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10 November Nov 2015 1609 10 November 2015 Housing emergency
Millions of people without a home and millions of homes without people. As the cold weather reaches its lowest temperatures, more than 4.1 million people in Europe do not have a place they can call home, while over 11 million houses remain empty across the continent – enough to shelter all Europe’s homeless twice over
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10 November Nov 2015 0840 10 November 2015 Education and intercultural dialogue as tools against radicalisation
At a time of rising concerns in Europe over radicalization and violent extremism, the role that education and intercultural dialogue can play in promoting respect for diversity, pluralism and human rights is increasingly under the spotlight
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3 November Nov 2015 1657 03 November 2015 Juncker Commission 1st anniversary: a ‘lost year’ for environmental protection
One year since the entry into office of the current European Commission headed by Jean-Claude Juncker, environmental groups have criticised the EU executive for a paralysis in policymaking on issues related to the environment