Trovati 115 articoli associati al tag: EU Bulletin
Italy: Unhcr asks for asylum seekers to maintain their right to appeal
20/06/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
On world refugee day the Unhcr warns that a new law to be approved by July 31 risks turning down valid appeals by asylum seekers. Last year 30% of appeals were recognised as valid.
Tag: Aid, EU Bulletin
Ireland: Treaty still too close to call
12/06/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
Europe waits to find out the results that will make or break the Union's controversial and little understood reform treaty. Challenging skepticism, an NGO explains it to civil society
Tag: EU Bulletin
EU: NGOs want flawed lobbyists' register fixed
10/06/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
Campaigners have appealed to Commission President Barroso to ensure that the Commsission's lobbyists' register deliver true transparency: including financial information and names
Tag: EU Bulletin
Macedonia: Elections marred by violence
03/06/2008, scritto da Oneworld Southeast Europe - Commenti: 0
MOST, a local NGO, has reported a number of grave violations of proper electoral procedures following the 2008 Parliamentary elections held in Macedonia on Sunday June 1st
Ireland: Landmark treaty bans cluster bombs
28/05/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
The landmark treaty reached at Dublin to ban cluster bombs was welcomed by politicians and campaigners, but its effectiveness is questioned as it has not been backed by key powers like the USA
Tag: Aid, EU Bulletin
UN: Peacekeeping celebrates 60th anniversary
28/05/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
Sixty years ago the United Nations established the first peacekeeping operation in the Middle East. Today more than 100 thousand blue helmets from 119 countries work in conflict zones worldwide
Tag: Aid, EU Bulletin
Germany: NGOs appeal to UN biodiversity conference
26/05/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
Environmental organizations appealed to Angela Merkel to rescue a UN conference on biodiversity from failure and highlighted the need for five times more funding to halt loss of species
Tag: Environment, EU Bulletin
Turkey: Convention of the disappeared met with silence
19/05/2008, scritto da Bianet - Commenti: 0
71 countries have signed the Convention of the Disappeared, an important step for human rights. But the US, the UK and Turkey have not and only Albania has agreed to ratify it
Tag: Public welfare, EU Bulletin
Global: Press freedom losses outnumber gains in 2007
04/05/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
Global press freedom underwent a clear decline in 2007, with journalists struggling to work in increasingly hostile environments in almost every region in the world, says Freedom House
Tag: Aid, EU Bulletin
Slovenia: Presidency failing to take EU driving seat in green issues
23/04/2008, scritto da Staff - Commenti: 0
Environmental NGO Greenpeace warns that the Slovenian EU Presidency has failed to takle important environmental issues. With only 2 months to go, time is running out
Tag: Environment, EU Bulletin
