Internet freedom declines globally
More governments are censoring information of public interest and placing greater demands on the private sector to take down offending content.
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Author: ENstaff
The 5th International Digital Film Festival in Athens
Athens is preparing to host the 5th International Digital Film Festival, with the participation of 45 countries from all over the world.
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Eurogroup welcomed Greece’s progress
The Eurogroup welcomed the completion by the Greek authorities of the first set of milestones and the financial sector measures that are essential for a successful recapitalisation process. This is an important step towards addressing the main challenges that the Greek economy is facing and towards restoring it to a sustainable path.
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State of Play: EU measures to address the refugee crisis
In September, European Commission presented a set of priority actions to implement the European Agenda on Migration to be taken within the next six months. This included both short term actions to stabilise the current situation as well as longer term measures to establish a robust system that will bear the test of time. The list of priority actions set out the key measures immediately required in terms of: (i) operational measures; (ii) budgetary support and (iii) implementation of EU law.
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EU Council President Donald Tusk discusses security with Albanian PM Edi Rama
EU Council President Donald Tusk, in his remarks following a meeting on Sunday with Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, said: “Today in Tirana, Paris and Brussels there is fear, and there is hope. I am confident that hope and freedom are stronger than fear and terrorism…”
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Japan Cinema Wednesdays
The Embassy of Japan in Athens is inviting cinema lovers to get familiar with the Japanese culture, through the screening of Japense films.
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“Alone or Unique? Diversity and Racism”
The Museum of Greek Children’s Art in Athens is currently hosting a children’s exhibition, which aims at raising awairenss of the issue of racism.
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ELSTAT surveys labour market situation of migrants and family members
ELSTAT announced the results of the ad hoc survey on the labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants. The target population of the survey was persons aged 15 – 64 years. The response rate of the ad hoc survey was 91.2%. For the purposes of the survey the persons that were born abroad or had, at least, one parent born abroad were considered as persons with migrant background.
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For some asylum-seekers the journey is over
Their journeys now over, thousands of asylum-seekers are awaiting the results of their applications in a cavernous, historic airport in the German capital, Berlin. With freezing temperatures approaching fast, German authorities are scrambling to ensure no one is left out in the cold, UNHCR says in a report.
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Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council discusses EU response to Paris attacks
Following the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, justice and home affairs ministers met in Brussels to ensure the follow-up of existing measures and discussed how to strengthen the EU response by adopting a set of conclusions.
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