Across Europe, people are getting gifts to celebrate St Nicholas Day – but should we instead be celebrating Sustaina Claus Day? 🎅 #Sustainability #environment pic.twitter.com/Xkn7KOgNNd — DW Environment (@dw_environment) December 6, 2018
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Germany’s Siemens, France’s Alstom merge to create new European rail champion— The Local de
The maker of France’s TGV trains announced on Tuesday a “merger of equals” with German industrial leader Siemens in a giant and politically tricky deal to create a new European rail champion. The state-controlled Alstom, the manufacturer of French high-speed trains, which are a source of national pride, called the tie-up with its German competitor…
Europe’s Largest Pension Funds Heavily Invested in Illegal Israeli Settlements — DanWatch,Denmark |Five largest pension funds have €7.5 billion invested in companies…
Europe’s five largest pension funds have €7.5 billion invested in companies with business activities in and around illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. This is at odds with United Nations guidelines, clear warnings from 18 European countries, and undermines the two-state solution, experts warn. Israeli soldiers stand guard near the Israeli settlement of Beitar…
Europe: DIY networking: the path to a more democratic internet — By Panayotis Antoniadis on The Conversation com| Read how the communities are creating independent networks
DIY antennas are often placed in churches for better visibility, longer distance and better quality connections. Freifunk.net, CC BY-SA The refugee crisis has revealed the limitations of the telecommunications market to offer internet connectivity to people in need. As is often the case when the market fails, citizen organisations have stepped in. Freifunk.net, one of…
‘I am standing with these refugees,’ says UN chief while visiting them in Rome — IINA News org
Pic: UN News Center Rome (IINA) – After meeting with families of refugees at a reception centre in Italy on Saturday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the global community has to “stand with people who do not have any means” and provide basic necessities, such as education and sanitation, UN News Center reported. “Having…
Five practical ways you can help refugees trying to find safety in Europe|More than 350,000 signed petition for Britain to take its fair share of Europe’s refugees — Independent Co UK
As the crisis affecting thousands of people worsens, here’s what you can do More than 350,000 of you have signed our petition for Britain to take its fair share of Europe’s refugees, and it looks like David Cameron has listened. But there is still a huge amount of work to be done before desperate people…
Europe’s Migration Crossing Points Captured in Six Films — Open Society Foundations org
Italy Mediterranean Turkey France Bulgaria “The European border is like a wall—we have to get across, whatever it costs,” said Wassim, a 31-year-old Syrian man I met in Turkey, in the southern port town of Mersin. He had left a wife and a newborn child to flee to Mersin, the new crossing point for migrants…
For Islam and democracy |Manifesto published by Muslim intellectuals — Qantara de
***** Read article in Deutsch: Für Islam und Demokratie|Manifest muslimischer Intellektueller — Qantara de ***** Read in Arabic: ميثاق مفكرين مسلمين لتحديد معالم التفسير التقدمي للإسلام نحو إسلام ديمقراطي يوائم قيم ومتطلبات الحداثة ***** Muslim intellectuals have called on their fellow believers to indentify the failures of Muslim societies and develop an Islam for…
Copenhagen in Denmark is biking heaven for the cyclist with over 390 kilometres of designated bike lanes — watch videos, read and view more / New plans for London, UK
A journey around Copenhagen’s bicycle innovations More Than Green Published on 7 Aug 2014 This tour shows the latest bicycle innovations in Copenhagen: a wonderful new bridge (the Cycle Snake); the Green Wave, where cyclists going 20 Km/hr get the green light and might never have to stop because green LEDs are built…
Deutschland gewinnt durch Zuwanderung — von Ralf Fücks in Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung de (In German language which says Germany profits through immigrants)
1,2 Millionen Menschen wanderten 2013 nach Deutschland ein und machten die Bundesrepublik damit zum zweitbeliebtesten Einwanderungsland weltweit. Ein Kommentar von Ralf Fücks zum Migrationsbericht 2013 der Bundesregierung. Fakten gegen Vorurteile: Deutschland ist ein Einwanderungsland – nach den USA das zweitattraktivste Zielland weltweit. 2013 kamen mehr als 1,2 Millionen Menschen nach Deutschland. Gleichzeitig verließen 800.000 die…
Minarett, Burka, Pegida: Woher kommt die Angst vor einer Bedrohung, die nicht existiert? — Artikel von Khola Maryam Hübsch in MiGAZIN de (In German)
