society
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29 March Mar 2016 1606 29 March 2016 UN disability rights committee to review Portugal, Thailand, Chile, Slovakia, Serbia, Lithuania, Uganda
The Committee will meet the States in Geneva. Besides the official delegations, the Committee has in agenda meetings with organizations representing disabled persons, NGOs and national human rights institutions
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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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21 March Mar 2016 1410 21 March 2016 TTIP: Civil society groups denounce new EU regulatory cooperation proposal
According to 45 organisations, the new EU proposal on Regulatory Cooperation is a threat to democracy and it will weaken the right to regulate in the public interest.
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17 March Mar 2016 1600 17 March 2016 This is why Blu destroyed their murals
Blu has destroyed their murals in Bologna to protest against the exhibition at Palazzo Pepoli. Many artists and citizens are supporting this choice with an event on Facebook entitled "I do not participate", and the Twitter hashtag #mementomuri, in order to boycott the inauguration. "For the first time, the destruction of a piece by its artist has become more important than its creation," says Sabina de Gregari, expert in Street Art.
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17 March Mar 2016 1508 17 March 2016 Federica Mogherini civil society engagement doctrine
Without the contribution of social players, the EU foreign policy will not be effective. The takeaways from the EU Top diplomat speech on Global Strategy for European Foreign and Security Policy.
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16 March Mar 2016 1452 16 March 2016 #Thinkgoodmobility
As global needs for mobility increase, ThinkYoung and Goodyear have issued a challenge to young people: come up with innovative solutions related to mobility. The #Thinkgoodmobility challenge asks European youth to engage with future technology, sustainable mobility, and future transports, to build a better future for everyone, and in return offers a trip to Silicon Valley.
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11 March Mar 2016 1410 11 March 2016 EU NGOs: bring down digital barriers for disabled and older citizens
European Blind Union (EBU) and several other European NGOs warned the Digital Affairs that their proposed exemptions for the web accessibility directive could prevent millions of people from accessing digital information and services. 80 million persons with disabilities and 150 million older people will be affected.
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11 March Mar 2016 1305 11 March 2016 Millions going hungry, whilst Europe wastes 50% of its food
With food wastage at an all-time high and a predicted increase of 40% by 2020, EU Dutch presidency is asking civil society and the European Economic and Social Committee to provide exploratory opinions and solutions to the problem that is seeing over 1/3 of food produced globally going into the garbage.
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9 March Mar 2016 1723 09 March 2016 The social benefits of the next generation of wireless technology
An insight to the perfect scenario and impacts if Europe can maximize the benefits of 5G in new areas such as health and environment.
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8 March Mar 2016 1744 08 March 2016 #IWD2016
#IWD2016: 2015 saw a lot of progress for women's rights, but we cannot afford to be complacent. The march for International Women's Day in Brussels highlighted the many reasons why: from inequality, to gender-based violence and discrimination, we still have a long way to go before we achieve gender equality. 117 years, to be precise.