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Politheor’s Special Report: The Gender Agenda 5
- Human Rights and Migration, Special Report
- 25/11/2016
Why do we need a gender agenda?
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The 500 Euro banknote nightmare 5
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 22/11/2016
On May 4th 2016, the European Central Bank has decided to permanently end the production of the €500 banknote by the end of 2018. On the other hand, the circulating €500 banknotes will still remain legal tender and retain their value even after 2018. What’s behind such decision and what are the consequences for the European citizens? Is it feasible for us to have a €500 banknote in our wallet and exchange it within the European Monetary Union? Well, it might depend…
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Does the EU ensure high level health protection for all?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 18/11/2016
As much as Andriukaitis’ speech radiates optimism and progressiveness, there are at least two major problems with EU’s health policy on chronic diseases.
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Policy dead-end: Central Banks’ continued use of DSGE Models 0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 15/11/2016
The financial crisis ushered in an era where monetary policy has been disproportionately tasked with mending a sluggish economy. Central banks have taken, far from their original remit, extraordinary, and historically unprecedented steps in an attempt to boost economic activity, stabilise financial markets and spur inflation. With central banks wielding ever-greater influence on economic policy, the continued use of questionable policy-setting models, such as the Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium or DSGE model, should be reviewed.
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Egypt and climate change: let your civil society grow strong 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 14/11/2016
We are in the midst of the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC which is scheduled to take place from 7-18 November 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco. During COP 22, parties will begin preparations for the entry into force of the Paris Agreement. The agreement adopted last December to limit global temperature increase below 2C. This reduction can only be achieved through a significant reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels.
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Human Rights: None of your business?1
- Human Rights and Migration, International Trade, Op-ed
- 11/11/2016
Have you heard of the latest steps towards an International Treaty on Business and Human Rights?
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