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Just over a year ago, on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (commonly known as the GDPR[1]) was adopted by the European Union (EU) Member States. This regulation marked not only an important development for the field of data protection and its harmonisation across the Union, but also highlighted the debate between security and… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
In November 2017, The European Commission launched the contest “Challenge to Solve” which invites citizens and scientists to rethink the way new technologies are used in the context of humanitarian aid[1]. With this contest that ends in January 2020, the EU sheds light onto the “Agenda for Humanity” brought forward by the UN Secretary-General Ban… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
The French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire was invited to give his point of view about European macroeconomics and governance and more precisely about the last month’s agreement (June) on the Eurozone budget, meant to take effect by 2021. According to him, this agreement can be considered as a real revolution because… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Article Review: “Realism” by Jack Donnelly in Burchill et. al., eds. , Theories of International Relations New York: Palgrave, 2005), pp: 29-54 In my blog piece, I will try to analyze J. Donnelly’s article. In this article, the author is trying to find the answer of the question of “what are realism’s characteristic forms,… » read more
Posted by BBurak
2. L’impact multiplicateur puissant du nouveau corridor ferroviaire eurasien en Asie centrale. 2. 1 Accélération des réformes économiques En devenant un nœud ferroviaire opérationnel au cœur de la liaison rail eurasiatique, le Kazakhstan va finalement permettre de débloquer un potentiel considérable de développement économique, de commerce et d’exportations dans les pays d’Asie centrale, non seulement… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
To boost its development cooperation and to fill funding gaps, the European Union is increasingly resorting to “blending”. While using tax payer-funded aid to encourage the engagement of private companies and investors in development can be helpful in certain cases, new Oxfam research has confirmed that private money is not a magical tool to… » read more
Posted by Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels
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Agriculture & Food, Aid Effectiveness, blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, EU institutions, EU Priorities 2020, food, Sustainable Dev. |
July 2019, four citizens’ initiatives are on the news. Three of them have been registered and the last one has been refused. Since the citizens’ initiative system has been simplified, this tool of transnational direct democracy is more and more relevant. The protection of the environment is the main topic tackled by these citizens’ initiatives.… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
New Democracy (ND) came first with 39,8%, a percentage close to ND’s usual electoral score before the Greek Crisis erupted in 2009. ND’s vote count is not that impressive (2.251.411 votes), it is almost the same number of votes as Syriza got at the January 2015 elections (2.246.064). The electoral law provides a 50-seat bonus… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
Shortly before taking off to Japan for the G20 summit in late June, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the time for an extensive interview with the Financial Times. He was asked about current international hot topics such as the Middle East, North Korea, trade relations, and Venezuela as well as Russian domestic challenges. Putin seized… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Avec le nouvel axe ferroviaire transcontinental eurasiatique, l’Asie centrale se retrouve désenclavée. L’Union européenne peut y trouver un atout majeur pour la réussite de la mise en œuvre de sa nouvelle “Stratégie pour un partenariat renforcé UE Asie Centrale“ adoptée lors du Conseil européen du 17 Juin 2019. Le dialogue et la coopération de l’UE… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Morocco continues to move forward and into the future. With the development of Tanger Med Port, Morocco is now on center stage of the international maritime scene as one of the best connected ports in the world. It has risen from the 83rd to the 17th rank worldwide, according to the United Nations Conference for… » read more
Posted by Fragmented Collisions
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Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Development Policy, EurActiv.com, Transport |
#erwg #equalrights #erwgisback #equalrightsnews #pride WHY PRIDE IS STILL IMPORTANT Pride means a lot of things to a lot of different people. For some, it’s a time to take to the streets, put on far too much glitter, and come together in celebration. For others, it represents a period of reflection; a period when we… » read more
Posted by Key to Europe
On the 19th of June, the International Labour Organization adopted a ground-breaking Convention and Recommendation to combat violence and harassment in the workplace, after four years of common work and negotiations between trade unions, employers, experts, states representatives, etc.. The Convention recognizes that violence and harassment in the world of work “can constitute… » read more
Posted by DIESIS
The European Union (EU) has sought to build a comprehensive immigration policy in which legally residing non-EU nationals, referred to as third-country nationals (TCNs), should be treated fairly and in a non-discriminatory manner. However, a number of gaps and barriers in the legislation adopted can still be identified. This concerns notably the lack of incorporation… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
_ Yuri Kofner, research assistant, IIASA. Vienna, 24 June 2019.
Posted by Lisbon 2 Vladivostok
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blogactiv, Enlargement, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Europe's East, Global Europe |
