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2024-03-29T05:37:18Z
http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2021/10/09/ai-in-europe-not-all-decisions-can-be-reduced-to-ones-and-zeros-says-t/786/
AI in Europe: not all decisions can be reduced to ones and zeros, says the EESC
2021-10-09T16:43:00Z
2021-10-09T16:55:14Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/6/0/c/6/60c6a671-71bf-453a-a541-4256702fe4f1_large.jpg?_637693946643984811" alt="Artificial Intelligence"><p>In two reports on draft EU legislation on artificial intelligence, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for an all-out ban on social scoring in the EU and for a complaint and redress mechanism for people who have suffered harm from an AI system.
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2021/09/22/broad-participation-by-civil-society-is-key-to-a-strong-recovery-in-eu/785/
Broad participation by civil society is key to a strong recovery in Europe
2021-09-22T09:29:00Z
2021-09-22T09:58:04Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/0/a/4/a/0a4adb13-2bd6-4e49-afbf-aa725b289f65_large.jpg?_637678999226443988" alt="Markus Spiske W Iux Lhndc Lw Unsplash (2)"><p>A hearing organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed opportunities and challenges in the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans in the various Member States, revealing that civil society is still far from being effectively involved in the process. There were calls for improved consultations in the upcoming implementing phase, following the shortcomings at the drafting stage
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2021/06/30/care-commits-130m-to-work-towards-sdg5-gender-equality/784/
CARE commits $130M to work towards SDG5: gender equality
2021-06-30T17:02:00Z
2021-07-01T05:16:39Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/0/8/6/4/0864295d-4c2c-4879-b0eb-f5ee7d894908_large.jpg?_637607118906031571" alt="Ninno Jackjr Cg6gd QIOY Unsplash"><p>10 Million women and girls will be supported by the global confederation working to fight poverty in 104 countries through Village Savings and Loans Savings Groups as part of a global strategy to transform gender dynamics and achieve gender equality. CARE applauds the convening of the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) in Paris, and as one of the organizations leading one of the “Action Coalitions” during the forum, is making bold commitments towards a future of gender equality by 2030</p>
http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2021/06/30/eu-commission-proposes-coordinated-measures-for-the-safe-reopening-of-/783/
EU Commission proposes coordinated measures for the safe reopening of the cultural sector
2021-06-30T15:09:00Z
2021-07-07T07:19:11Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/8/f/3/5/8f351b90-9aca-4982-8238-651f52cae3df_large.jpg?_637607123975767631" alt="Krists Luhaers At Pwn YND Jnm Unsplash"><p>The Commission has just published EU guidelines to ensure the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors across the EU. These guidelines are expected to guide the design and implementation of measures and protocols in EU countries to cover both the safe reopening as well as the sustainable recovery in the cultural and creative sectors</p>
http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2021/03/31/energy-transition-eu-needs-speed-change/782/
Energy transition: EU needs speed change
2021-03-31T15:41:00Z
2021-07-05T13:53:24Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/1/c/d/0/1cd0ff98-0ac0-491d-a026-d7da45f391b5_large.jpg?_637528021591005493" alt="Transizione Energetica EESC"><p>The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) addresses the state of play of the Energy Union and the national energy and climate plans, warning that the 2050 EU energy and climate objectives can only be reached with a change of pace in the transition and that citizens must really be put at the heart of the process
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2021/02/27/syrian-women-face-worrying-food-insecurity-levels-a-decade-into-the-co/781/
Syrian women face worrying food insecurity levels, a decade into the conflict
2021-02-27T16:37:00Z
2021-03-14T16:06:40Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/f/f/4/b/ff4bb7a5-2b5a-4b47-9229-81ec4b3753f9_large.jpg?_637500412041755664" alt="Women Refugees From Syria At A Clinic In Jordan By Russel Watkins:Department For International Development"><p>According to a new Care report Syrian women overwhelmingly report food insecurity as an urgent, pressing issue for their households, with many families resorting to negative strategies, including eating fewer or smaller meals to get by</p>
http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2021/01/28/eesc-and-european-commission-join-forces-for-a-healthier-and-fairer-eu/779/
EESC and European Commission join forces for a healthier and fairer Europe in the digital age
2021-01-28T10:18:00Z
2021-01-28T11:42:58Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/2/f/1/e/2f1edc86-cfa2-48a6-b51e-6a2b5ad85c03_large.jpg?_637474263427713369" alt="Plenary 27"><p>The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) backs the European Commission's 2021 work programme and points out that the driving force to make Europe healthier, fairer and more prosperous must be a coordinated approach with all interinstitutional actors, capitalising on the prominent role played by organised civil society
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2020/09/16/unbreakable-women-in-glass/778/
Unbreakable: Women in Glass
2020-09-16T16:00:00Z
