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8 March Mar 2016 1744 08 March 2016 #IWD2016
#IWD2016: 2015 saw a lot of progress for women's rights, but we cannot afford to be complacent. The march for International Women's Day in Brussels highlighted the many reasons why: from inequality, to gender-based violence and discrimination, we still have a long way to go before we achieve gender equality. 117 years, to be precise.
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7 March Mar 2016 1237 07 March 2016 TTIP is not expected to lead to a reducing levels of social protection, says a newly report
A 2016 study conducted by the World Trade Institute suggests that a comprehensive TTIP agreement will lead to a permanent increase in GDP levels for 27 Member States ranging from 0.3 to 1.6%. While regulatory cooperation can facilitate trade through lower transaction costs, which in terms of social impact may again result in income gains, income redistribution and labor reallocation
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4 March Mar 2016 1538 04 March 2016 Will the EU pass the unity test?
Member States have another chance to save face and stop the political theater. The International Organization for Migration (OIM) Belgian regional director Eugenio Ambrosi shares his expectations.
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26 February Feb 2016 1251 26 February 2016 Avoiding deaths at sea is not a utopia. Sant'Egidio achieves "safe passages"
On Monday the 29th, a group of a hundred refugees will reach Europe by the so-called "safe flights”. An initiative of the Community of Sant'Egidio and some Protestant churches.
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26 February Feb 2016 1014 26 February 2016 The important role of immigrants in our economy
Too much of the rhetoric on immigration focuses on things like stealing jobs from locals, more criminal violence and increasing the burden of government for the native-born. Contrary to those concerns, recent studies show that migrants represent an important pool of potential entrepreneurs. They creates jobs and value, both economically and of a more socio-cultural nature.
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24 February Feb 2016 1016 24 February 2016 It takes a Duo, a migrant and an elderly person, to find a job
The association Duo For a Job connects refugees with professionals over fifty who will support the new comers in their search for work. A relationship that and in the end, say the volunteers, you no longer know who supported whom.
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23 February Feb 2016 0936 23 February 2016 Welcome to Zeebrugge, the new Calais of Belgium
The stories and aspirations of a group of Iranian refugees hoping to reach England. In the meantime, they are stuck in the town of Zeebrugge: a place that risks becoming the new migrant crisis in Europe.
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18 February Feb 2016 1123 18 February 2016 Social dialogue in a time of new challenges and changes
The study “Conditions and Criteria for Social Dialogue in Europe – the Workers’ Perspective” aims at outlining the development and the current status of the Social Dialogue in Europe and at characterizing the framework which is required to guarantee its success in the Europe of today.
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16 February Feb 2016 0954 16 February 2016 EU launches new European Medical Corps to respond faster to emergencies
Medical teams and assets will be available for rapid deployment when an emergency strikes inside and outside the EU.
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12 February Feb 2016 1004 12 February 2016 The good practices that fostered the integration of refugees
A new OECD report highlights how some countries were able to manage and integrate refugees. An example? In Sweden, new arrivals are systematically informed of job opportunities in meetings with the public employment service upon reception of their residence permit.