Citizen participation strengthens public policy. It improves targeting, enhances legitimacy and increases the long-term impact of investments. Following successful pilot projects across European regions, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and…
Category: 3. Europe
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New policies and studies on migrant integration in Denmark
Changes to requirements for third-country national students
Denmark’s Ministry for Immigration and Integration introduced new rules for (prospective) university students from outside Europe. Because it holds an ‘opt-out’ from EU legislation on justice and home affairs, the 2016…
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Iran is not Venezuela as much as Trump wants it to be
President Donald Trump had a likely successor in mind when his administration took out former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in January. He doesn’t have that in Iran.
In the runup to the joint U.S.-Israel operation that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of…
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Commission opens in-depth state aid investigation into Romania's amended restructuring plan for CE Oltenia
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Romania’s proposed amendments to power company CE Oltenia’s restructuring plan are in line with EU state aid rules.
In January 2022 the Commission conditionally approved Romanian restructuring aid of €2.66…
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From New York basement to global success
They’re one of the most innovate bands around and, now, a Belgian audience will be treated to an all-too-rare appearance.
Postmodern Jukebox has amassed over 2.2 billion YouTube views and 6.4 million YouTube subscribers since its launch in 2011.
The band, also known as Scott Bradlee’s…
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Caught between wars – POLITICO
Europe is no longer watching the conflict in the Middle East from a distance — it’s directly entangled.
Iranian missiles flying over Cyprus. EU leaders divided over messaging. Von der Leyen and Kallas on parallel tracks. And Germany’s chancellor in Washington trying to…
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Wie der Iran-Einsatz zum unberechenbaren Risiko wird – POLITICO
Während Donald Trump Bodentruppen im Iran nicht mehr ausschließt und die Angriffe bis in den April dauern könnten, ist Friedrich Merz in Washington angekommen. Es ist eine Reise unter maximalem Druck: Zehntausende Deutsche sitzen in Nahost fest, die Ukraine-Hilfe wackelt…
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Families shouldn’t have to coordinate Sweden’s rare disease care – POLITICO
Zozan Sewger Kvist: For 25 years the families have been telling us the same thing: the system doesn’t connect.
Zozan Sewger Kvist, CEO, Ågrenska The breakdown is most evident in health care, especially when transitioning from pediatric to adult care. But it also happens when patients…
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Investing in cancer innovation – POLITICO
Today, cancer remains one of Europe’s leading causes of death and disability, accounting for 23 percent of all deaths in 2022 and 17 percent of disability-adjusted life years in 2021. Four Europeans are diagnosed with cancer every minute, a number that is expected to rise over the…
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Why Khamenei’s killing hit Putin where it hurts – POLITICO
“They showed the entire world how he was killed, covered in blood,” Putin, visibly angry, said during a televised press conference at the time. “Is that democracy?”
In May 2012, not long after Gaddafi’s overthrow, Putin returned to the presidency after a stint as prime minister….
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