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7 July Jul 2016 1721 07 July 2016 A step forward to advance the rights of people with disabilities
The European Parliament voted the report supporting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities urging the European Commission and Members States to do their part.
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7 July Jul 2016 1025 07 July 2016 Elderly people and poverty: Current levels and changes since the crisis
Poverty for those aged 65 or older (65+) in the European Union has significantly reduced between 2007 and 2014, in contrast to increases in poverty for people aged under 65.
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5 July Jul 2016 1728 05 July 2016 The last mile to reach full transparency
ONE Campaign welcomes the steps took by the European Commission to further reinforce EU rules on increasing companies transparency by giving full public access to beneficial ownership registers and connecting them between Member States. But there is a dangerous loophole.
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5 July Jul 2016 1506 05 July 2016 Getting refugees to work is a win-win
Allowing refugees and asylum seekers to work in their host countries not only helps to restore their human dignity, but also reduces strain on public budgets by turning them into taxpayers, says a non-binding resolution voted this Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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4 July Jul 2016 1505 04 July 2016 Palermo will host the first Disability Pride Italia
An international event that will be held from the 8th to 10th of July on the shores of the Italian island of Sicily that is meant to make us come together and ponder on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People.
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1 July Jul 2016 1103 01 July 2016 How serious is the EU about fighting poverty?
The budget for 2017 proposes maintaining the same level of external spending that was planned when the seven-year budget cycle of the EU was agreed in 2013. A budget, as pointed out by One Campaign, that was clearly not designed to address the new challenges that the world is facing today.
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29 June Jun 2016 1759 29 June 2016 EASPD and its key partners call on the EU to act on social care
Members of the European Parliament, representatives from social services, trade unions and organisations representing persons with disabilities called on the European Commission (EC) and the European Parliament (EP) to do more to support high quality social care – through adequately trained professionals - in Europe.
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14 June Jun 2016 1639 14 June 2016 Blood donation is more than saving lives
On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day that is celebrated every year on June 14th, several associations made the case for blood donation's new policies and raised awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products.
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13 June Jun 2016 1158 13 June 2016 Dear EU, we need to do more against conflict minerals
"We need to find an agreement that will effectively tackle the conflict and human rights risks in the mineral supply chains". 126 NGOs, including Global Witness and Amnesty International have signed an open letter calling for tighter regulation of conflict minerals, addressed to the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the 28 EU Member States.
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18 May May 2016 1044 18 May 2016 Youth Speak Forum: Aiesec promotes the United Nations 2030 agenda
AIESEC Italy launches in Milan the first Italian edition of the Youth Speak Forum, AIESEC’s international event, taking place simultaneously in more than 100 countries around the world in May. The forum theme is education, the most urgent issue for youth at global level, as shown by the results of the Youth Speak Survey, released by AIESEC in cooperation with the UN.