2023-03-17T14:32:13Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/5/1/3/e/513e41f4-fd19-441b-85bb-402a4ead80c4_large.jpg?_637358617779254915" alt="Unbreakable Women In Glass, Exhibition View Photo Credit Francesco Allegretto (1) (1)"><p>With the exhibition “Unbreakable: Women in Glass”, curators Nadja Romain and Koen Vanmechelen balance the glass work of 64 contemporary women artists with the masculinity of a legendary Venetian glass furnace. This landmark exhibition of Fondazione Berengo explores the creative idiosyncrasies of glass work produced by female artists who continue to be sidelined in the art world. Featuring visionary artists from Europe, the United States, Latin America, and Asia the show brings together an ambitious line-up of women who have worked with Berengo studio in its furnaces on Murano during its thirty years of history. The exhibition is open until 7th January 2021
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2020/07/06/eesc-launches-civil-society-against-covid-19-web-pages/776/
EESC launches "Civil society against COVID-19" web pages
2020-07-06T06:01:00Z
2020-07-06T06:15:14Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/b/b/c/6/bbc65c2b-445e-450d-972d-8c3fe636b6fc_large.jpg?_637296122889825006" alt="Hands By Pixabay"><p>The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) demonstrates its members' commitment on the ground to tackling the coronavirus crisis by officially opening a special section on its website
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2020/06/16/we-must-be-united-for-the-future-of-europe-and-now-is-the-time-for-act/775/
"We must be united for the future of Europe, and now is the time for action", say EESC president Luca Jahier and European Commissioner Elisa Ferreira
2020-06-16T09:38:00Z
2020-07-20T06:46:31Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/8/8/7/1/88714547-8b06-4eb9-b468-e50e75785bb5_large.jpg?_637278972211708953" alt="Markus Spiske Unsplash"><p>At its June plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a debate on the recovery of the European economy following the crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that the focus must now be on implementing the European Commission's plan</p>
http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2020/05/20/civil-society-organisations-call-to-have-a-hand-in-designing-europes-r/774/
Civil society organisations call to have a hand in designing Europe's recovery plan
2020-05-20T14:31:00Z
2020-05-20T15:05:07Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/b/c/8/5/bc8593ec-e88c-4ff0-8ea5-b9dcaeed8b63_large.jpg?_637255836131832874" alt="© Architecture Art & Build + Atelier D’Architecture Paul Noël"><p>Civil society organisations have been at the forefront of fighting the pandemic in Europe, often stepping in at a moment's notice to plug huge gaps in the public provision of social services and healthcare. Meeting remotely with the EESC on 12 May, they asked to be at the table with EU institutions and governments to help design a recovery plan for a sustainable Europe
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2020/04/18/luca-jahier-the-eu-must-rise-from-the-ashes-of-the-coronacrisis/771/
Luca Jahier: "The EU must rise from the ashes of the #Coronacrisis"
2020-04-18T17:25:00Z
2020-04-19T15:40:32Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/4/1/7/6/4176d3fd-5321-4551-8e17-4f769d94da7f_large.jpg?_637228283488688718" alt="Luca Jahier Esc President 9 Flags"><p>Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC): "We have now more than ever the chance and the obligation to rise from the ashes of the Corona crisis like the Phoenix. My strong support to the European Commission and European Parliament: the EU Council cannot fail! Europe must not only be saved, it must be relaunched!" (...) "We want to be able to say, on 23 April, that the EU has been up to the challenge and has done #WhateverItTakes to save its people, relaunch its economy and show the face of a new Union, more resilient and cohesive. This will be our #rEUnaissance"</p>
http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2020/04/03/jahier-now-we-are-either-a-union-or-we-are-nothing/770/
Jahier: “Now, we are either a Union or we are nothing”
2020-04-03T10:26:00Z
2020-04-03T12:57:16Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/c/9/2/5/c925b810-2881-426a-8d11-4c024635a50a_large.jpg?_637215065628745254" alt="8A10efb8 7554 4Af6 Ac7c 9F7ecf75ece0 Large"><p>“All Member States must come together, to support each other and to coordinate a concerted action. A piecemeal approach by the individual Member States is a sure recipe for disaster. If we get this wrong, we may not have another opportunity to get it right”, says Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2020/03/24/coronamaison-the-challenge-drawing-the-house-of-dreams-for-quarantine/769/
#Coronamaison, the challenge: drawing the house of dreams for quarantine
2020-03-24T16:10:00Z
2020-09-28T06:32:12Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/4/9/0/9/49095c9d-2bd8-4887-9d77-93e30daddef6_large.jpg?_637206634311168989" alt="Coronamaison Luppichan (1)"><p>It is a project launched on Twitter by a group of renowned French cartoonists and illustrators: everyone, professional or not, is invited to imagine and represent their ideal home, where they would like to spend this isolation period due to Coronavirus, on the base of a template to fill in </p>
http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2019/12/07/human-rights-film-festival-2019-what-are-we-leaving-for-our-children/768/
Human rights Film Festival 2019: "What are we leaving for our children?"
