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16 June Jun 2016 1119 16 June 2016 The energy days promote the transition to Europe’s sustainable energy future
Citizens and stakeholders are organising European Union Energy Days throughout the month of June to activate the transition to secure, clean and efficient energy. Held as part of EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), presentations, workshops, conferences, tours, displays and other activities will spread the word about energy-efficiency and renewables. The events, which will take place in Europe and beyond, are expected to attract thousands of visitors. Over 30 Energy Days are planned for Brussels alone around the EUSEW Policy Conference and Sustainable Energy Awards.
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13 June Jun 2016 1158 13 June 2016 Dear EU, we need to do more against conflict minerals
"We need to find an agreement that will effectively tackle the conflict and human rights risks in the mineral supply chains". 126 NGOs, including Global Witness and Amnesty International have signed an open letter calling for tighter regulation of conflict minerals, addressed to the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the 28 EU Member States.
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13 June Jun 2016 1149 13 June 2016 NGOs online: 78% agree that social media is effective for online fundraising
Today the Global NGO Online Technology Report was published, with 2,780 NGOs sharing how they use websites, blogs, email, & social media.
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25 May May 2016 1421 25 May 2016 Chronicle of a predicted failure
The first World Humanitarian Summit has come to a close, with a list of non-binding core commitments produced. Concern Worldwide statistics prove that so far in 2016, 94% of donors have failed to commit their full pledges, and only $1.16 billion of the $6 billion pledged for the year has been produced. The question of the effectiveness of these summits and non-binding agreements is a pressing one.
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23 May May 2016 1707 23 May 2016 The latest mise-en-scène in a sector of endless conferences
The day after the Cannes film festival awarded director Ken Loach, the first World Humanitarian Summit gears up with a new production of good intentions, pleas but also empty rhetoric. It is not fiction: it is another anti poverty glamorous mise-en-scène self-directed and starred by the most privileged people on earth recalling the solutions that were not implemented.
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23 May May 2016 1443 23 May 2016 Over 600 leaders from philanthropy, politics and business tackle global challenges
The 27th European Foundation Centre annual general assembly and conference ‘Imagining and Investing in our Future’ will take place in Amsterdam from 26-28 May.
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17 May May 2016 0903 17 May 2016 The social protection policies that can give Europe a more secure foothold
Social inclusion, poverty reduction, inequality, CSR, migration, NGOs relations with Eu Commission. The state of the art on social affairs, challenges and proposals addressed by Lieve Fransen, former Director, Europe 2020 Social Policies DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission.
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12 May May 2016 1605 12 May 2016 EU remains the biggest world aid donor. And so?
Today EU Ministers for Development cooperation gathered in Brussels adopted the Annual report on 2015 EU Official Development Assistance (ODA). If the EU remains the biggest world donor, NGOs underlines the challenges that Member States and EU institutions have to face, including tax evasion, the promise to reach the 0.7% benchmark and the ongoing refugee crisis.
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5 May May 2016 1558 05 May 2016 Aiesec Italy wins European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2016
Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, has awarded Aiesec Italy the first prize during the ceremony that has taken place in Aachen. “Integreat”, Aiesec's project to promote integration for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees has been awarded.
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2 May May 2016 1138 02 May 2016 Corporate lobbies are biggest EU lobby spenders, but dodgy data persists
Seventy six per cent of the entries at the top of the lobby register are flawed, according to new research by LobbyFacts.