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Our workplaces are also our living spaces
The majority of the adult population spends a great deal of time at work, be it hours during the day, days in the week or years of active work. …
Call for proposals to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia
This call, issued under the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC), will support projects that aim prevent hatred by fostering tolerance and social cohesion, and other particular forms of intolerance,…
Tougher defence tools against unfair imports to protect EU jobs and industry
Higher tariffs can be imposed on dumped or subsidised imports to better protect EU jobs and businesses, under a December 2017 informal agreement that was approved by the Parliament today. The agreed measures…
“The EU is not capable of addressing the immigration crisis” – Professor Stephen Calleya
“The EU is not capable of addressing the immigration crisis” – Professor Stephen Calleya “The European Union is not capable of addressing the crisis of illegal immigration. I hope that the incident with…
Citizens have an important role to play in a democracy
Citizens have the right to collectively choose their own governmental, political and electoral systems. The authority wielded by government, therefore, arises from the will of the citizens as expressed in their choice of systems and…
“50 years – the long road to fair mobility”
On October 15, 1968, the original six founding members of the European Economic Community (EEC) adopted a Regulation on “freedom of movement for workers within the Community”, putting fully into effect Article 48 of…
MEPs call on EU countries to end precarious employment practices
The European Parliament adopted on Thursday 31st May a resolution calling on the European Commission and EU countries to tackle the issue of precarious employment practices and the abusive use of…
“I want justice for my children” – a mother and grandmother who suffered and is still suffering from poverty
“I want justice for my children …”. This is what Jennifer Borg*, a 40-year old single mother of three and grandmother of three, who grew up in poverty and…
We are destroying our environment bit by bit
Maltese society is facing a number of problems caused by economic progress leading to building projects going up everywhere seemingly without control, more and more foreign workers living in…
ENDEAVOUR and TESS Scholarships Schemes
Tertiary education forms an increasingly important part of any country’s economic and social agenda. It also supplies a key element of many people’s continuing professional development. The Scholarships Unit…