Category: Interviews
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Using art to explore the Refugee Experience: An interview with the artist, Jeton Muja
Today, the world witnesses the highest levels of displacement on record. Nearly 70.8 million people throughout the world have been forced from home by conflict and persecution at the end of 2018. Among them are around 30 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18. With the increased number of people…
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Nobody is just a refugee: a conversation with Jeton Muja
20 June, World Refugee Day, is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. 22 years ago, The Refugee Week was born 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…
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Social Inclusion of Migrants: an interview with Brando Benifei, Member of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in European Parliament
While the concept of social inclusion is broad and extends to all segments of the European community, it also concerns the challenges that the EU still faces in its efforts to ensure that migrants and their descendants are included and participate in society. On 19 May 2020, UNITEE has conducted an interview with Brando Benifei, Member…
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Young Entrepreneurs from the South, raise up! An interview with Amel Saidane
Amel Saidane is an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder and digital transformation expert. She is president of Tunisian Startups and the co-founder of BetaCube a venture builder in Fintech. She is an innovation and digital transformation activist acting for instance as a board member for the Digital Center of Excellence of the United Nations Economic Commission for…
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Our interview with H.E. Ms. Gaitri Ambassador of India to the Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU on India-EU economic, political and cultural relations
In October 2017, the 14th India-EU Summit was unable to set in motion the stalled negotiations for concluding the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), or Broad Based Trade and Investment agreement (BTIA). According to you, what are the main obstacles to the conclusion of an agreement? Trade has been an integral part of the EU…
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Our interview with MEP and Friends of New Europeans member Wim Van de Camp: His valuable insight on EU trade and entrepreneurship policies
As a substitute member of the INTA Committee, what would it be in your opinion the main challenge in EU Trade Policy in 2018? European trade is facing two big challenges in my opinion. We face an unpredictable US administration and a complex relation with China. I think that particularly Chinese investments in Europe are going to…
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Commissioner Oettinger’s insight on the EU long-term budget after 2020: Swift and comprehensive agreement essential
In the run-up of the upcoming proposal for the future Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) beyond 2020, Commissioner Oettinger in charge of the Budget and Human Resources shared with us his insight on the matter: “In less than two months (2 May) we will propose the long-term EU Budget financial perspectives beyond2020, post Brexit. What seems to be…
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All Together to celebrate the International Women’s Day: Our interview with Commissioner Thyssen on the situation of women in politics and in the labour market
Since 1991, you have worked in the European institutions – for 22 years as a member of the European Parliament and since 2014 as the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility. How would you say the situation of women in politics at EU level has evolved since you started? Much has…
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All Together to celebrate the International Women’s Day: An inspirational discussion with Assita Kanko on women in politics and her will to empower women
The International Women’s Day is an occasion to rethink today’s role of women and the current general perception of women in leading positions. What do you believe are the main stereotypes that women have to face in politics? According to you, what is the best way for women to face and overcome these misconceptions? People…
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All Together to celebrate the International Women’s Day: Commissioner Creţu shared with us her insight on gender equality, women leadership and entrepreneurship
What are the initiatives undertaken by the European Union to deal with violence against women? Fighting violence against women is one of my key priorities. Gender-based violence is incompatible with the Union’s values and we must not tolerate it in our society. One in three women in the EU has been a victim of violence.…