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Why the European Union Needs a Good Marriage Counselor

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

blogactiv, Development Policy, EU Citizens and Media, Future EU

Greek austerity was wrong and Europe should learn from it

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

Alexis Tsipras, alternative, assistance, Athens, austerity, Austerity Politics, economic governance, economic policies, economic union, Economy & Euro, Employment, EU Politics, Euro Crisis, Future EU, Grèce, Grecia, Greek crisis

Convenzioni Cittadine in Italia – Pilota – Bordighera 8/8/18

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

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Europe's East, Global Europe, immigration, intégration, Social Europe & Jobs, UK in Europe

Solidarity debate without civil society?

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

blogactiv, development, Global Europe, Public Affairs, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

For #DigitalEU to be successful, we need to reskill our people for digital

May 16, 2018

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

blogactiv, digital, Education, Innovation and Growth, Social Europe & Jobs

Η Διαφθορά ως Διαστρέβλωση της Ιδιεολογικής Βάσης της Δημοκρατίας

May 8, 2018

Για την αποτελεσματική καταπολέμηση της διαφθοράς δεν επαρκούν μόνον προληπτικοί και κατασταλτικοί μηχανισμοί, ή ενίσχυση αυτών, αλλά χρειάζεται και μία συνολικότερη οπτική για τον τρόπο με τον οποίο το φαινόμενο αυτό διαφθείρει πλέον και την ίδια την ιδεολογική βάση του δημοκρατικού πολιτεύματος.

Posted by EU and Greece

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev.

Πολυεπίπεδη Διακυβέρνηση Ε.Ε.: Το Ελληνικό Γιαούρτι

April 16, 2018

Ανάλυση αποκλειστικών εγγράφων για το Ελληνικό γιαούρτι, συμπεριλαμβανομένου και του μπλοκαζ σχεδίου νομοθετήματος της Τσεχίας από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, των απαντήσεων των Τσεχικών αρχών, και των επιστολών που ανταλλάχθηκαν μεταξύ της Ελλάδας και της Επιτροπής.

Posted by EU and Greece

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev.