This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 7 min listen “Social protection is a universal human right – and a precondition for a world free from poverty.” This is the opening statement of a new report by the International Labour […]Better social protection for the world’s children is urgently needed, says UN report
April 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 7 min listen “Social protection is a universal human right – and a precondition for a world free from poverty.” This is the opening statement of a new report by the International Labour […]National recovery plans should boost resilience, autonomy and social protection
June 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Regular auditing and monitoring of the expenditure in order to protect EU’s financial interestsInvestment and reforms should focus on increasing EU strategic autonomy in key supply chains and critical infrastructure.To mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis, funds must be used effectively, […]Team Europe: EU provides €100 million to Mozambique for education, health and social protection
November 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and the Government of Mozambique have today signed a budget support programme worth €100 million to respond to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19. Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, commented: “With this contribution, the European Union will support Mozambique’s Government in […]Brexit: Only Corbyn and May in concert can make the needed compromises
January 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
A small group of British Tory MPs numbering around 120 representatives are decisively planning to send Britain to the cliff in a no-deal Brexit. Before last Xmas, they triggered an intraparty procedure to oust Prime Minister Theresa May from the party Presidency and consequently drive her out from 10 Downing Street. They were in minority […]Draghi to lay his print on long term ECB policies prior to exiting next year
September 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, was criticized by major global financial media for insisting to end the easy money policy this December. The argument is that, after ECB’s Governing Council decided at the end of the prosperous 2017 to end its extraordinary monetary policy, the world has become a riskier place. […]EU-US trade deal: Europe to Americanize its social model?
February 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It can’t be both. Either the EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht hadn’t recovered from the transatlantic trip hangover, while speaking in Washington on Tuesday, or he thinks we are all morons. He said: “I invite all Europeans to also discuss their concerns about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (free trade deal)… Because […]Commission: Raising the social issues that can make or break the monetary union
January 22, 2014 by 1 Comment
For the first time the European Commission recognises that the severe austerity measures enforced in the crisis hit Eurozone countries in the south of Europe, in Ireland and elsewhere, have undermined not only the well-being and the level of social protection there, but undercut also the very ability of those member states to regain non-cost […]
