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Euroviews. The EU COVID-19 response must foster sustainability to support fishing incomes and ecosystems ǀ View
While the EU’s Covid-19 response measures may offer one year’s support to the fishing sector, fostering a sustainable marine environment will support livelihoods and ecosystems for years to come.
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Solidarity in Lebanon: Local initiatives respond to rising poverty levels
Thousands of Lebanese people are struggling to survive amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s deepening economic crisis. Inflation, coupled with insufficient state support, has made daily living a challenge for much of the population.
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Meet the workers missing out on the UK's job retention scheme
UK finance minister Rishi Sunak announced the support on March 20, vowing to reimburse 80% of workers’ wage costs to a cap of £2,500 per month, backdated to March 1, 2020. The scheme sees employees put on temporary leave, called being furloughed.
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Euroviews. We shouldn’t accept intrusive surveillance for the sake of our health without safeguards ǀ View
Whether prompted by a health or security crisis, the adoption of exceptional state powers makes me worry that we are entering a new era in which our liberties are being whittled away under the guise of fighting another invisible enemy.
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Euroviews. Malaria devastates lives and economies like COVID-19. We should fight it in the same way ǀ View
A small investment in malaria prevention and treatment could reap huge rewards. The prevalence of the disease actively holds back many countries - particularly in west Africa - whose young populations could and should be driving dynamic economies.
