Author: Nikos Papakostas

Πρόταση πολιτικής από την Τοπική Ομάδα Εργασίας στην Αθήνα στο πλαίσιο του έργου FILMINTS Οι κινηματογράφοι δεν αποτελούν μόνο κοιτίδες πολιτισμού και θεμελιώδες κομμάτι της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς της Αθήνας. Είναι επίσης τόποι κοινωνικής αλληλεπίδρασης, σύναψης ουσιωδών σχέσεων και συνδέσεων, και αίσθησης ανήκειν. Η ανάπλαση και η τουριστικοποίηση έχουν προκαλέσει μία μεταβολή από παραδοσιακά κινηματοθέατρα στο κέντρο της Αθήνας σε…

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June’s edition of “Our Eye on the EU” is full of news. For our broadcast, we decided to focus on 3 topics. A new deal between the EU and Tunisia, worth 100 million euros, to combat migration. We also talk about young people’s condition in Europe when it comes to their labour rights, and specifically of a new proposal…

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EU elections are closer than it seems, but much work still needs to be done to approve a new electoral law. The election anxiety is shaping many discourses and meetings in Brussels, among which are what to do with young people and how to include them in decision making processes. Meanwhile, Frontex is going under the scrutiny of EU…

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Elections, rule of law, labour rights – July at EU institutions Spain takes over the Council of the EU’s presidency As of 1 July, Spain has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. This means Spain will lead the meetings of the 10 different configurations of the Council (such as Justice and Home Affairs,…

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Filling the Gaps – is the EU really trying? Youth rights: towards EU rules to ban unpaid internships On 14 June the European Parliament plenary adopted a report calling on the European Commission to propose a directive on Quality Traineeships. MEPs, in particular, want minimum quality standards for traineeships in EU states, with rules on the duration, remuneration, and…

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