Eurosphere agenda: “Juncker Commission: First year report card

http://ift.tt/1SjzADk

Juncker Commission: First year report card

EurActiv.com

Sunday (1 November) marked the first-year anniversary of the Juncker Commission. The EurActiv team has looked over its achievements over the past twelve months, and written the executive’s end-of-year school report, grading it from A-F on different issues.

The truth about Sweden’s short working hours

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Can working a six-hour day make you happier and richer?

Still the refugees are coming, but in Europe the barriers are rising

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Emma Graham-Harrison in Brežive, Slovenia

Austria and Slovenia have said they will erect fences to stem the flow of migrants. As countries seek national answers to a regional crisis, what happened to solidarity in Europe?

UK ‘rows back’ in Europe rights battle

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The UK government’s threat to abandon the European Convention on Human Rights has diminished, a senior Conservative MP says.

Commission on refugee crisis: ‘We need a single European coordinated response’

EurActiv.com

“This is a major crisis that shapes how the EU reacts. This crisis cannot be dealt through a series of national responses. We need a single European coordinated response, and we are working 24/7 to make this happen,” said European Commission spokesperson Margaritas Schinas.

How the EU is responding to the refugee crisis. . . with 45 power cords and 500 wellies

Brussels Blog by Duncan Robinson

Faced with a once in a generation refugee crisis, and a brewing humanitarian disaster in the western Balkans, Germany has stepped up. . . and pledged 45 extension cords.

The Return of Geopolitics to Europe

Project Syndicate by Joschka Fischer

It is time for Europeans to end their wishful thinking of a continental order determined by the rule of law. As Russia and, more important, China, are showing, the world isn’t like that: it is much harder, and power rules.

Heavy fog disrupts European flights

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Heavy fog is causing disruption across western Europe, with low visibility leading to significant flight delays.

Refugees Seek Better Life in Greece

Institute for International Journalism by Joshua Lim

By: Erica King

Produced and Edited by: Joshua Lim

Europe welcomes from countries such as Syria, who are in need of new homes. Photo by Aggi Cantrill

Some people are asleep, laying their heads to the person next to them as seawater splash their faces; others are stepping into a small boat, getting ready to make a long journey to a better life.

German economy rests on the future of its refugees

Institute for International Journalism by Jaelynn Grisso

By: Paola Santiago Del Castillo
Produced & edited by: Jaelynn Grisso

Fiscal responsibility of the refugee crisis in Germany may not be a problem for now, but the economic future of Germany is on the fence.

Germany continues to bear the bulk of the refugee crisis as they expect 800,000 asylum applicants by the end of the year, according to the German Federal Government. As of September, Germany has received more than 300,000 reported asylum applications.

Related posts:

1. Eurosphere roundup: Shameful Miranda Investigation… Germany elections… Ukraine and Europe…
2. Eurosphere agenda: Anti-austerity Protests against new #ECB HQ in full gear in #Frankfurt #blockupy #18M
3. Eurosphere agenda: “EU tackles Google.. “400 immigrants drown off of Libya…”France opens Rwanda genocide archive….
4. Eurosphere agenda: Looking at Blatter’s defensive positions and arguments… He might have some gone thru some Turkification….
5. Eurosphere agenda: Tsipras presents reform plan… Russia’s entry ban…

Vía Erkan’s Field Diary http://ift.tt/1Q6nCO1

Filed under: Uncategorized