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- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 01/09/2020
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DNA-based evidence should be court-admissible throughout the world0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 13/05/2016
Although in a small number of cases DNA-based evidence may be the single source on which a judge or jury reaches a verdict, it is commonly used to support evidence that is leading towards a particular conclusion, rather than as decisive evidence in its own right. Yet DNA-based evidence is invaluable, and arrangements should be made for it to be used in court, in light of and in line with the international initiatives to establish a global framework for forensic protocols.
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Disintegration of EU values? – ISDS clauses in TTIP1
- International Trade, Op-ed
- 26/02/2016
The Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is presently being debated at the 12 round of negotiation (22-26 February 2016) of the controversial TTIP deal aimed at establishing a trade agreement between the EU and the US.
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DiEM25 – The change you want to see?0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 22/04/2016
What are the goals of the DiEM25 movement and what will it take for it to succeed
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Development through sport: the EU and the Olympics0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 06/07/2016
Sport has become an essential tool in the European Union’s soft power approach. Over the past few years, the political vision promoting economic development through sport has become a standard practice in Europe’s policies of solidarity and sustainable development. Yet, how can the European experience help improve the Olympic ideal of using sport to promote peace and prosperity?
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Dealing with uncertainty: Responses to the “refugee crisis” in Sweden0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 01/02/2016
Many in Sweden believe the Scandinavian country is facing the hardest “refugee crisis” in a long time. According to Migrationsverket, the official Swedish migration agency, more than 160.000 asylum seekers have arrived in Sweden in 2015, mostly from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. What are the responses of civil society and the State authorities in the response to crisis and are they conducive to successful integration of refugees in Swedish society?
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David vs Goliath: the EU competition’s dilemma0
- International Trade, Op-ed
- 12/03/2019
Since industrial giants from China and the US are becoming dominant players in certain sectors of global and EU markets, 19 EU governments proposed revising the EU’s antitrust rules with the aim to support and facilitate the emergence of so-called “European champions” to make the EU competitive vis-à-vis major world economies.
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