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Why this refugee crisis is different

April 27, 2022

WORLD

British Reporter — More than 11 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since the war began. Five million of them looked for safety and shelter in the EU. Political scientist Polly Pallister-Wilkins discusses fundamental differences we witness in this crisis. ‘To the Ukrainian refugees we see a completely different response that relates to the EU visa regime. There

Negative impact of social media affects girls and boys at different ages

British Reporter — Girls may experience a negative link at 11-13, boys

by British Reporter

March 30, 2022

3 mins read

Road traffic isn’t just bad for the air – it’s potentially a major source of water pollution

Heavy traffic is often associated with air pollution but a new study

by British Reporter

March 16, 2022

2 mins read

Russia’s punishment is a global event

Expert expects dramatic ripple effects as sanctions, corporate measures take hold. The Russia-Ukraine

by British Reporter

March 12, 2022

2 mins read

Georgia

Statement of EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell on the upcoming Georgian Parliamentary Elections

The FINANCIAL — EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell has issues a statement in regard to the upcoming Parliamentary Elections in Georgia. Looking at the upcoming elections, I think it’s important to recall that they will be held under a new electoral system, made

by The FINANCIAL

October 30, 2020

1 min read

Europe

EBRD e-training helps make road design greener

The FINANCIAL — Engineers designing and building roads in the EBRD regions are, through exposure to EBRD projects, finding out more about both how to incorporate international best practice in road safety into their work and, most recently, in climate resilience too. “Talking about climate resilience in

by The FINANCIAL

October 30, 2020

3 mins read

WORLD

World’s biggest beach clean up to take place in Israel

The FINANCIAL — The European Union Delegation to Israel invites all the citizens at the World’s Biggest Beach Clean Up. The main event will take place in the presence of the Minister for Environmental Protection, Ms. Gila Gamliel, EU Ambassador to Israel,

by The FINANCIAL

October 30, 2020

1 min read

Europe

EBRD supports Serbia’s Sojaprotein

The FINANCIAL — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening Serbia’s agribusiness potential with a €25 million loan to Sojaprotein, a leading producer of soybean concentrates. Raiffeisen banka a.d. Beograd is providing an equally sized parallel loan as part of the project.

by The FINANCIAL

October 30, 2020

1 min read

WORLD

EASO publishes a COI report on security situation in Iraq

The FINANCIAL — Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) Report on the security situation in Iraq. This report is the last of a series of Iraq reports produced in 2020, covering – besides the

by The FINANCIAL

October 30, 2020

2 mins read

WORLD

Karabakh: Amnesty International has verified the use of banned cluster bombs by Armenia

Amnesty International has verified the use of banned cluster bombs by Armenia for the first time in the current Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, following an attack on the city of Barda in Azerbaijan.

by The FINANCIAL

October 29, 2020

1 min read

Media

Tension mounts in Georgian media as election day is approaching

The FINANCIAL — As the clock ticks down to the parliamentary elections on 31 October, Georgian media are becoming more polarized and less balanced in their reporting, according to media monitoring reports released today by the European Union (EU) and UNDP. Comparing election reporting

by The FINANCIAL

October 29, 2020

1 min read

America

Coca-Cola joins voter education and makes election day a paid holiday

The FINANCIAL — Election Day – Nov. 3, 2020 – will be a paid holiday for all full-time, U.S.-based employees of The Coca-Cola Company to provide extra time and flexibility to vote, volunteer and support campaigns and elections in local communities. The

by The FINANCIAL

October 29, 2020

2 mins read

WORLD

IFC Study says female employees in Sri Lanka’s private sector are more productive working from home

The FINANCIAL — Almost two-thirds of 140,000 employees in Sri Lanka’s leading companies are struggling to meet personal and family financial obligations due to the impact of COVID-19, reveals a new report. The report, Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Employment in the

by The FINANCIAL

October 29, 2020

1 min read

WORLD

UN Global Compact launches first regional network in Africa

The FINANCIAL — The United Nations Global Compact today launched its first regional network in Africa for Mauritius and the Indian Ocean region at an event attended by representatives from business, civil society, academia and the United Nations. The launch event featured

by The FINANCIAL

October 29, 2020

2 mins read