Time for EU to walk the talk on 2030 sustainable development agenda

Staff

SDG Watch Europe, an alliance of 70 organisations including the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Plan International and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), has today (6 June) written to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker calling for him to adopt, as a matter of urgency, an overarching strategy to guide implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

To divest or not to divest - What is the question?

Monica Straniero

The discussion in the session ‘To divest or not to divest – What is the question?’, which took place at the European Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly on 26 May 2016 has centered on the fossil fuel divestment and explored whether foundations should divest their endowments as part of their response to climate change.

CONCORD: 2015 EU aid heavily inflated by in-donor refugee costs

Staff

Growing spending on in-donor refugee costs masks real cuts in European aid. By counting these inflated elements of aid – which CONCORD maintains is not ‘real’ aid as it does not contribute to sustainable development in developing countries – donors were able to technically report record levels of aid in 2015.

We need to invest in welfare state to fight poverty

Staff

Europe is losing the battle against poverty. Caritas new report "End Poverty in Europe – Our solutions to make it happen" offers solutions to win this battle.

Living with diabetes and educating others

Staff

On 7 April 2016, World Health Organization marks World Health Day with a focus on "beating diabetes". In the WHO European Region, an estimated 64 million people live with diabetes. Here is the story of one of them: Idriz, a man who learnt to live with type 2 diabetes and made it a priority to help others with diabetes.

Eu Commission offers proposals to overhaul European asylum rules

Martino Pillitteri

The European Commission came up with new ideas for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). EU Asylum system will be based on a fair distribution scheme of refugees between all participating Member States.

Banks rely 'heavily' on tax havens

Monica Straniero

Oxfam says that banks use tax havens for the same purposes as other multinationals. They artificially transfer profits made in the countries where they actually operate to reduce their tax bill.

It’s time to hear the stories of women and girls when shaping asylum and integration policies!

Staff

Caritas Europa’s Shannon Pfohman reminds Eu politicians that no holistic approach will be good enough unless it takes into account the specific needs of migrant women and girls. By doing this, women and girls will be able to avoid situations of vulnerability that the current policies are forcing them into.

Green bonds: an investment for the future of the planet?

Monica Straniero

In times when climate change and environmental degradation have emerged as some of the major global challenges, it has been estimated that approximately $10 trillion will be required in the coming decade to fund the transition to a low-carbon economy. How to pay for it? The growing market of green bond seems to serve as the answer to the climate change.

#womensvoices: female refugees need more rights

Staff

As the refugee crisis continues, the European Women's Lobby and the Women Refugee Commission have joined forces and created the #womensvoices project to draw attention to the hardships faced by women fleeing from conflict, poverty, and climate change.