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29 February Feb 2016 1414 29 February 2016 Almost nine out of ten EU citizens support development aid
Europeans are opening their hearts and their wallets. The new survey by Eurobarometer shows the highest support for development aid among EU citizens in 6 years, and a willingness to pay more for products from developing countries to support those living there.
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19 February Feb 2016 1842 19 February 2016 “Fire at sea”, the greatest tragedy we have ever seen in Europe
“A mass grave is being created in the Mediterranean Sea and the we are all responsible”. Gianfranco Rosi, whose films include Sacro GRA, winner of Venice’s Golden Lion in 2013, spent months living in Lampedusa to face what he has said perhaps after the Holocaust, it is one of the greatest tragedies the world has ever seen. The island is conveniently closer to Africa than Europe, around 70 miles from the Tunisian coast and further south than Malta
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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 1140 12 February 2016 Where Europe's borders lie
This week in Brussels the European Union agreed to a new set of demands for Greece to fix its handling of irregular migrants.
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10 February Feb 2016 1724 10 February 2016 #womensvoices: female refugees need more rights
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.
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10 February Feb 2016 1630 10 February 2016 Implementing the European agenda on migration: Progress on priority actions
In view of next week's European Council, the Commission is today reporting on the implementation of the priority actions under the European Agenda for Migration and highlighting key areas where immediate action is needed to restore control.
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10 February Feb 2016 1017 10 February 2016 Brando Benifei: «Politics must be ambitious with the rights of disabled people»
Disabled people and the associations involved with their aspirations can count on the genuine commitment of the young MEP Brando Benifei. In this interview to Vita International he is calling to include the perspective of disabled people in every piece of legislation.
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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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3 February Feb 2016 1342 03 February 2016 Still 1 in 4 deaths caused by cancer
According to Eurostat, In the European Union, cancer was the cause of death for almost 1.3 million people in 2013, responsible for just over a quarter (26%) of all deaths. Main fatal cancer: lung cancer for men, breast cancer for women.
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27 January Jan 2016 1720 27 January 2016 Cecile Kyenge:«Hands off Schengen»
According to the Italian MEP, if there is a wall to pull up that is the one barring the pathway of anti-Schengen governments.