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    Should junk food be heavily taxed like cigarettes and alcohol?

    Over half of Europeans were overweight in 2014. Obesity rates are increasing rapidly in almost all EU Member States (except hyper-chic…
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    Live debate on sustainable agriculture: With or without pesticides?

    Can the world feed a growing population without pesticides? Are the environmental and health impacts of pesticides fully understood? Is the…
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    What should the EU budget prioritise?

    Where should the money go? It’s one of the most important (and contentious) questions in any political system. However you approach it, it’s…
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    Should cash be abolished?

    Why do we still use old-fashioned paper money? When everything else in society is going digital, shouldn’t paper and metal cash…
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    Should vaccination be mandatory for all children?

    Childhood vaccination will be mandatory in France from 2018 onward. The move follows similar efforts by the Italian government, which has…
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    How can technology help support an ageing population?

    Europe is getting older. Today, almost 20% of people in the EU are aged 65 or older. This number is steadily…
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    Are European healthcare systems collapsing?

    The prognosis is not good. Unless Europe’s healthcare systems change how they operate, there is a big question mark over how…
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    Should university education be free?

    Education, education, education. That was the pitch from Tony Blair in 1996 when he set out his party’s three main priorities for government….
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    Technology and healthcare: Threat or opportunity?

    Data is now the world’s most valuable resource. Collecting this data and putting it to use could bring enormous benefits to humanity,…
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