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21 January Jan 2016 1350 21 January 2016 To be or not to be: EU incoherence on migration and development
This Wednesday in Brussels, CONCORD Europe held a conference to present its policy paper entitled “Coherence for migration and security - and what about development?” The paper addresses key issues surrounding EU migration policies and Policy Coherence for Development.
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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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11 January Jan 2016 1644 11 January 2016 2016: Global Challenges
From Cologne to Yemen, we’re only 12 days in and already conflict, migration, women’s rights, climate justice, and human rights issues are set to dominate our 2016 headlines. In the age of information, it’s hard to pinpoint the key global challenges facing us. To simplify things, here is Vita International’s birds-eye view of the top 6 global challenges facing us this year.
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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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10 January Jan 2016 1000 10 January 2016 Zygmunt Bauman:«Multiculturalism is outdated»
Today multiculturalism only means living beside, but not with each other. The great thinker Bauman asserts that it is advisable to replace the term “multiculturalism”, with the concept of "diasporisation": a process by which the stranger becomes a next-door neighbor.
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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.
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18 December Dec 2015 1058 18 December 2015 Schengen is here to stay, but so are terrorism and migration pressures
As we celebrate International Migrants Day, experts are warning that the new Schengen border policies need to ensure that they “are in full compliance with fundamental human rights obligations”. Juncker’s European Commission reform proposals for the Schengen area need to take into account human rights, as we run the risk of creating human walls around Europe.
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17 December Dec 2015 1655 17 December 2015 150 million migrants in the global workforce
A new ILO statistical study provides estimates on labour migration, including regions and industries where international migrant workers are established and a special focus on migrants in domestic work.
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30 November Nov 2015 0742 30 November 2015 Empowering a new generation of social entrepreneurs
The program "Entrepreneurs for Social Change" designed by Fondazione CRT and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations aims at training 20 young people from the Euro - Med area who are capable of building bridges using dialogue and employment. Record number of applications received: over 1,200.
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25 November Nov 2015 1233 25 November 2015 Parliament secured the maximum amount of funding possible for migration and refugees
Parliament adopted the EU budget for 2016 on Wednesday, setting commitment appropriations at €155 billion and payment appropriations at €143.9 billion as agreed between Parliament and Council on 14 November.