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Euroviews. Greta Thunberg’s climate activism isn’t enough. We need to put words into action ǀ View
No one can deny the very important social and political role played by the global climate strikes launched and led by Greta. /.../ However, if not translated into concrete proposals, the risk for these protests is to lose their influence in the public and political debate.
World News
Euroviews. Will 2020 be a pivotal year for Africa-EU relations? Not without dialogue and mutual respect ǀ View
While EU political leaders claim that 2020 will be a ‘pivotal year’ for EU-Africa relations, the joint announcement expected to be made soon by the European Commission and the European Union External Action Service fails to show a sincere intention to move away from an asymmetric relationship.
Greece
Euroviews. This is Europe in 2020, not Orwell’s 1984. The language we use to talk about refugees matters ǀ View
This language of invasion has become increasingly mainstream as it trips off the tongue of populist political leaders around the world. These populists stoke xenophobia and dangerous nationalism to gain and retain power, erecting fences and walls as physical embodiments of their prejudice.
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USA
Euroviews. Bernie Sanders in 2020 is having a rock star moment (literally) ǀ View
With any good performer, a semblance of skill, talent, charisma, stage presence, endurance, or an amalgam of all of these assets is necessary for a good show. But sometimes, none of that matters. Sometimes enough people in the audience just need to like you more than the last act.
Russia
Euroviews. Already vulnerable, LGBTIQ people are being used as a pawn in Putin’s latest power play ǀ View
Vladimir Putin has vowed that same-sex marriage will not become a reality as long as he is president, and swiftly included a corresponding provision in proposed constitutional changes due to be voted on in a second reading by the State Duma this week, which will be put to a referendum next month.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View
A jury clearing three Barclays executives of fraud was a bad result for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The failed prosecution was the legacy of the agency’s previous director. But seems to be little indication that the SFO’s new regime is making progress.
Syria
Euroviews. On International Women’s Day, we cannot ignore the plight of Idlib’s women and children ǀ View
There are few issues more critical to the plight of the world’s women and girls today than the humanitarian crisis in Idlib, Syria. Of the estimated 1 million internally displaced people in the northern Syrian province, an estimated 80% are women and children.
Greece
Euroviews. Gunshots, summary trials, deportations: the reality for refugees in the EU-Turkey stand-off ǀ View
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s cynical move to open his western EU borders to allow refugees and migrants to leave - while keeping his southern border to Syria shut to asylum seekers desperate to escape the onslaught there - poses an enormous challenge to Greece and the European Union.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View
Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO.
Switzerland
Euroviews. Intellectual property is becoming politicised. That’s why I am a candidate to run WIPO ǀ View
On 4 March, do not vote by default for a candidate for political reasons. Vote for the continued survival of IP. And choose the best candidate who can enhance the organisation and best serve its member states.
USA
Euroviews. Jeff Bezos' philanthropy highlights just how much trouble we're really in ǀ View
Billionaires' donations will never be enough. The highways, the suburbs and the victory against the Nazis — just to provide a few examples — are products not of the private sector but of government action.
