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The Brief: The future Commission sets to criminalize gender-based violence
For the first time in Commission history, there will be a European Equality Commissioner, Helena Dalli, whose goal is develop EU-wide legislation that protects the victims and punishes the offenders of gender-based violence.
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Empowering rural women in Africa at the African Women's Forum
In partnership with Crans Montana Forum
Women contribute nearly 80% of the food supply in Africa yet only have access to 15% of the land. The African Women’s Forum looks at how to empower women in the continent economically, enabling them to become powerful players in the fight against hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity.
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Watch in full: Euronews interviews EU parliament chief David Sassoli
David Sassoli, elected as President of the Eurpean Parliament in July, says rejection of three nominated commissioners and the current block on accession talks for potential new members are simply the normal, healthy functionings of democracy.
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Where's the money? Farming subsidy exposure creates stir in EP
An article in the New York Times has sparked a stir for the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture.
According to the report, the European Union's agricultural subsidies are not reaching their intended destination, but rather populist politicians and their business circles.
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'It’s better to sleep in a container and leave than to stay here and die'
It’s hard to know how many migrants pass through Zeebrugge. Belgian authorities refuse to give any information at the moment, but the Ministry of interior previously indicated that close to 1800 migrants have been arrested in the port city this year alone.
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'There might be retaliation' - EU security fears after al-Baghdadi
The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so called Islamic State group or Daesh, leaves a vacuum at the top of the terrorist organisation, and while the frequency of IS attacks on European soil has been decreasing recently. EU officials are warning the threat is far from over.