Against the Cultural Odds: More Focus Needed on Integrating Migrant Women
Female non-EU immigrant workers make up about 6% of the 25-54 year olds in the EU15 member states. The lack of their integration in the labor market is both a lost opportunity and a macroeconomic...
View ArticleBeyond British Sensitivities: EU’s Post-Brexit Military Strategy in the Making
A post-Brexit European military strategy has started taking shape with France at its center. Despite an impasse on how to start formal talks with Britain on a new defense and security relationship with...
View ArticleForeign Fighters – Member State Responses and EU Action
Piotr Bakowski and Laura Puccio (European Parliamentary Research Service) EU Member States are currently being increasingly confronted with the problem of foreign fighters. A foreign fighter is...
View ArticleEU’s Greenhouse Emissions Report: 2015 Marked 0.7 Percent Increase in CO2
Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, has announced (3 May) that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion went up by 0.7 percent last year compared to previous year. CO2...
View ArticleEU to Help Angola Fight Yellow Fever: First Mission of Medical Corps
The European Union is sending a medical team – the European Medical Corps or EMC – to Angola to help the country tackle the recent outbreak of yellow fever. Since December last year, 260 people have...
View ArticleBelgian Region of Wallonia Blocks CETA: The Future of EU’s FTAs in Jeopardy
Belgium’s region of Wallonia last week blocked the EU’s free trade agreement with Canada after intense talks, direct involvement of the Canadian government and last minute concessions. Wallonia’s...
View ArticleThe Environmental Union: EU Supporting Sustainability and Low-Carbon Economy
The European Commission is about to allocate €222.7 million from the EU budget to guide Europe towards a more sustainable and low-carbon future. The EU funding will trigger additional investments,...
View ArticleCountering Terrorism and Radicalization: Europe’s ‘How-To’ Manual
The European Union is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism and jihadism following the horrendous terrorist attacks that have taken place in France, Germany and Belgium as well as in Turkey,...
View Article“Europe is What We, Europeans, Make of It”: Celebrating Europe Day, May 9
May 9 – Europe Day – is traditionally held every year to mark the anniversary of the historical “Schuman Declaration” and to celebrate peace and unity in Europe. Every year in May, the European Union...
View ArticleRenewables on the Rise: Europe 50% Powered by Wind, Solar and Biomass by 2030
Renewable energy is poised to generate up to 50% of the European Union’s energy by 2030 as more offshore capacity is being installed, especially in wind power. The whole sector has been growing in...
View ArticleAgainst the Cultural Odds: More Focus Needed on Integrating Migrant Women
Female non-EU immigrant workers make up about 6% of the 25-54 year olds in the EU15 member states. The lack of their integration in the labor market is both a lost opportunity and a macroeconomic...
View ArticleBeyond British Sensitivities: EU’s Post-Brexit Military Strategy in the Making
A post-Brexit European military strategy has started taking shape with France at its center. Despite an impasse on how to start formal talks with Britain on a new defense and security relationship with...
View ArticleFighting Grey Economy: Voucher Scheme to Help Lower 18% Loss to Europe’s GDP
European countries are encouraged to voucher schemes to evaluate whether they could be used to fight the grey economy. The report by the European Platform on Declared Work states that “governments...
View ArticleEU to Help Angola Fight Yellow Fever: First Mission of Medical Corps
The European Union is sending a medical team – the European Medical Corps or EMC – to Angola to help the country tackle the recent outbreak of yellow fever. Since December last year, 260 people have...
View ArticleBelgian Region of Wallonia Blocks CETA: The Future of EU’s FTAs in Jeopardy
Belgium’s region of Wallonia last week blocked the EU’s free trade agreement with Canada after intense talks, direct involvement of the Canadian government and last minute concessions. Wallonia’s...
View ArticleThe Environmental Union: EU Supporting Sustainability and Low-Carbon Economy
The European Commission is about to allocate €222.7 million from the EU budget to guide Europe towards a more sustainable and low-carbon future. The EU funding will trigger additional investments,...
View ArticleCountering Terrorism and Radicalization: Europe’s ‘How-To’ Manual
The European Union is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism and jihadism following the horrendous terrorist attacks that have taken place in France, Germany and Belgium as well as in Turkey,...
View Article“Europe is What We, Europeans, Make of It”: Celebrating Europe Day, May 9
May 9 – Europe Day – is traditionally held every year to mark the anniversary of the historical “Schuman Declaration” and to celebrate peace and unity in Europe. Every year in May, the European Union...
View ArticleRenewables on the Rise: Europe 50% Powered by Wind, Solar and Biomass by 2030
Renewable energy is poised to generate up to 50% of the European Union’s energy by 2030 as more offshore capacity is being installed, especially in wind power. The whole sector has been growing in...
View ArticleAgainst the Cultural Odds: More Focus Needed on Integrating Migrant Women
Female non-EU immigrant workers make up about 6% of the 25-54 year olds in the EU15 member states. The lack of their integration in the labor market is both a lost opportunity and a macroeconomic...
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