italy
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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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5 February Feb 2016 1533 05 February 2016 Falak and her family show Europe the way
Italy opens the first 'humanitarian corridor' for Syrian refugees. An example model for other European countries that, in the midst of war and the refugee crisis, wish to preserve human dignity.
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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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28 January Jan 2016 0930 28 January 2016 Laura Frigenti: facing the challenges ahead at the new Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Laura Frigenti is the Director of the new Italian Development Cooperation Agency, officially established by the Italian parliament with the approval of a new bill on development cooperation which came into force on January 1st, 2015. The bill was provided for the establishment of a new development agency as well as the creation of a development financial institution. In this esclusive interview, Laura Frigenti discusses the many challenges she faces in her new role.
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25 January Jan 2016 1036 25 January 2016 It is time to combat corporate tax avoidance
In an age of deep public spending cuts and real austerity, addressing tax evasion and avoidance through use of tax havens is a moral issue. Actions by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the G-20 industrialised nations have endorsed a package of measures to tackle corporate tax avoidance: companies should pay tax in the countries where they conduct business.
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19 January Jan 2016 1411 19 January 2016 MSF: European policies guilty of making the refugees crisis worse
The report "Obstacle Course to Europe" released today by Médecins Sans Frontières, blames Europe for turning its back on refugees as its focus shifted from a humanitarian to a security-driven response.
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13 January Jan 2016 1156 13 January 2016 "We're suing it": Consumers groups serve McDonald’s with an antitrust probe
The world's largest fast food chain grilled over for its alleged abuse of its power over franchise partners.
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11 January Jan 2016 1406 11 January 2016 Migration: the fate of Somali journalists in the hands of the Belgian State
Press freedom has no border, but the fate of journalists who receive death threats does. Mohamed Bashir Hashi, Ahmed Abdi Hassan Dahir Mohamud Mohamed, arrived in Italy in June, at the invitation of the National Federation of the Italian press, and landed in Belgium on July 9, their fate is now in the hands of the Dublin Regulation.
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18 December Dec 2015 1658 18 December 2015 Italy: skepticism on government’s agenda for international cooperation
The recent second meeting of the Italian National Council for Development Cooperation brought together all of its main stakeholders, including members of civil society. The results of the meeting were disappointing, according to Nino Sergi, founder of Intersos, one of the most important Italian NGOs.