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4 February Feb 2016 1634 04 February 2016 Start working to learn more about yourself
The findings of the report “SKILLS MISMATCH 3 Apprenticeship Supply in the European Union, Youth Engagement and the Labour Market" explained by ThinkYoung’s founder Andrea Gerosa
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2 February Feb 2016 1428 02 February 2016 Religious leaders offer concrete proposals against violent extremism
The Harmony call made by the Community of Sant’Egidio was answered by leaders and politicians searching for common ground on current challenges that are facing our societies: terrorism, arrival of migrants in Europe, coexistence and youth education.
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1 February Feb 2016 1259 01 February 2016 Europe is getting the best migrants ever
Syrian activist Bassam Al-Kuwatli shares his views on how to engage the human and professional capital of immigrants and warns of the consequences of the Eu stand-by policy in Syria
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29 January Jan 2016 1154 29 January 2016 Interfaith Harmony Breakfast: Religious and political leaders discuss terrorism and migration
It will take place Monday, February 1st in Brussels.Forty representatives of the Christian churches, the Sunni and Shiite Islam, Judaism and other religions will engage in a dialogue with the Belgian Minister of Justice Koen Geens and Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans.
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21 January Jan 2016 1743 21 January 2016 Skills mismatch: tackling youth unemployment in Europe
Youth unemployment rates in Europe are being termed a “generational plague”, with statistics of 15-24 year olds without work being as high as 47.9% in countries like Greece and Spain in 2015. Think tank ThinkYoung's latest report offers some solutions to tackle the problem through alternative education channels, and growing young peoples' practical skills.
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21 January Jan 2016 1350 21 January 2016 To be or not to be: EU incoherence on migration and development
This Wednesday in Brussels, CONCORD Europe held a conference to present its policy paper entitled “Coherence for migration and security - and what about development?” The paper addresses key issues surrounding EU migration policies and Policy Coherence for Development.
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20 January Jan 2016 1153 20 January 2016 Digital values: protecting privacy, or ensuring security?
It is 2016, and we are still using Internet laws from 1986. In the post-Paris era, national security vs. right to privacy is an increasingly difficult terrain to navigate.
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18 December Dec 2015 1058 18 December 2015 Schengen is here to stay, but so are terrorism and migration pressures
As we celebrate International Migrants Day, experts are warning that the new Schengen border policies need to ensure that they “are in full compliance with fundamental human rights obligations”. Juncker’s European Commission reform proposals for the Schengen area need to take into account human rights, as we run the risk of creating human walls around Europe.
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10 December Dec 2015 1222 10 December 2015 Trade and human rights, the worrying case of Latin America
On Human Rights' Day, six Brussels-based NGO networks remind us through a video that Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for Human Right defenders, and propose actions the EU should implement to reverse this worrying trend.
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9 December Dec 2015 0952 09 December 2015 More Muslims are confronting the radicals
New voices on the block are speaking out against the fanatics and addressing the issues related to radicalization. The new trend of voices against radicalism are acknowledged by Zainab Al-Suwaij, co-founder of the American Islamic Congress (AIC).