2019-12-07T07:00:00Z
2020-03-05T11:34:15Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/2/7/9/d/279d38d2-8ea5-48f5-8e37-57f556684d4b_large.jpg?_637112686451602453" alt="Climate Global Campus"><p>The students of the European Master’s in Human Rights at the Global Campus Europe - Global Campus of Human Rights announce the 11th edition of the Human Rights Film Festival on Saturday, 7 December, in Venice. On the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the festival theme is "Future generations: what are we leaving for our children?”We have met Kosta Karakashyan, who is the director of the festival
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2019/11/01/from-venice-to-the-world-to-promote-human-rights/766/
From Venice to the world, to promote human rights
2019-11-01T20:28:00Z
2019-11-02T08:33:57Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/3/1/b/a/31bac935-81da-4e0e-ae98-432bc1ff268e_large.jpg?_637082370230866222" alt="Henrique Ferreira R Ksl Qosnu Tc Unsplash"><p>Cosmocafes are real conversations between people who are experts or interested in human rights, taking place all around the world, for 18 months in total. They are part of the Human Rights Pavilion, a project by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen. The final goal? To establish a permanent and supranational Human Rights Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennial. The project was initiated in Venice, and there we embarked on participating in one of these conversations with Italian and foreign experts
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2019/10/11/venice-the-centre-of-the-most-prestigious-european-human-rights-master/765/
Venice the centre of the most prestigious European human rights master’s programme
2019-10-11T15:25:00Z
2019-10-14T07:22:17Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/f/a/f/f/faff15f0-8a66-42fc-95c8-80a8c21d6d40_large.jpg?_637064044496612325" alt="Fb GC"><p>As of tradition the graduation ceremony of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) has taken place in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. EMA is the first master’s programme funded by the EU. 41 universities located in all EU member States are part of the programme. EMA is promoted by Global Campus of Human Rights, a network of more than 100 universities worldwide which offers training in the fields of human rights and democratisation
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2019/09/02/last-call-to-enter-projects-for-the-eescs-2019-civil-society-prize/764/
Last call to enter projects for the EESC's 2019 Civil Society Prize
2019-09-02T13:05:00Z
2020-03-19T11:17:36Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/7/9/4/e/794e7cd6-3ded-4903-8f7c-55df948da487_large.jpg?_637030335245083485" alt="Photo By Buro Millennial From Pexels Architecture Asking Brainstorming 1438084"><p>Launched by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), this year the prize, rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives, is dedicated to the theme of gender equality. Final date for applications is 6 September
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2019/08/29/syria-the-deadliest-place-in-the-world-to-be-an-aid-worker/762/
Syria, the deadliest place in the world to be an aid worker
2019-08-29T09:21:00Z
2020-11-23T16:52:23Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/9/1/9/7/919753d8-cfd5-411d-a853-5506f0cc1de3_large.jpg?_637026673550362645" alt=""Airstrikes In Syria" Credit: Photoshot/Sintesi"><p>This emerges from an analysis done by CARE International, a major international humanitarian agency, founded in 1945 in the USA, delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Syria has been holding the sad record for the third year running
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http://www.vitainternational.media/en/article/2019/08/27/venice-film-festival-director-askold-kurov-presents-documentary-about-/761/
Venice Film Festival: director Askold Kurov presents documentary about the case of Oleg Sentsov
2019-08-27T14:31:00Z
2019-08-27T15:41:03Z
<img src="http://i.intl.cdn-vita.it/blobs/variants/a/6/b/3/a6b36c97-59a1-4aff-96c8-0d3a4e72adae_large.jpg?_637025131297065045" alt="Oleg Sentsov"><p>In the framework of the Festival, Askold Kurov presented the documentary: “The Trial: The State of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov” and spoke in a live panel organised by Global Campus of Human Rights at their headquarters in Venice Lido. Dissident Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for terrorism and arms trafficking after a trial denounced as “Stalinist”. In 2018 he was awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament
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