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The EU's New Approach on Returns: More Externalisation, Less Protection and Safeguards
This week, the European Commission presented the latest piece in the sinister puzzle of derogations and attacks against the fundamental rights of people on the move – a new common approach on returns
Turbulence and transition: a call for feminist foreign policy in 2025
2025 started off as a very turbulent year. With the Trump administration taking office in January, the world was hit by disparate, false and severely problematic positions in just a couple of weeks
The Commission’s deregulation package: their profits before our values!
In response to the impending adoption of the Omnibus proposal, we hope to highlight the severity of adopting such legislation, particularly within the current European and global political context.
The Commission’s Simplification Package: Hold Up on European Democracy!
As a follow up to our work on corporate due diligence and as a response to the Omnibus proposal, the piece provides an analysis on the European Commission's Competitiveness Compass, a roadmap recently
2024 was the deadliest year in Haiti’s recent history. We cannot let “Haiti fatigue” set in
As 2024 draws to a close, Haiti is reeling from what has been the bloodiest year in recent memory. At least 5,000 people have now been killed in gang violence – even more than last year, when
The Risks and Challenges of EU Responses to Climate-Induced Mobility
Climate change is posing an increasing threat to lives and livelihoods, and forcing people to move in search of safety or viable work. The scale of the challenge is not reflected, however, in European
The EU and the Paris Agreement: will it have it enough to save it at COP29?
COP29 starts today in Baku (Azerbaijan) and a lot of expectations are building up for Parties to deliver.
Bangladesh Floods: "It will take years to recover and flood-proof our communities"
A severe humanitarian disaster nearly 5,000 miles away in my country in South Asia has gone virtually unnoticed in the news despite over 50 people now losing their lives.
What can we expect from the new European Parliament and EU leadership?
Newly elected MEPs will begin their legislative term for 2024-2029, with the far-right gaining influence but failing to form a majority, while the former pro-EU majority remains intact despite losses
Climate-wrecking projects: Did bank AGMs address the elephant in the room?
Have you noticed the buzz around the Annual General Meetings
