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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.
World
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.
United Kingdom
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.
