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22 December Dec 2015 1043 22 December 2015 How to make counter narrative effective
Murat Seyrek, Senior Policy Advisor at The European Foundation for Democracy, shares his views on Isis social media propaganda trends and how to counter the Islamic State's messages
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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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16 December Dec 2015 1015 16 December 2015 Commission report on officials who have left EU institutions falls far short of what is needed
Following publication by the European Commission of information on revolving door moves by officials leaving the institution, Corporate Europe Observatory campaigner and researcher Vicky Cann reacts
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11 December Dec 2015 1608 11 December 2015 From local to transnational: the future of global conflicts
International Crisis Group (ICG) has released its most recent Early Warning Watch List: a list of the ten countries or escalating conflicts in the world that are most likely to break out or intensify in violence.
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6 December Dec 2015 1258 06 December 2015 COP21 Paris: Africa pessimistically hopeful of negotiation outcomes
At the end of week one, negotiators representing nearly 200 nations at the UN Climate Change Talks have turned over a draft text for ministers to clean up for an expected deal to be signed by governments. But groups representing the African interest at COP21 in Paris are not enthused with the pace of negotiations. They have expressed pessimistic hope in the outcomes of the expected agreement. Report from our correspondent in Paris, Kofi Adu Domfeh.
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2 December Dec 2015 1012 02 December 2015 The #ParisAttacks and France’s Long History of Colonialism
"In the wake of the #ParisAttacks, two competing narratives emerged: one emphasizes how the French way of life with its universal republican values was attacked, another – less publicized – explanation focuses on the tormented legacy of French colonialism in Algeria", writes Frank Gerits on Africa is a country, suggesting "to understand the position of the Paris attacks within the international history of the 20th and 21th century".
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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.
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22 November Nov 2015 0257 22 November 2015 Photos: Brussels lockdown on Saturday night
The streets of Brussels last night were tense and eerie. On the way into the city centre, the sound of cars was conspicuously absent. Salah Abdehslam has not been caught yet, and whilst the manhunt continues, Brussels remains on its highest level of terror alert.
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19 November Nov 2015 1812 19 November 2015 Those revolving doors ensuring EU institutions stay close to Big Energy
Conflicts of interest in the field of energy and climate policy are being ignored by EU institutions, allowing some of the world’s biggest polluters to potentially benefit from the know-how and contact books of top Brussels insiders, according to a new report.
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19 November Nov 2015 1343 19 November 2015 EU-Africa: common challenges against terrorism
With the world focused on ISIS, there is little space in the news for anything other than the aftermath of the Paris attacks. However, in a report published by global affairs watchdog International Crisis Group (ICG), we are being warned of the growing threat of Al-Shabaab on the African continent. They are also offering some solutions.
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18 November Nov 2015 1709 18 November 2015 Tackling radicalisation: security, money and data
"We have to deal with the internet, places of worship, prisons, terrorist funding, and schools.” MEPs Rachida Dati and Monika Hohlmeier held a press conference in the European Parliament, covering the main issues outlined in a report released today on the prevention of radicalisation and the recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations.
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16 November Nov 2015 1832 16 November 2015 Apprentice Wizards
Insights by Paolo Branca, one of the most recognized European experts on Islamic Affairs: "The role of the great diplomats has vanished and farsighted statesmen are impossible to be found. The last word remains fatally in the hands of bombs, capable of destroying but unaware of any possible future".
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16 November Nov 2015 1557 16 November 2015 Fighting ISIS' invisible hand
“We live in difficult times", said Gilles De Kerchove, the EU counter-terrorism co-ordinator, talking to Vita International just a few days before the November 13th attacks in Paris. “I know I am saying nothing new, but what we are seeing now is a war of information.”
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16 November Nov 2015 1400 16 November 2015 The Impure War
We call for secularism, but pray on Facebook. We would react, but we produce only hashtags. Meanwhile, there are those who push for the only solution given as possible: war. But against whom and for whom? Those who profit from global chaos are waiting for nothing else.
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16 November Nov 2015 1110 16 November 2015 Isis has clear ideology, the West lives by its contradictions
Wael Farouq: "Let’s not do play the Islamic State’s game. Closing the borders is wrong, those who want to come to Europe are attracted by its values".
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16 November Nov 2015 0925 16 November 2015 EU: "We will face this threat together"
Joint statement of the EU Heads of State or Government and the leaders of the EU institutions on the terrorist attacks in Paris
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13 November Nov 2015 1538 13 November 2015 Amartya Sen: Public policy needs to change
At a recent lecture at the London School of Economics, Nobel Prize winning economist and Harvard Professor Amartya Sen presents "The Country of First Boys": a collection of 13 essays written over 15 years.
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10 November Nov 2015 1424 10 November 2015 EU data regulation: protecting the new oil
Many Europeans have expressed concerns about not having control over the personal data they provide online. The EU parliament is working on a reform to improve data security, but a one size-fits-all approach does not make everybody happy
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9 November Nov 2015 0933 09 November 2015 Free trade deals set to ravage Europe’s public services
A new generation of trade deals being negotiated behind closed doors will make any privatisation of public services effectively irreversible in future.