Month: November 2015

COP21: Good intentions and geopolitical realities clash over the climate

Climate Summit In Paris [What Think Tanks Are Thinking]

Written by Clare Ferguson Two hundred countries’ representatives will meet in Paris from 30 November to 11 December 2015 to negotiate climate change commitments aiming to bring the world closer to a maximum 2°C rise in global temperatures. Divergent views abound on the priorities, and the bottom lines, of what should – and what can – be achieved.… Read More COP21: Good intentions and geopolitical realities clash over the climate

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Negotiating a new UN climate agreement: Challenges for the Paris climate change conference

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Written by Gregor Erbach A new international agreement to combat climate change is due to be adopted in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The current climate agreements commit developed countries to take climate action, but not developing countries, some of… Read More Negotiating a new UN climate agreement: Challenges for the Paris climate change conference

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How the EU budget is spent: Humanitarian Aid

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Written by Alina Dobreva EU Humanitarian Aid (HA) provides a needs-based emergency response to natural disasters and man-made crises outside the EU, in order to save lives, prevent and alleviate human suffering, and protect the human dignity of affected populations. It provides relief regardless of recipients’ nationality, religion, gender or ethnic origin, and based on… Read More How the EU budget is spent: Humanitarian Aid

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COP21 and Agenda 2030: The challenges of complementarity

COP21 and Agenda 2030 The challenges of complementarity

Written by Marta Latek The interaction of climate change and development has found full recognition in the Agenda 2030 programme adopted in September 2015. The new universal policy framework integrates the global environmental and development concerns in a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) The Paris agreement due to be adopted in early December is expected to… Read More COP21 and Agenda 2030: The challenges of complementarity

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Outlook for the 29 November 2015 meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the EU with Turkey

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Written by Ralf Drachenberg Heads of State or Government from the EU and the Republic of Turkey[1] will meet on 29 November 2015 in Brussels to further strengthen EU-Turkey relations while discussing the management of the ongoing migration crisis. The meeting is expected to result in a number of political and financial commitments, including the finalisation… Read More Outlook for the 29 November 2015 meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the EU with Turkey

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The History of European electoral reform and the European Elections Act

Written by Wilhelm Lehmann Next year, the entry into force of the Electoral Act (or Act Concerning the Election of the Representatives of the European Parliament by Direct Universal Suffrage in full), will mark its 40th anniversary. The Act laid the legal foundation for holding the first direct elections to the European Parliament, in June… Read More The History of European electoral reform and the European Elections Act

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New context for the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data

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The directive on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (EU PNR directive) is back on the EU agenda. Citizens writing to the European Parliament expressed their concerns about the PNR’s potential impact on fundamental rights and data protection. The Member… Read More New context for the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Written by Rosamund Shreeves On this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, this 25 November, crisis and conflict are more than ever on our minds – and on the political agenda. As recent research from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) highlights, conflict and displacement exacerbate violence against vulnerable groups, including women.… Read More International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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