Category: Interviews
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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 future of EU society between global competitiveness and migrants integration: an interview with MEP Frank Engel
As euro skepticism is rising, 2019 elections will give the public an opportunity to decide a new direction for Europe. What do you think is the way forward: more or less European integration? I believe we should all realize that we in Europe are nowhere at the present time. If we follow the line of those…
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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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“We should be open to foreign entrepreneurs as there is a lot to learn from them” an interview with Patrick Gibbels, Secretary General, ESBA
The day after our interview, on 22 November 2017, Mr. Gibbels was awarded ‘Consultant of the Year 2017’ at the European Public Affairs Awards. What is ESBA’s mission and what are its top priorities? Funded in 1998, ESBA – European Small Business Alliance – is now almost 20 years old. There are roughly 4 organizations…
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Fostering the long-term employment of refugees: the Danish perspective. Interview with QVARTZ.
QVARTZ, a Danish consultancy firm, has published a “7-steps Game Plan” aimed at companies for the successful integration of refugees into the job market. The report, based on the Danish job market, contains nevertheless relevant information for all wanting to do the same. The New European interviewed the authors of the report in order to…
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“A chain is just as strong as its single links” Interview with Osman Kimil
Osman Kimil, founder of Unipack, has taken the initiative to start a program of hiring refugees in his company in Germany: thanks to his New European background, he was able to quickly grasp what refugees have gone through in their lives. We interviewed him to know more about this project and his life.
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Legal pathways for migration. Interview with Eugenio Ambrosi, Regional Director of IOM’s Regional Office for the EU, Norway and Switzerland
Eugenio Ambrosi, Regional Director of IOM’s Regional Office for the EU, Norway and Switzerland discussed with The New European the tools to fight irregular migration and highlighted the importance of communication campaigns in the countries of origin.