migration
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6 April Apr 2016 1748 06 April 2016 Eu Commission offers proposals to overhaul European asylum rules
The European Commission came up with new ideas for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). EU Asylum system will be based on a fair distribution scheme of refugees between all participating Member States.
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6 April Apr 2016 1457 06 April 2016 European Social Innovation Competition 2016 focuses on refugees
This year's 2016 European Social Innovation Competition focuses on social innovation for refugees and migrants. The 3 winners of the competition will each receive a prize of €50,000, and the competition is open for entries until 8 April 2016.
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6 April Apr 2016 1256 06 April 2016 Civil Society on Greece: NGOs and Athens are working together
Following the publication of their new strategy for 2016-2022, CONCORD Europe Director Seamus Jeffreson went to Athens to meet with their member, the Greek NGDO platform. One of his main takeaways from the trip was that “it was notable to see Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) very visible in providing essential social services to vulnerable communities in Athens.”
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4 April Apr 2016 1443 04 April 2016 Who are the migrants being sent back from Greece to Turkey?
Today marks the first day of deportations of migrants from Greece back to Turkey under the controversial EU-Turkey deal, agreed upon in Brussels last month. With most of the deported migrants coming from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vita International takes a closer look at Pakistani migration flows.
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31 March Mar 2016 0953 31 March 2016 Can a government regulate happiness?
The new edition of the World Happiness Report 2016 showed that people are happier living in societies where there is less inequality of happiness. It also found that happiness inequality has increased significantly (comparing 2012-2015 to 2005-2011) in most countries, in almost all global regions, and for the population of the world as a whole.
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30 March Mar 2016 1052 30 March 2016 S&D Group in Addis to strengthen EU-Africa relations
A delegation of members of the European Parliament of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group led by President Gianni Pittella is visiting Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). In agenda meetings with Ethiopian and African Union leaders in order to discuss the increasingly important EU-Africa relations.
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30 March Mar 2016 0819 30 March 2016 New legal channels for migration and mobility
A new report from Migration Policy Institute Europe, No Way Out? Making Additional Migration Channels Work for Refugees, explores ways to open additional legal migration opportunities for refugees.
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23 March Mar 2016 1701 23 March 2016 Schengen under attack
The anti Schengen devotees are exploiting the terrorist attacks that struck Paris and Brussels to further fortressing Western societies. Tougher anti immigration measures though, will not make Europe safer.
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21 March Mar 2016 1720 21 March 2016 Eu-Turkey summit: A puzzle still incomplete
According to European Policy Centre director of studies Janis A. Emmanouilidis, the outcome of the summit in Brussels narrowed the gap between those who preached security and those who advocated solidarity. But lots more remain to be done.
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18 March Mar 2016 1603 18 March 2016 Asylum seekers are not a "flow" nor an "invasion"
Caritas Europa launched its report “Migrants and refugees have rights! Impact of EU policies on accessing protection”. For the first time, this report brings together all aspects of migration. It looks at access to international protection, non-refoulement, family reunification, labour migration and irregular migration from a humane perspective.