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New Erasmus: more opportunities for disadvantaged youth
The Culture and Education Committee approved on Wednesday the next generation Erasmus+ programme, proposing a detailed set of measures to lift all economic, social, cultural barriers and allow more people…
Gearing up for the European Elections
The European Parliament elections are less than two months away. In these elections, citizens will be asked to cast their vote to elect new Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who will ultimately be representing their interests in one…
The EU immigration policy is grist to the mill of the far right.
The latest attempt of the European internal affairs ministers to come to an agreement on a common policy on immigration ahead of the European Parliament elections has failed miserably. Seven different white papers…
Smoking kills – even the planet we are living on
We all know that smoking is bad for us. How many of you know how bad it is for the world we live in? From the moment that the seeds are…
Road safety in the EU
Between 1991 and 2017, and especially after 2000, the EU witnessed substantial improvements in terms of road safety, whether measured in terms of fatalities, accidents or injuries. Over a…
European Labour Authority
“It seems absurd to have a Banking Authority to police banking standards, but no common Labour Authority for ensuring fairness in our single market. We will create one.” Commission…
We need to promote education based on life skills
In a world that is increasingly run by technology and information the emphasis on education is justifiably turning to science, technology, engineering and mathematics – subjects that prepare students for…
Are newspapers calling it a day or are they adapting to the digital age?
Are newspapers dying out? This debate has been ongoing for a long while and it has now resurfaced in the news. Many think that the end of the dailies is within sight -…
Copyright in the digital single market
The European Commission presented a legislative package for the modernisation of the EU copyright rules, including a new directive on copyright in the digital single market on 14 September 2016. Stakeholders…