Category: What’s Up Europe?
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All Together to celebrate the International Women’s Day: An inspirational discussion with Assita Kanko on women in politics and her will to empower women
The International Women’s Day is an occasion to rethink today’s role of women and the current general perception of women in leading positions. What do you believe are the main stereotypes that women have to face in politics? According to you, what is the best way for women to face and overcome these misconceptions? People…
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All Together to celebrate the International Women’s Day: Commissioner Creţu shared with us her insight on gender equality, women leadership and entrepreneurship
What are the initiatives undertaken by the European Union to deal with violence against women? Fighting violence against women is one of my key priorities. Gender-based violence is incompatible with the Union’s values and we must not tolerate it in our society. One in three women in the EU has been a victim of violence.…
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All Together to celebrate the International Women’s Day: Our inspiring interview with Commissioner Vestager
Not enough women are in high positions across the European Union today. In your opinion, how efficient are quotas aiming to address the serious problem of women’s under-representation in economic decision-making at the highest level? Equality between women and men is a fundamental value of the European Union and one that has been enshrined in…
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Our Interview with MEP Eva Maydell ahead of the International Women’s Day
The International Women’s Day is an occasion to rethink today’s role of women and the current general perception of women in leading positions. What do you believe are the main stereotypes that women have to face in politics? According to you, what is the best way for women to face and overcome these misconceptions? Whether…
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Our interview with Commissioner Andriukaitis: Insights on the management of the health-related challenges of migration
During the April 2014 informal EPSCO Council meeting in Athens, the Health Ministers decided to improve the access to healthcare for all migrants, and stressed the need for “special health services for particularly vulnerable migrant groups “. Which initiatives were put in place to ensure these objectives? I remember this EPSCO meeting as I was…
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The European Agenda for Migration from a Global Perspective: An Interview with Mr. Eugenio Ambrosi, IOM Regional Director for the EU
The European Agenda for Migration aims on one side at stopping the human tragedies occurring at EU’s external borders, on the other side at ensuring a better migration management in Europe. What is the international context within which the European Agenda for Migration is being implemented? After 2015, the international scenario has witnessed a significant…
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Everything (or nearly) you should know about next week’s 48th World Economic Forum
From 23 to 26 January 2018, more than 2,500 participants – heads of state and government, presidents of international organizations, CEOs, representatives of civil society, reporters and experts – will meet in Davos for the 48th World Economic Forum (WEF) around the theme “Creating shared future in a fractured world “. While the debate on…
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The Juncker Plan: Past, Present and Future
The decrease of EU investments following the global economic and financial crisis has demanded collective and coordinated efforts at European level to reverse this downward trend and put Europe back on track of economic recovery. To this end, the Investment Plan for Europe, the so-called Juncker Plan, aims to encourage investment in order to create…
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Digital Revolution and Global Development: An ongoing Process
Over the last decades, the world has been witnessing a real digital revolution. This new reality is reshaping people’s approach to everyday life, professional relations, public institutions functioning, roles within the international arena. Digitalization is also transforming global development strategies and becoming an essential tool for growth: accessing digital technologies and the internet is not…
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Europe and its neighbours: The good, the bad and the ugly
To foster security, stability and prosperity in its Neighbouring countries, the European Union launched the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in 2004. Since then, there have been reviews of these policies, the last one was presented in November 2015 and the previous one in 2011. The countries concerned by these policies are separated in two main…