migration
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12 February Feb 2016 1004 12 February 2016 The good practices that fostered the integration of refugees
A new OECD report highlights how some countries were able to manage and integrate refugees. An example? In Sweden, new arrivals are systematically informed of job opportunities in meetings with the public employment service upon reception of their residence permit.
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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 1407 10 February 2016 Peace in Yemen: "No end in sight"
Civil war has been raging in Yemen for a year. Over 80% of the population require humanitarian assistance, and the conflict shows no signs of abating. International Crisis Group (ICG) have released their latest Middle East Report entitled “Yemen: Is Peace Possible?”.
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9 February Feb 2016 1659 09 February 2016 Allow solidarity to overcome fear
It is hard to recall a year as successful as 2015 for international development policy. However, the story seems to be slightly different when looking at the concrete actions taken. And as usual, this is at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world, says Caritas Europa.
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5 February Feb 2016 1702 05 February 2016 Austria asks EU to cut development aid in the name of conditionality
The news of Vienna pushing to cut EU development aid in the cases of countries not willing to cooperate on readmission of irregular migrants is further evidence of what European NGO network CONCORD Europe underlines as the “EU Member States continue increasingly to use development aid to promote their geopolitical interests”.
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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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2 February Feb 2016 1528 02 February 2016 Syrian refugee women face exploitation and harassment
The Amnesty International report "I want a safe place’: Refugee women from Syria uprooted and unprotected in Lebanon" paints the dire conditions Syrian women are enduring in Lebanon.
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29 January Jan 2016 1811 29 January 2016 The Giant Zohr
The story of the discovery of the largest gas field in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast. A discovery that guarantees energy self-sufficiency to the country
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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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27 January Jan 2016 1720 27 January 2016 Cecile Kyenge:«Hands off Schengen»
According to the Italian MEP, if there is a wall to pull up that is the one barring the pathway of anti-Schengen governments.