Author: The New European
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For immigration trust the film directors.
Films tell us more about immigration that any news channel, from Charlie Chaplin’s The Immigrant (1917), Lamerica (1995), to Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland (2011).
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Political Participation = Integration. Interview with Stefanie André
Political participation, especially at the local level, is seen as one of the most effective tools in fostering integration for foreign citizens. To know more about this relevant issue, we interviewed Stefanie André, PhD-Researcher at Tilburg University.
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“For more equality, greater reforms in the European Union are necessary.”Interview with Raimon Obiols MEP
Raimon Obiols is a Spanish MEP for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, and member of numerous committees, including the Committee of Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Human Rights. Mr Obiols started his political career fighting against Franco’s dictatorship in Spain. After fifty years of political…
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Getting Europe Back on Track: COSME
This article wants to introduce to you one of the most relevant support systems: COSME, an EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
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Next Head of the European Commission: Verhofstadt?
On Monday this week, the ALDE political group nominated their candidate for the presidency of the European Commission: the former Belgian Prime Minister and current Liberal Group Leader in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt. Do you want to know more about what the ALDE group stands for? Then read their election manifesto here! How many…
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Meet Mustafa Ünal, New European entrepreneur!
The entrepreneurial adventure of Mustafa Ünal is the kind of story everyone likes to hear: filled with twists and turns.
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The Idea of Europe in History: from a Dream to a Reality.
When was the idea of a European unity first mentioned? It is not during the aftermath of the Second World War or Schuman’s proposed new form of organisation of States in Europe in 1950. The idea of a European unity is actually much older.
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Expert series: “Corporate Social Responsibility can be a way out of the crisis”. Interview with Sue Bird
Sue Bird, at the European Commission’s DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, is Policy Co-ordinator for Corporate Social Responsibility.
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“My dream is the United States of Europe.” An Interview with Gesine Meissner MEP
Before your mandate as a Member of the European Parliament, which started in 2009, you were involved in local politics, as a Member of the Lower Saxony Regional Assembly. What were your motivations for going into politics? Actually, I never thought about going into politics when I was younger. I was always interested in helping…
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Money, money, money
On 13 January 2014, the European Central Bank unveiled the new €10 banknote in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Not only has the banknote a new design, but it is also much more safer than the previous one. It will start circulating as of autumn this year. Want to learn how to check the new 10-euro…