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- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 01/09/2020
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School-aged refugees: Are they a burden or a social responsibility?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 13/03/2017
Human Rights Watch: A child we interviewed in 2015 said, “when I picture my future, I see nothing.
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Saving lives or shirking responsibility? – Scrutinizing “Operation Sophia”0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 14/09/2016
According to IOM, up to June 2016 more than 2500 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea in an attempt to flee hunger, persecution, and war. As an effort to fight the business model of migrant smugglers and save lives at sea, the EU has initiated EUNAVFOR Med, also known as Operation Sophia, in June 2015.
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Sacrificing sovereignty and human potential in the name of economic growth0
- International Trade, Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 14/02/2018
Why are countries so gripped in their quest for economic growth that they are empowering multinational corporations at the expense of their citizens? Instead of signing one-sided Bilateral Investment Treaties that chisel away at their domestic sovereignty, these countries should consider dropping their fixation with BITs, and focus on other ways in which to encourage mutually beneficial investment in sectors crucial to sustainable, pro-poor development.
READ MORERoma, a political décor of the Commission progress reports for Macedonia0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 05/12/2015
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]This November, Macedonia received the 2015 European Commission progress report. In comparison with previous years, Roma issues became a less important target to address in the progress of Macedonia towards the EU. In my opinion, Roma became a political décor for the European Commission because consecutively the recommendations related to Roma are almost
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Roma integration programmes can actually make a real difference0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 18/02/2019
An integration project in a village in eastern Slovakia, Spišský Hrhov, is a success story of Roma inclusion. It sets an example for policy-making and strategic targeting of funding for both the EU and other Member States. The EU urgently has to achieve higher value for money in future integration efforts.
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Rio 2016’s Unenduring Legacy0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 04/07/2016
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been heralded from the start as ‘legacy games’. One key component of the Rio 2016 legacy plan is increased sport participation for low-income children and youth, with a number of public programs set up, and substantial funding channeled, toward this goal. One month before the Games are scheduled to begin, however, this legacy has yet to leave a lasting mark.
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