Lost Millennials Welcome to the closing issue of the Lost Millennials project newsletter! Read on to learn about the project’s final conference and the main research results. The project is aiming to enhance the successful integration of 25+ NEETs into the labour market, education, and training, while at the same time improving evaluation practices of […]
The news in mid-April that the European Parliament will extend visa-free travel to Kosovars will fundamentally shift the domestic political dynamic for years to come. It is a long-made promise that various ruling parties have dangled in front of the increasingly young electorate for many years. It was under Albin Kurti’s watch when it happened, […]
Lost MillennialsWelcome to the first edition of the Lost Millennials newsletter, with all the latest project updates. Read on to learn more about our aims, the launch of the project website and the release of the country reports focusing on policy context addressing 25+ NEETs.
Commenting for the AP, BCI’s Carlo Binda underlines the continuing lack of a central authority in Libya VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Tens of thousands of people seeking better lives are expected to trek across deserts and board unseaworthy boats in war-torn Libya this year in a desperate effort to reach European shores by way… Read the […]
Last month we invited a Labour British member of the European Parliament to tell us why UK citizens should vote to stay in the European Union. This month we invited Conservative Member of Parliament, Tom Pursglove to give us the opposite view. Mr. Pursglove is the Member of Parliament for Corby & East Northamptonshire Would you […]
As much European chatter these days is about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact (TTIP), another trade agreement between Europe and Canada is close to being finalised. While the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) has opponents on both sides of the Atlantic, the new Canadian Liberal government has called it a “gold-standard” agreement. We invited […]
Paul Brannen is a Labour Member of European Parliament for the North East of England. Paul is a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee and the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee in the European Parliament. Knowing the exact meaning of some words can be a challenge. For example the word ‘literally’ has […]
On Tuesday, January 19, 2016 the European Parliament debated the state of Poland’s democracy. For reporting on the debate, see Politico EU’s coverage. We invited a Polish Member of the European Parliament, Michal Boni, to share his thoughts on this process and the state of Poland’s democracy. The debate in the European Parliament concerning the […]
Guest post by Shauna Aminath On December 17, 2015, 563 Members of the European Parliament passed a harshly worded resolution calling for sanctions against officials of the government of Maldives. The resolution calls on the European Union and its member states to “Introduce restrictive measures in the form of targeted sanctions to freeze the assets […]
Guest post by Marlene Mizzi, Member of the European Parliament November 25, is designated as the International Day for the Elimination of violence against women. The origin of this day started in 1960 when three Dominican sisters were cruelly assassinated for opposing the Trujillo dictatorship. Since then, 25 of November has become the International Day […]