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- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 01/09/2020
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Women in Afghanistan: a story of hope and despair1
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 18/12/2015
Despite many achievements in women’s rights during the past 14 years, most Afghan women remain suppressed by and excluded from the society. While the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs) contribution to their advancement were notable, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are expected to preserve and further enhance them.
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Will the new European asylum policy be more secure and fair?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 02/05/2016
The refugee crisis has shown the necessity to transform the EU’s asylum policy including a mandatory relocation of refugees across Europe in order to assist the EU border countries. In this way all EU Member States will be obliged to accept their responsibility for the refugees arriving at EU borders. Actions are needed to ensure a humane, fair and efficient policy for the future. Is the proposed new European Common Asylum System such a policy?
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Will addressing root causes of displacement stem irregular migration from Africa?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 06/05/2016
European Commission recently launched a much publicized fund aimed at addressing root causes of irregular migration in Africa. The Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa is meant to be the magic that will hopefully keep desperate would-be migrants from taking the dangerous journey to Europe.
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Why the ’youth’ don’t need a guarantee1
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 17/01/2015
The Youth Guarantee – along with the Youth Employment Initiative – are two of the most far-reaching and heavily funded EU schemes for employment – arguably of any active labour market policy.
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Why the rule of law link to EU funds is unlikely to make a real difference0
The emphasis on rule of law in the next EU budget framework (2021-2027) is a first step in addressing the risk of corruption in the Visegrad Four (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). It is likely that a soft coercive mechanism will be chosen in on-going negotiations due to its political soundness and will not be effective in targeting the corruption cycle as a whole.
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Why the Paris Climate Agreement matters in Afghanistan0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 07/01/2016
Afghanistan is a war-torn country highly vulnerable to natural disasters. The international community’s support, which Paris Climate Agreement should guarantee, is a source of hope for Afghanistan to tackle the impacts of climate change, to ensure food security and to fight unemployment and radicalization. Climate policy is social policy.
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