Dec 3, 2024 · More conflict, more movement. 59 armed conflicts in 34 countries: 2023 was one of the most violent years ever, according to a study by the Oslo Peace Research Institute. War in Ukraine, in Gaza, in Sudan: the more conflicts there are and the more they get bogged down, the greater the chances of new waves of migrants heading for Europe.And that's without counting global warming, which will ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Spain abolished compulsory military service in 2001, France in 1996, Germany in 2011, Belgium in 1994 and the UK all the way back in 1963. Iceland has no national army, while Ireland has never had compulsory military service. Now, however, the picture is beginning to change. Considering conscription. In July, debate engulfed Germany on the reintroduction of military service, as well as the ...

Jun 3, 2024 · The new impetus for Social Europe of the past five years has led to important and long-awaited policy initiatives, including on minimum wages, platform work and corporate due diligence. However, progress in this field remains both fragile and fragmented. The key question now is whether this social paradigm shift can…

Jan 16, 2024 · A dread of the far right seems to be hardening at the summit of Europe. "Following [Geert Wilders]’s shock election win in the Netherlands, European elites are nervously scanning the political landscape for signs of what’s to come — including further surprise wins from far-right candidates”, confirm Clea Caulcutt and Nicholas Vinocur for Politico.

Jan 4, 2024 · Media concentration refers to the phenomenon of media ownership gradually falling into the hands of a small number of investors. In recent years the issue has become one of crucial importance: the current trend is for media companies to merge in order to consolidate their brands, as highlighted in the 2022 Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) report, produced by the Centre for Media Pluralism and ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Italy, too, sees an opportunity in the changing global trade environment.The boot-shaped peninsula's strategic position in the Mediterranean proves crucial on two fronts, writes Carlotta Scozzari in La Repubblica.It serves both the traditional Asia-Europe container routes – where Chinese influence remains muscular, evidenced by Beijing's stake in ports like Savona – and emerging shorter ...

Mar 8, 2023 · Femicides – The war against women in Europe. Between 2020 and 2021, 6,593 were intentionally killed in Europe. This unprecedented cross-border investigation, conducted with the participation of 18 newsrooms across Europe, attempts to shed light on femicides and rising violence against women at the time of the pandemic, as well as on the staggering shortage of up-to-date data on these phenomena.

May 30, 2024 · Can fear prevent us from fighting climate change? In The Guardian, Damian Carrington asked 380 top scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) how they felt about the future: the results revealed that they were terrified, but determined to keep fighting. “Sometimes it is almost impossible not to feel hopeless and broken,” said the climate scientist Ruth Cerezo-Mota.

Apr 25, 2024 · Political amnesties; Catalonia; corruption; and the sustainability of Pedro Sánchez's national government.Spain's European elections on 9 June are looking decidedly un-European. The vote will come after early regional elections in the Basque Country (21 April), and in Catalonia (12 May) following the failure of the national government to present a …

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