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Philippines
Euroviews. Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation ǀ View
Filipinos cannot expect justice from the perpetrators of this slow-rolling massacre in the name of an anti-drug campaign. The UN’s top human rights body should send a strong rebuke to the Duterte administration when it meets in Geneva this month.
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Euroviews. COVID-19 shows why political and economic power needs to be moved away from capital cities ǀ View
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, it is becoming clearer that the centralisation of resources is a bad solution in fighting the spread of the virus. In Europe, that means moving power away from capital cities to the regions.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. Lockdown loneliness is going to have a worse long-term impact on teenagers’ mental health ǀ View
Surveys are beginning to shed light on the impact that the lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 is having on mental health and well-being. Early findings from these surveys suggest that loneliness is a particular problem for teenagers.
Hungary
Euroviews. Hungary’s new anti-transgender law is threatening to set hard-won LGBT rights back decades ǀ View
Despite there being laws in Hungary that protect LGBT people from discrimination, the recent bill to end legal recognition of transgender people passed by parliament would undermine such laws and leave transgender people open to prejudice.
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Hungary
Euroviews. Csaba Molnár: Orbán demanding an apology over the return of emergency powers is a cruel joke ǀ View
For us, who trust institutions rather than “good emperors,” Orbán’s Enabling Act remains unconstitutional, even if it was ultimately revoked. And so, instead of applauding his greatness, we remember the words of the Trojans: “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!”
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Euroviews. COVID-19 is teaching investors a thing or two about how important an opportunity “edtech” is ǀ View
Across Europe, there are over 20 million students in tertiary education. Every single student has suffered due to the lack of digital infrastructure in place to allow remote learning, negatively impacting their learning opportunities which could impact future generations.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. COVID-19 is sparking change in how high-risk patients are cared for with remote treatments ǀ View
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to a change our usual care practices and to rely on remote patient monitoring. Even when the COVID-19 crisis is over, this change is likely to bed itself in routine clinical practice.
Hungary
Euroviews. Don’t be fooled by its sudden compliance. Hungary is helping to unravel the EU’s legal order ǀ View
The Hungarian government’s decision to comply with the Luxembourg court’s judgement makes perfect sense in the illiberal calculus of strategically resetting the terms of EU membership.
Italy
Euroviews. In Italy and further afield, pollution and poverty have played a part in worsening COVID-19 ǀ View
There are important clues in the patterns the disease is leaving that tell us quite a bit about what conditions can hasten its spread and worsen its lethality. So far, the areas where the most people are dying of the disease have been densely populated urban zones in China, Iran and northern Italy.
Hungary
Euroviews. Zoltán Kovács: Hungary’s criticised Coronavirus Protection Act has saved thousands of lives ǀ View
The virus is still with us, of course, and the fight goes on. But as we look back over the last several difficult weeks, we recall how critics claimed that this law hailed the end of democracy in our country. In fact, more Hungarians are alive today because of it.
World News
Euroviews. Requiring face masks to fight COVID-19 while upholding niqab bans shows irony lost on leaders ǀ View
The current recommendations on wearing face masks also lay bare the absurdity of the arguments that some European governments have used to prohibit the wearing of face coverings in the public space.
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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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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.
Germany
Euroviews. The German Constitutional Court struck a blow to EU integration. This is how we can save it ǀ View
In a single decision, the German Constitutional Court struck two blows at the heart of European integration: its common currency and the primacy of EU law. The next weeks will tell us whether it will lead to disintegration or further integration.
Ukraine
Euroviews. In the fight against Russian influence in Ukraine, language matters. It’s Kyiv, not Kiev ǀ View
Finding justice for Ukrainians, including my own family, starts with resisting Russia’s propaganda and promoting the Ukrainian language. It starts with spelling Ukraine’s capital as Kyiv.