Category: Image of the Week
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UNITEE participates to the Refugee Week 2020: A campaign to imagine and build new perspective
The Refugee Week was born in 1998 in the UK to celebrate the contribution of refugees and migrants to the host societies and, at the same time, to sensitize the local communities towards the challenges that refugees encounter when fleeing their countries. In these 22 years of life, the festival has become a global movement…
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Politicians launch their European election campaigns
After the mandate of the European Parliament officially ended last week, politicians have shifted their focus this week to their European election campaigns. A majority of MEPs will be seeking re-election, while six members of the European Commission will also be running for the European Parliament elections: Maros Šefčovič, Viviane Reding, Antonio Tajani, Olli Rehn, Janusz…
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End of EU Parliament 2009-2014 term
Today, Brussels is quieter than usual. Yesterday, the current term of the European Parliament came to an end, after holding its last plenary session. This has been the last week for some MEP at Parliament, some others are now focusing on the elections and will be back soon. At an annual cost of 3.10 euros…
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Battle for your Vote: MEPs rhyme their political message
On Wednesday evening, a long queue of young people waited outside the European Parliament to hear politicians rap their voting message. With the help of professional hip hop artists, MEPs of four political party groups took the stage to get their message across on a beat. The event, aptly named ‘Battle for your Vote’, was organised…
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Next Head of the European Commission: Juncker?
As the last of the main European political groups, the European People’s Party nominated Jean-Claude Juncker for the post of next President of the European Commission last Friday. The former Prime Minister of Luxembourg received most of the support at an EPP party congress in Dublin. Care to know more about what the EPP stands…
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Next Head of the European Commission: Schulz?
The current President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, is now running for the presidency of the European Commission as the candidate of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); officially announced on the first of March during the S&D’s election congress in Rome. Do you want to know more about what the S&D stands for? Read their…
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EU suspends Swiss Erasmus Participation for 2014
Swiss students will not be able to take part in the Erasmus Plus exchange programme anymore, as Swiss voters decided in a referendum to re-introduce quotes for EU immigrants.
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EU sanctions after the Kiev massacre
Yesterday, on the 20th of February, during an emergency summit in Brussels, the EU Foreign Ministers decided on sanctions, including visa restrictions and freezing of bank accounts of members of the Ukrainian government, deemed responsible for deadly violence in Ukraine.The unprecedented decision was taken after at least 39 people were killed yesterday in central Kiev.…
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Some Bitter Sweetcorn
There are only few topics the people of Europe so unanimoulsy agree on as GMOs. There is a big consensus among Europeans that they do not want such plants growing on European soil. This opinion was reflected by the Parliaments’ vote that opposed the Commission’s proposal to introduce the GM maize ‘Pioneer 1507’ for commercial…
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US affront is “totally unacceptable”
After a private phone call by US Diplomat Victoria Nuland was leaked, in which she said “Fuck the EU” in connection to the Ukraine crisis, emotions in the EU are running high. Angela Merkel called her statement ” totally unacceptable”. After the NSA scandal, this faux pas might worsen the already tense relationship between the US…