paris
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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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23 March Mar 2016 0950 23 March 2016 The propaganda designed for millennials
Nasser Weddady, radicalization prevention expert, explains to Vita International why Isis is so successful at radicalizing young Europeans and offering them a vision of a new world.
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3 March Mar 2016 1643 03 March 2016 Inequality, the environment, and protecting future generations
The African, Carribean and Pacific group of states (ACP) and the EU’s trade and development cooperation treaty, the Cotonou Agreement, is up for renegotiation by June of this year. Civil society organisations are calling for an agreement that tackles inequality, and includes the commitments made at COP21.
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23 February Feb 2016 1131 23 February 2016 Green bonds: an investment for the future of the planet?
In times when climate change and environmental degradation have emerged as some of the major global challenges, it has been estimated that approximately $10 trillion will be required in the coming decade to fund the transition to a low-carbon economy. How to pay for it? The growing market of green bond seems to serve as the answer to the climate change.
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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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9 February Feb 2016 0840 09 February 2016 Europe's oasis
Ljubljana used to be a city choked with traffic. Getting from one side of the river to another was difficult, and public transport was a commuter’s nightmare. In less than a decade the trend has been reversed, and now the Slovenian capital has been named as the 2016 European Green Capital.
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4 February Feb 2016 1634 04 February 2016 Start working to learn more about yourself
The findings of the report “SKILLS MISMATCH 3 Apprenticeship Supply in the European Union, Youth Engagement and the Labour Market" explained by ThinkYoung’s founder Andrea Gerosa
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20 January Jan 2016 1153 20 January 2016 Digital values: protecting privacy, or ensuring security?
It is 2016, and we are still using Internet laws from 1986. In the post-Paris era, national security vs. right to privacy is an increasingly difficult terrain to navigate.
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14 January Jan 2016 1420 14 January 2016 Families on the frontline against radicalisation
“Violent radicalisation is not a new problem, but it is a phenomenon in constant evolution.” On Tuesday at the King Baudouin Foundation a meeting was held amongst civil society and radicalisation experts, on working with families to both prevent violent radicalisation, as well as providing support for those whose children have already left for Syria and Iraq since 2012.
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13 January Jan 2016 1156 13 January 2016 "We're suing it": Consumers groups serve McDonald’s with an antitrust probe
The world's largest fast food chain grilled over for its alleged abuse of its power over franchise partners.