Nur vier Minarette gibt es in der Schweiz, um die Hundert Burkaträgerinnen gibt es in Deutschland und der Ausländeranteil liegt in Dresden bei 2,2 Prozent – und dennoch diskutieren wir darüber. Von Khola Maryam Hübsch. Angst © Frank Bürger @ flickr.com (CC 2.0), bearb. MiG Nur vier Minarette gibt es in der Schweiz – und…
Fantastic Voyage: Europe Prepares First Comet Landing — Text and many Images on Spiegel de
On Wednesday, astronomers with the European Space Agency will attempt a maneuver that has never been tried before. A probe from the spacecraft Rosetta is to land on a comet some 500 million kilometers away. Here, the landing site chosen has been circled. (click Image to read and view at source) 1 of 11 …
Multiple Secularisms: The Concept of Twin Tolerations — video interview in two parts with Alfred C. Stepan, Columbia University
Watch Part 1 – “Multiple Secularisms: The Concept of Twin Tolerations” “What does democracy need and require from religious institutions and people? And, on the other side, what is the minimum religious people can legitimately expect from democracy?” asks Professor Alfred Stepan from Columbia University. “For democracy to function, he explains, religious individuals and…
The Impact of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) — Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung’s two Volume Documentation in PDF format
Impact of TTIP Volume 1: Economic Effects on the Transatlantic Partners, Third Countries and the Global Trade Order Andreas Freytag, Peter Draper, Susanne Fricke, Berlin, June 18, 2014 Editor: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. The current plans to conclude a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) raise a number of both economic and political questions. This policy brief…
Scandinavia is Global Leader in Social Cohesion — A study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany
News Item Gütersloh, 16/07/2013 Scandinavia is Global Leader in Social Cohesion English-speaking countries rank above average; immigration levels statistically insignificant Photo: Ivelin Radkov/Fotolia.com Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have the highest levels of social cohesion, followed by Canada, the US, Australia, and New Zealand, according to the Social Cohesion Radar, a study released today by…
Surfing to success in the weird city — Professional Engineering article on National Instruments mentioning two long-serving European executives Francis Griffiths and Rahman Jamal
National Instruments prides itself on being a bit different, fostering its own ethos that even includes having a 100-year business plan Universal knowledge: NI’s equipment and software is crucial to the success of the research at Cern (…) “The 100-year plan is crucial to our core values,” says Francis Griffiths, the University of Wales electrical…
European Voluntary Service: database now available — The ifa de (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
Photo: guenter.klarner (CC BY-NC 2.0) Within European Voluntary Service (EVS), Europeans between 17 and 30 can spend from two weeks to one year abroad as an EVS volunteer. A wide range of fields are open, such as culture, youth, sports, children, cultural heritage, arts, animal welfare, environment and development cooperation. Participation in EVS is through…
The Eurasian Union: An Integration Project under the Microscope — Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung
The success of the project is not guaranteed. Firstly, there has to be some evidence that member states will actually benefit economically. There are still many questions about how best to harmonise the national economies of the various member states. Secondly, Russia’s apparent willingness to limit its own powers must be proven to be consistent…
His Highness the Aga Khan to receive 2013 North-South Prize of The Council of Europe
Originally posted on Ismailimail:
The North-South Prize has been awarded every year since 1995 to two candidates who have stood out for their exceptional commitment to promoting North-South solidarity. The candidates, preferably a man and a woman, must have distinguished themselves in the following areas: protection of human rights, defense of pluralist democracy, public awareness…
Youth and Protest in Turkey "The Pieces of the Mosaic Are Shifting" — by Anna Esser on Qantara de
The Gezi Park protests in Turkey may have died down, but the social commitment of many young people is still high, and their battle for self-determination and participation continues. An overview by Anna Esser in Istanbul (…) Burgeoning social commitment Not just in Istanbul, but also in many other parts of the nation, groups have…
