Moldova Euroviews. Andrian Candu: Moldova’s future is being put on the line by a Trojan loan from Moscow ǀ View Never let a good crisis go to waste. This seems to be the motto of the current political leadership of Moldova, which wants to take advantage of the pandemic to further weaken our democracy and economy and to advance shady deals, including a €200 million loan with Russia. 04/05/2020
Switzerland Euroviews. As coronavirus sweeps Europe, unaccompanied refugee children are becoming more vulnerable ǀ View As an American expat mother and volunteer working with refugee families, I didn’t think the situation for mother and child refugees could get much worse in Europe, but indeed it has. 04/05/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. The “Ramadan bailout” of Zakat could help the world avoid a post-COVID-19 Great Depression ǀ View The rest of the world should take this crisis as an opportunity to reach a new accommodation between the worldly and the otherworldly. Capitalism is not dying - it is simply going through a rebirth of almost religious significance. 30/04/2020
China Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites... 30/04/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. Patience, sacrifice and Zakat: How Muslims find the strength to endure the COVID-19 pandemic ǀ View Muslim communities in the UK have been hit harder than others by coronavirus, but the principle of Zakat – alms - during Ramadan is a source of strength for many. 29/04/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. The UK ICO’s modified approach to data regulation during COVID-19 is welcome but risks remain ǀ View Businesses and organisations may draw some comfort from the ICO’s position during the current health emergency, but they would be wise to maintain data protection standards wherever possible and not to see the regulator’s approach as a “free pass.” 29/04/2020
Spain Euroviews. Countries are suspending immigration detention due to coronavirus. Let’s keep it that way ǀ View The Spanish authorities have not suddenly had a change of heart regarding the use of immigration detention but rather recognised what activists have been saying all along – health and legal issues make the system untenable. 29/04/2020
Sweden Euroviews. Sweden’s coronavirus exceptionalism will not be remembered favourably by Europe ǀ View Swedes might find themselves in a particularly difficult position. Without having been under a lockdown or undergone a testing regimen like other European states, and with many of those infected not showing any symptoms, some will regard Swedes as having a higher chance of bringing in the disease. 27/04/2020
Ukraine Euroviews. Amazon’s ambivalence is helping support for Russian forces and their proxies in Ukraine ǀ View While Russia is waging an illegal invasion into Ukraine, Amazon is profiting from the symbols of that conflict, such as the banners that represent Russian proxy forces. 24/04/2020
World News Euroviews. Millions of children threatened by violence risk being forgotten amid coronavirus lockdowns ǀ View Many parents are stressed and anxious over their jobs, finances and health, and need to look after their often bored or restless children all day long. Even before the pandemic, children were at the greatest risk of violence when in their own home. Now, the danger of abuse is even greater still. 24/04/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. Creating a “Hygiene Society” can get life back on track and stave off future epidemics ǀ View Having worked alongside the NHS in numerous sectors for more than two decades, I feel a very human obligation to protect NHS staff and the wider public from the toll that both the virus and the shutdown are taking. The latter is almost as damaging as the former. 23/04/2020
Spain Euroviews. Bernat Solé i Barril: Reshaping the post-coronavirus world from a European point of view ǀ View As a committed and reliable partner of the European project, the Government of Catalonia has always been present and active in the European debates, and now, as we begin to look at the new future ahead of us, we want to share our experiences in order to contribute to building commons solutions. 23/04/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. The Aliyev fraud case shows that financial advisors could get caught up in criminal probes ǀ View The Aliyev case demonstrates that professional advisors may become personally caught up in the UWO issues surrounding work they have done for their high net worth clients. Those professionals would be well-advised to take great care to protect themselves from unfounded allegations. 23/04/2020
USA Euroviews. Joining up the dots shows the true depths of Trump’s dangerous narcissistic pathology ǀ View There has only been one headline worth printing since Donald Trump was elected president. That headline is "Donald Trump suffers from a dangerous incurable narcissistic disorder which makes him incapable of empathy and reason. He is a grave danger to the US and the world." 22/04/2020
World News Euroviews. Closing holes in the net: How the EU needs to remove secrecy from European fishing ǀ View The ongoing revision of the Fisheries Control Regulation provides a crucial opportunity to remove the continuing veil of secrecy that shrouds member states’ efforts to control their fishing fleet and that has allowed infringements of EU law to go unpunished. 22/04/2020
World News Euroviews. COVID-19 is the catalyst we need to fight nationalism – by uniting us all to solve the crisis ǀ View As a global problem encompassing oceans and continents, the idea that a pandemic is considered to be a country-specific problem is one of the most short-sighted considerations that world leaders have drawn. 21/04/2020
Greece Euroviews. Using empty Greek hotels to host refugees threatened by COVID-19 is a win-win scenario ǀ View While the first attempt to use empty hotels for quarantining a thousand of the most vulnerable migrants on the Greek islands has just been announced by the European Commission, more remains to be done. 21/04/2020
World News Euroviews. The G20’s promise of a debt freeze is not enough for Africa to combat the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View If the infections continue to rise, Africa’s weak healthcare systems will be immensely overwhelmed and not able to deal with the raging virus. 20/04/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. COVID-19 is opening up new opportunities for fraudsters. Business must act to reduce the risk ǀ View The situation that has been created by coronavirus will have produced new opportunities for those who commit fraud. And fraud is like a virus: it will spread and cause the maximum amount of harm unless the right precautions are taken. 20/04/2020
World News Euroviews. From basic income to fiscal stimuli: the COVID-19 response may see an economic paradigm shift ǀ View The COVID-19 crisis has caused an abrupt end to austerity and brought once-radical economic policies into the mainstream. 17/04/2020