in Germany will be produced through renewable energy sources, contributing to further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the objectives of the Green Deal,” she said. “The scheme introduces new features to ensure that aid is kept to the minimum and electricity production occurs in line