The fortunes of Ragusa farmers rely in part on the forced labour of hundreds of migrant women from Romania who are reduced to slavery. The issue has been brought to the European Parliament, where many politicians are urging the EU to intervene.
The positive impact on gender segregation in the labour market, which can be brought about by growth in ICT employment, is at risk of being jeopardized if current trends are not addressed.
On the 25th of April, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published their World Press Freedom Index for 2018. Europe hasn’t escaped the global trend of “growing animosity towards journalists”, condemned by the Paris-based NGO.
For the researcher Olivier Ertzscheid, author of the New Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace, the forthcoming European General Data Protection Regulation is an important step forward for internet users.
In 2017, the Polish government authorized the cutting of between 160,000 and 180,000 trees in the Białowieza Primeval Forest. A measure which the European Court of Justice considers an infringement of the EU’s Habitat Directive, requiring member states to take appropriate conservation measures for special areas.
The Italian academic explains how the “citizen lobbying” tools he promotes can help Europeans and NGOs to influence the EU and governments’ decisions on issues that matter to them.
Using bicycles as a regular form of transport is growing as bike sharing infrastructure is put in place and cycle lanes are built.
Facebook has been intensifying its lobbying efforts within European institutions since 2013.
Recent legislation in the United States has restricted the country’s so-called “net neutrality”, allowing internet service providers to privilege customers who can afford to pay for faster data traffic. Will this decision affect net neutrality in the EU and the Balkans?
