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July 22, 2019
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
Between 23 and 26 May, more than 400 million Europeans can exercise their democratic right to vote in the European Parliament elections. They have the power to set the course of the EU for the next five years, and with that the future of the automobile industry. Because when we look back at the 2014-2019… » read more
Posted by Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking, Social Europe & Jobs, Transport |
March 19, 2019
Guest blog post by Till Fischer, a student of law at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany), specialized in antitrust law and legal assistant within an international network of accountancy firms. France finds itself thrown into turmoil, indicating that Macrons policy has reached an impasse. The president of the rich must perform a U-turn over his way… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
December 20, 2018
The wedding took place on May 9, 1950. French Foreign Minister Robert Schumann initiated a program for France and Germany to collaborate in the production of coal and steel, which were important resources for conducting war. Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands joined the “marriage contract,” and 6 years later the same countries signed the… » read more
Posted by Uniting Europe
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blogactiv, Development Policy, EU Citizens and Media, Future EU |
December 18, 2018
Guest blog post by Alastair Macphail, head of the Communication Department at the European Training Foundation (ETF). As we move deeper into the information age, the emerging technologies of artificial intelligence and advanced robotics – combined with widespread digitalisation, near-universal connectivity of people and things, big data, geolocation and much more – threaten to revolutionise… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
October 15, 2018
Guest blog post by Sara Lafuente Hernández, Stan De Spiegelaere and Bethany Staunton (ETUI) “Ryanair must change”. This simple message, emblazoned on T-shirts in the familiar shades of yellow and blue, stood out loud and clear in airport lobbies of at least seven countries on 28 September. Workers gathered as early as 5.30 a.m. around… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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Aviation, blogactiv, English, Fundamental Rights, Innovation & Enterprise, Social Europe & Jobs |
September 14, 2018
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told European Parliament that the Greek bailout programme, which ended last month, was a success and “Greece is back on its feet”. But the eight-year programme may have caused more harm than good and can hardly be called a success, argues Stavros Papagianneas. Guest blog post by Stavros Papagianneas, managing… » read more
August 21, 2018
L’8 agosto 2018 si sono riuniti circa 20 cittadini Europei per parlare d’Europa in una Conferenza Cittadina (CoCi) “pilota” organizzata da G. Clarotti per Alliance Europa (o AllE) sul modello ispirato dai Presidenti Juncker, Macron e dalla Cancelliera Merkel. E’ una pilota prima del loro lancio nelle 10 città italiane… » read more
Posted by TAXI: Europa
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Europe's East, Global Europe, immigration, intégration, Social Europe & Jobs, UK in Europe |
An example of failing global affairs: when the new Italian government made it clear that it would not be “Europe’s refugee camp” and refused to bring in ships with immigrants, the implication was immediately evident in its neighbor, Spain, where 22,000 immigrants have arrived since the beginning of the year. The Spanish government does not… » read more
Posted by Uniting Europe
July 9, 2018
The latest expressive headlines on delfi.lt (the main Lithuanian news portal) such as “Gender pay gap increased in Lithuania”, “Sudden drop in EU support pushes Lithuania into middle income trap, finmin says”, “Lithuanian travellers spent EUR 186.5 mln abroad this year” and “Lithuania’s Jan-May budget revenue EUR 14.3 mln below target” clearly demonstrate difficult situation… » read more
Posted by News from the Baltic States
May 22, 2018
Guest Blog Post by Jana Hainsworth is president of Social Platform, the largest civil society alliance fighting for social justice. This year’s State of the Union conference took on the theme of solidarity. The background paper asked some pertinent questions: solidarity on what, by whom for whom, and how? But as a first time… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, development, Global Europe, Public Affairs, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs |
May 18, 2018
By Juliette Beaulaton Today, we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). This day was created to shed light on the persistent widespread cases of discrimination against the LGBTI+ community, but also to celebrate sexual and gender diversity across the world. On 17 May, we also commemorate the World Health Organisation’s… » read more
Posted by Key to Europe
May 17, 2018
Claire Fountaine, Leslie Widmann and Isabelle Autissier are some of the examples that represent the feminine role on the sea work. She for Sea is a project that shows how women can be at the wheel of the maritime sector and how this creates a better, more inclusive and representative blue economy. By means of… » read more
Posted by Atlantic Cities
Guest post by Raffaele Jacovelli, Partner at Hightech Partners I recently participated in a half-day of debates at the European Parliament in Brussels. It was part of the #DigitalEU initiative – Eurocrats, ministers, and private sector leaders gathered together to discuss the technology that will revolutionize the European economy. There was plenty of talk about… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, digital, Education, Innovation and Growth, Social Europe & Jobs |
Open letter to the citizens and the heads of State and Government of the European Union In this period of economic recovery and relative stability, we Europeans are forgetting that not so long ago we stood on the edge of an abyss, and that our reality is still crippled by geopolitical and financial uncertainties, with… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
