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Décision historique de la Cour de cassation française, non aux violences policières et aux contrôles aux facies.

November 21, 2016

Exigeons le récépissé lors des contrôles d’identité demande la société civile. Le mercredi 9 novembre 2016, la cour de cassation a décidé que : « Un contrôle d’identité fondé sur des caractéristiques physiques associées à une origine réelle ou supposée, sans aucune justification objective préalable, est discriminatoire : il s’agit d’une faute lourde qui engage… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, Dignité humaine, DROITS FONDAMENTAUX

, Editor's Choice

Congratulations, Mr. Trump ?

Trump won. Surprising for some, shocking for others, even apocalyptic. Nevertheless, European leaders send congratulation letters. They quite interesting at what they say. And even more interesting at what they don’t say. French President Hollande congratulated Trump, because that is a decent thing to do and “natural between two democratic heads of state” and pointed… » read more

Posted by Growth, jobs and more

blogactiv, future of europe

Trump Presidency Brings Realpolitik Back To Mid-East

“We just had an election and most journalists were shocked! Why? Because they had been reporting from their own bias instead of from reality, and some journalists even said so. But this isn’t just about elections: it happens in many areas, including Israel and the Palestinians.” (HonestReporting) Trump presidency means new better era in U.S.-Israel… » read more

Posted by AriRusila's Conflicts

blogactiv, US Foreign Policy

The impact of Brexit on the European primaries

Guest blog post by Dan Luca, EurActiv. Undoubtedly, Brexit casts a shadow also to the development of the European primary election system. If by spring 2016 we had meaningful discussions regarding primary elections in 2019, even on the funding approach, this British shockwave froze the constructive thinking. Primary elections are seen by some parties as… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

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#LaRéplique : « Hélas pour elle, Julie n’est pas migrante » : le FN ou l’art de la comparaison

November 18, 2016

La communication du Front National (FN) repose sur l’inquiétude, elle vise à l’attiser tout en donnant l’impression qu’il tente d’y répondre. Il s’est ainsi spécialisé dans la diffusion de messages alarmistes, notamment via ses réseaux sociaux : les trois tracts mis en ligne en ce début de mois de novembre constituent de parfaits exemples de… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, FN

Six steps you can take to help fight climate change

By Geneviève Pons, Director of WWF’s European Policy Office As world leaders are busy discussing in Marrakech on how to turn the Paris Climate Agreement into action, you might wonder what you can do – as an individual – to help reduce CO2 emissions. Yes, solving climate change is a huge international challenge and… » read more

Posted by WWF Climate & Energy Blog

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Développement durable, Energie, Energy, EU Citizens and Media, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.fr, Future EU, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev., Transport

Boeing Centennial Projection Spectacular

Boeing’s history with Europe goes back to Wilhelm Böing, father of company founder Bill Boeing, who was born in Hohenlimburg, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1868. In 1916, Bill Boeing established a company that has become the world’s leading aviation and aerospace enterprise and a global industry icon. As part of the… » read more

Posted by The Aviation Blog

Aviation, blogactiv, Innovation & Enterprise, Research & Innovation, Transport

#LaRéplique : ces initiatives citoyennes qui défendent les valeurs européennes

Le projet d’EU-logos est de donner la Réplique aux populistes européens qui prétendent que seul le rejet de l’autre et le repli sur soi, au niveau national comme au niveau individuel, peuvent nous sortir de la situation délicate dans laquelle l’Europe se trouve. Pour ce faire, nous avons décidé de leur donner la Réplique par… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, france, Parlement Européen

Europe’s forgotten: the challenge facing refugees & asylum seekers with intellectual disabilities

Guest Blog post by David Evangelista, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia President and Managing Director. For an issue that has gained such strong visibility, too many remain invisible. We have seen stark images through the airwaves. Long lines of refugees streaming through the countryside. They carry what they can, the heaviest of which is the uncertainty… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv

A Proposed Amendment For The Brexit Bill

Rumours abound in the press that the British government is preparing a bill to pass through Parliament to enable Article 50 to be triggered and the UK to leave the EU. If the more extreme of those rumours is to be believed, then the bill is planned to be just three lines of text long… » read more

Posted by FinancialGuy Writes!

blogactiv, EU Priorities and Opinion

Is Croatia’s youth leading yet another conservative revolution in Europe?

Guest blog post by Tamara Puhovski Following the fall of the center right Government, snap elections were held in Croatia on September 11th this year. Although they came about due to corruption affair of the former Deputy Prime Minister and president of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Community) Mr. Karamarko, they haven’t produced a significant shift… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv

Rest In Peace TTIP

November 16, 2016

Guest blog post by Maximilian Wirth, a recent graduate from King’s College London in Political Economy. He works now in the field of trade policy in Washington D.C. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is dead. It was never really popular on either side of the Atlantic, but the election of Donald Trump finished… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv

Medecins du Monde : Non, les migrants ne viennent pas « profiter de notre système de santé »

Dans un rapport, l’ONG Médecins du Monde (MDM) dénonce le « mythe » de migrants venant nombreux en Europe pour y profiter du système de santé. L’étude, publiée ce 15 novembre à Bruxelles, se fonde sur l’analyse de la situation de plus de 9.000 migrants. Cri d’alarme concernant l’état de santé des migrants et les soins prodigués.… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

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30 transport associations call on the European Parliament and the Council to approve the Commission proposal, as it stands, for the review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework

Guest blog post by Isabelle Ryckbost is Secretary General at ESPO, the European Sea Ports Organisation. ESPO has led the campaign of 30 transport organisations for the current review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework. “Many transport projects, with high added value in terms of achieving Europe’s energy and climate goals, face important financial gaps. For… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv

A stronger NATO means a stronger Europe. Sea Guardian and Operation Sophia together

November 15, 2016

After NATO Defence Ministers decisions in February 2016, Allies have swiftly made international efforts in terms of maritime to stem the flow of irregular migration in the Aegean Sea concerning the refugees and migrants crisis. The NATO mission, approved in record time, arises from the agreement between Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Davutoglu, announced during… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

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