environment
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31 March Mar 2016 1711 31 March 2016 European Disability Movement agrees definition of independent living
ENIL, the Europe-wide network of disabled people, has successfully campaigned for a common definition of Independent Living. The first step in ensuring that it becomes part of the EU and national policy documents.
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17 March Mar 2016 1600 17 March 2016 This is why Blu destroyed their murals
Blu has destroyed their murals in Bologna to protest against the exhibition at Palazzo Pepoli. Many artists and citizens are supporting this choice with an event on Facebook entitled "I do not participate", and the Twitter hashtag #mementomuri, in order to boycott the inauguration. "For the first time, the destruction of a piece by its artist has become more important than its creation," says Sabina de Gregari, expert in Street Art.
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17 March Mar 2016 0940 17 March 2016 Car lobby "no need for compromise" in negotiating new emissions tests
As the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into the dieselgate scandali begins its work in Brussels, a leaked lobbying document from the European car manufacturers' lobby, ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers' Association), reveals a sophisticated, multi-faceted behind-the-scenes lobbying strategy aimed at weakening new emissions tests.
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9 March Mar 2016 1723 09 March 2016 The social benefits of the next generation of wireless technology
An insight to the perfect scenario and impacts if Europe can maximize the benefits of 5G in new areas such as health and environment.
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26 February Feb 2016 1340 26 February 2016 Putting the social and environmental in business
The Social Enterprise World Forum 2016 will be taking place in Hong Kong this September 2016. By bringing together social enterprises from all over the world, the forum aims to support and enhance those engaging in business that puts communities and the environment at the centre of their mission.
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24 February Feb 2016 1520 24 February 2016 Tax treaties contribute to fuelling inequality in the world's poorest countries
Inequality is one of the buzzwords of 2016, and tax treaties are contributing to global inequality. By using this little-known mechanism, richer countries and multinationals rob poor and developing countries of valuable tax revenue that could otherwise go towards funding healthcare and education, especially for women and children.
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23 February Feb 2016 1131 23 February 2016 Green bonds: an investment for the future of the planet?
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.
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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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17 February Feb 2016 0940 17 February 2016 Front Line Defenders annual report 2016: "Stop the killings"
International foundation for the protection of human rights defenders, Front Line Defenders, have published their annual report for 2016. The report provides a birds eye view of the situation for human rights defenders (HRDs) worldwide, and calls on the EU to denounce the persecution and killings of HRDs.
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17 February Feb 2016 0932 17 February 2016 Zombie attack! TTIP corporate super rights come back from the dead
The European Commission’s “new” investor protection proposal brings the same controversial corporate super rights back from the dead according to a new report by Corporate Europe Observatory and 16 other organisations. The study’s release comes just before talks on this controversial issue resume in Brussels for the first time after a two year halt.