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March 21, 2014
With all the media focusing on Russia and Ukraine, it might seem the biggest problem that the EU citizens face is the possibility of war. Thing is, that’s not true. War is something that might or might not come, and certainly not anytime soon. Here and now though, the biggest problem is unemployment. … » read more
March 20, 2014
By Natalia Alonso, Oxfam Europe is running the risk of a lost generation. Hit by growing economic inequality and poverty, governments are failing to provide good quality public services and to close the gap between the rich and the poor. As public outcry increases, it should become clear to European Union leaders meeting in Brussels… » read more
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Le 13 Mars 2014, le Parlement Européen, en session plénière, a approuvé avec les Etats membres un projet d’accord sur les fonds asile et migration. Alors qu’une augmentation du budget asile a déjà été décidée, on constate déjà des limites à l’application du paquet asile, notamment dans le partage des charges entre les Etats. (cf.article… » read more
The European Parliament approved on 25 February a resolution on “Combating violence against women”. One out of three European women has been victim of physical or sexual violence, and this affects hugely European societies. In fact, according to rapporteur Parvanova, violence against women is both a violation of human rights as well as of social… » read more
March 18, 2014
“This is Europe in the making! Half of all those who are leaving the country are moving to other European countries. Should we still call this emigration? Shouldn’t we, in fact, be pleased about this development and view it as a manifestation of an emerging European citizenry?” – Jean-Luc Biacabe, economist at the Chamber of… » read more
Guest blogpost by Soulaima Gourani is a member of Europe’s “40 under 40″ club of thinkers, a member of the “Nordic Thinkers 20″, an author and blogger (full profile on LinkedIn). Youth unemployment remains a major issue in most EU countries. Eurostat estimates that 26.231 million men and women were unemployed in January 2014. It’s… » read more
March 13, 2014
With 5.6 million unemployed young people (under 25) in the EU – and this figure will only rise the coming years – the necessity for drastic labour market improvement becomes enormous. One of the solutions to alleviate the dreadful situation of Europe’s young is to promote youth entrepreneurship. Growth doesn’t come from existing companies, so… » read more
March 10, 2014
By Matti Kohonen, Oxfam’s EU policy advisor Saturday marked International Woman’s Day, a global celebration and awareness initiative which highlights the socio-economic difficulties women face on a day to day basis, as well as ways we can tackle this. The European Union have long trumpeted their credentials on the issue, but despite on-going, promising rhetoric,… » read more
March 7, 2014
“Extreme nationalism is not choosy; it is an equal-opportunity hater. Its real victim is Europe and the idea of Europe,” Bono said. “Europe cannot just be the legal alternative to extreme nationalism; it must become the passionate alternative.” – Bono, lead singer of U2, at the meeting of the European People’s party in Dublin, Thursday… » read more
March 3, 2014
‘… On behalf of The Economist‘s home country, we invite you to come and work here. (…) Although our leaders seem to have forgotten, Britain pushed for your country to join the EU, knowing that you would one day turn up on our doorstep. The going will be rough at first. But the history of… » read more
March 2, 2014
La Cour a jugé le jeudi 27 février que l’allocation financière que les Etats membres doivent accorder aux demandeurs d’asile lorsqu’un logement ne leur est pas fourni en nature une allocation suffisante pour leur permettre de trouver un logement sur le marché locatif privé. Elle précise que cette allocation peut leur être versée par des… » read more
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February 27, 2014
By Joop Hazenberg With three months until the next elections of the European Parliament, it is time to consider the possible impact on Europe’s business climate. The outlook is anything but rosy. Here’s an outlook on the private sector’s lobby agenda for the next term of the European Parliament and the European Commission.
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“In Europe, 74 percent of education providers were confident that their graduates were prepared for work, but only 38 percent of youth and 35 percent of employers agreed” states the Mc Kinsey report, which was released Mid-January 2014. This statement, based on a meticulous research carried out toward 5,300 youth, 2,600 employers, and 700 post-secondary… » read more
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February 25, 2014
In my previous post under this title, Building Hope, I talked of a Union Party, and I wondered about the values it should uphold. While there is no definitive list of values to be upheld, I do believe that some of them are innate and should form the basis of any political activity aimed at… » read more
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February 24, 2014
La ligue des jeunes électeurs (League of Young Voters) et l’Institut international pour la démocratie et l’aide électoral International IDEA) viennent de publier un rapport sur le désintérêt croissant d’une majorité de jeunes pour les élections européennes. Les jeunes constatent aucun intérêt réel des partis politiques européens pour les sujets qui les préoccupent tout particulièrement… » read more
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February 19, 2014
One of the topics discussed at the ESPAS conference in Brussels this week was about the implications of rapidly rising average longevity in advanced countries for the pension and social security systems. The short answer to that question is simple: our pension and social security systems cannot deal will as many old people as demographers… » read more
February 18, 2014
AEGEE-Europe enthusiastically welcomes the decision of the Council of Europe (CoE) to include volunteers’ time in the grants that they are opened to youth organisations through the European Youth Foundation, bringing into reality the concept of volunteers time recognition (VTR). The CoE specifies VTR is “a contribution people provide of their own free will to… » read more
February 16, 2014
Putin is Russia’s President and strongman, but also he is the chairman of United Russia, a political force that describes itself as conservative. In the past Soviet Russia was opposed to the West on the basis of ideology. But isn’t a new ideology beginning to replace old political divisions? The negative attitude vis-à-vis gay marriage… » read more
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By Lukas Schürch Swiss voters narrowly accepted a right-wing initiative to curb immigration. How did this happen? And what’s next for the EU-Swiss relations: is the Swiss “bilateral way” now shut off, and will the country lose its fruitful exchange with the rest of Europe?
February 5, 2014
For a couple of (off-the record) interviews I headed off to Paris. There I met Francois Heisbourg, the ‘ardent European federalist’ who has sparked controversy with his latest book La fin du rêve européen. He claims that to save the European Union, we must dismantle the eurozone and re-introduce national currencies. For someone who is… » read more
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