france
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1 December Dec 2016 0940 01 December 2016 7 priority actions to protect all refugee and migrant children
A coalition of NGOs call for responses to migration to be effective or protect children unless they systematically take into account their best interests and specific needs.
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18 November Nov 2016 0829 18 November 2016 Why we need financial education?
Financial literacy is a life skill that is needed to succeed in today's society. Unfortunately, despite some improvements, most people still don't grasp the basic financial knowledge.
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16 November Nov 2016 1333 16 November 2016 A third of Eu citizens believes government officials and lawmakers are highly corrupt
Governments are doing a poor job at fighting corruption across Europe and Central Asia. New Transparency International report shows people fear speaking out against corruption
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24 October Oct 2016 1720 24 October 2016 Adieu Calais
As the French government clears the Calais camp, European member states are still grappling to implement the long - due refugee plights policies
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5 September Sep 2016 1100 05 September 2016 France awards social innovation
"La France s'engage", an initiative by French President François Hollande promoting and supporting the most promising social innovations in the country, is creating a real movement for social enterprise in France. Winners of the fifth edition of the initiative, that will finish in 2017, were announced at the Élysée Palace in Paris on the 31st of August.
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23 August Aug 2016 1618 23 August 2016 Seven days without cars: Paris launches the challenge
Bicycles, electric cars and public transports will be available for free, in order to experience a “soft mobility” and “alternative transports that meet air quality standards”.
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3 August Aug 2016 1041 03 August 2016 Refugees inflow surges to 1.3 million in 2015
A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 that was set in 1992 after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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19 July Jul 2016 1425 19 July 2016 A poor welcome from rich countries
The six wealthiest nations host less than 9% of the world’s refugees while poorer countries shoulder most of the responsibility. The world's richest countries can and should do much more to help the world’s most vulnerable people who have fled their homes because of violence and conflict.
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15 July Jul 2016 1714 15 July 2016 Here is what the French journalist who witnessed the tragedy saw in Nice
Damien Allemand, journalist of Nice Matin, was on the Promenade des Anglais when a large 15-meter truck plowed through a crowd gathered to watch Bastille day fireworks. This is his story.
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15 July Jul 2016 1547 15 July 2016 It is time to reckon with the various shades of Jihad à la carte
Muslim organizations denounce terrorism when it strikes in Brussels, Paris, London and Nice. “The not in my name” crowd though, justifies jihad when it strikes in Israel and Syria, argues Valentina Colombo.