Syria: send in the Red, sorry I mean Blue, Army!
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Here is a curious story from the Voltaire Network, a new website that seems to mainly deal in anti-Western anmd pro-Muscovite arguments: The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir V. Putin, plans to deploy a peacekeeping force to Syria to prev...
Of death and copyright: the sum of unhappiness
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Unlike love and marriage, Laurel and Hardy, pride and prejudice and Romeo and Juliet, the pairing of death and copyright flashes less speedily into the mind -- yet the two are intimately linked. The duration of copyright in authors' works is general...
On reincarnations of buildings
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This morning I chaired the usual Monday morning management board meeting. Normally we meet in the ‘flagship’ Jacques Delors building but, conscious that our staff are housed in five other buildings as well, we occasionally meet in one of...
UK, Slovenian, French and Italian media on Irish ‘yes’ to EU fiscal compact
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The Irish people voted by 60.3% in favour of the EU fiscal compact in a referendum on 31 May. They are the only nation to be allowed to vote directly on the treaty for fiscal discipline. Are they a disciplined example for Europe to follow, or did the...
Pour une Union Européenne sans armes nuclèaires (For a EU without nuclear weapons)
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This entry was inspired by the hunger strike of Jean-Marie Matagne, which has by now lasted 21st days. I thought it was a good idea to try and write it in French... Pour une Union Européenne sans armes nuclèaires Pourquoi l'union européenne ne s'e...
Pour une Union Européenne sans armes nuclèaires (For a EU without nuclear weapons)
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This entry was inspired by the hunger strike of Jean-Marie Matagne, which has by now lasted 21st days. I thought it was a good idea to try and write it in French... Pour une Union Européenne sans armes nuclèaires Pourquoi l'union europ&...
Guide UFOLEP « Sport, Education, Insertion ».
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Dans le cadre de sa stratégie d’action en direction des publics et des territoires prioritaires l’UFOLEP annonce le lancement d’un guide méthodologique destiné à accompagner l’ensemble des acteurs bénévoles ou professionnels souhaitant...
Pinterest Image Your Website Pages or Lose Out: Many Organizations, Companies, Law Firms, Professionals, Individuals and Websites have no Pinterest-Capable and Web Site-Representing Images Available for "Pinning"
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LawPundit has been pinning at Pinterest recently, which we have found to be a really nice way of visually "bookmarking" sites of interest to us. Take a look: In doing so, we have discovered that: a great number of online websites, blogs, etc. hav...
"The Economic Crisis and Youth Unemployment in Spain" by Fernando Rocha
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The Great Recession of 2008 has had a significant social impact on Spain, where the effects on the labour market caused by the change in the economic cycle have been more profound than in other European countries. The consequence has been a severe de...
Main ACP-EU events for the week from 04/06 to 10/06/2012
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European Parliament-4 June: Committee on Foreign AffairsCouncil of Ministers-5 June: COREPER I-5/6 June: COREPER II-3/5 June: Informal meeting of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRI), Horsens (Denmark) -10 June: Informal Meeting of Minister...
Euro Crisis : George Soros Has Views Similar to Paul Krugman
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Catherine Boyle at CNBC Business News quotes George Soros in Three Months to Save the Euro: George Soros writing: "“The authorities didn’t understand the nature of the euro crisis; they thought it was a fiscal problem, while it is more of a...
The beat of a different Drum Slavoj Žižek
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Greeks are proud that Slavoi Zizek will be the ambassador of their fight in Europe. Zizek warned in a speech that Europe must show its solidarity with the Greeks, or it too will fail, as it should be a core value of solidarity in Europe.
Climate change: The European Union´s efforts in Africa are beginning to bear fruit
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Global warming/climate change, the centerpiece of the European Union´s foreign policy in Africa is finally beginning to bear fruit. The efforts of visiting EU leaders and the vast network of EU embassies in Africa have not been in vain: A...
Global Voices Podcast: Storytime in Poetry and Literature
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In this edition, we’re talking about literature and publishing. You’ll hear some good old fashioned interviews with well-read members of the Global Voices team as well as readings of original work by our authors and the wider community.
The Jobs Potential of a Shift towards a low-carbon Economy
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“The report argues that the impact of a transition towards a greener economy on labour markets will extend far beyond the creation of new green jobs, such as those related to renewable energy. This transition will create new opportunities for worke...
A Yes vote for the Fiscal Treaty was the cheaper and safer option for Ireland
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Last week, Ireland voted ‘Yes’ to the European Fiscal Stability Treaty, despite some predictions that the country would vote No. Michael Courtney argues that Irish voters knew that voting Yes was the only way to secure future bailouts, should the...
Next Brussels Development Briefing
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The next Brussels Development Briefing will be held on 26 June from 8.30 – 13h00 on Food Losses and Food Waste. Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets l...
Two Downside Only Elections
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In the end, a vote in favour of the Fiscal Compact of just over 60% looks like Ireland was almost in agreement. If nothing else, the vote shows just how far the eurozone crisis has come and how meaningless many of the measures to date have been. When...
Two downside-only elections
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In the end, a vote in favour of the Fiscal Compact of just over 60% looks like Ireland was almost in agreement. If nothing else, the vote shows just how far the eurozone crisis has come and how meaningless many of the measures to date have been. When...
Burqa ban leads to rioting in Brussels
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The area of Molenbeek in Brussels was the scene of low-level rioting at the end of last week following the arrest of a woman for wearing a full face-covering niqab. It is the largest and most violent incident of resistance since France and Belgium en...
