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20 September Sep 2016 1700 20 September 2016 Global Goals Week: How would you like the world to be in 2030?
This week is Global Goals Week, the world campaign aimed at raising awareness of the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The campaign, ending on the 25th of September, is targeted at young people in particular. AIESEC, the world’s largest student network, has joined Global Goals Week.
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15 September Sep 2016 1657 15 September 2016 The EU set to have its peace corps
The Commission is working to offer young people a chance to put solidarity in practice with the creation of the European Solidarity Corps. Young people across the EU will be able to volunteer their help where it is needed most, to respond to crisis situations. President Junker:“ I want this European Solidarity Corps up and running as soon as possible».
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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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31 August Aug 2016 1232 31 August 2016 Obamacare(s) for refugees
The U.S. accepts 10,000 Syrian refugees and is on track to exceed its goal. A good lesson for European politicians who only excel at organizing migration summits in Brussels
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30 August Aug 2016 0934 30 August 2016 Inequality hitting young people the hardest
A new study found that younger generations are at serious risk of ending up poorer than their parents
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29 August Aug 2016 1137 29 August 2016 New map helping refugees and universities
The European University Association (EUA) has launched the Refugees Welcome Map, an interactive map of universities' initiatives in support of refugees. Initiated in Europe, the project is open to all higher education institutions around the world.
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29 July Jul 2016 1625 29 July 2016 Tutored: The startup for students goes international
Tutored is the leading tutoring platform in Italy for university students. Founded in 2014, it is rapidly growing at international level and counts 600,000 monthly active students. With offices in Italy, the UK and Germany, it plans to expand in the US, Canada, and India.
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12 July Jul 2016 1509 12 July 2016 Barroso, the European elitist who benefits from a divided EU
The appointment of former European Commission president Manuel Barroso drew outcry and condemnation. Corporate Europe Observatory: «The revolving door is just one symptom of the perverse symbiosis that exists between big business and the public authorities that should be working for the public interests».
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1 July Jul 2016 1459 01 July 2016 Salvaged boat wreckage in the Mediterranean "fundamental for both living and dead"
The boat that carried over 700 migrants to their deaths in one of the greatest refugee tragedies in the Mediterranean is now being salvaged, and the bodies of those who lost their lives are finally being laid to rest.
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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.