Evin Incir: Enough is Enough
06 Jul Jobs & Social Rights

Evin Incir: Enough is Enough

The death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests have thrust racism back into the spotlight. Evin Incir tells Lorna Hutchinson that it’s time for policymakers to move from words to action and make full use of the momentum behind this crucial rights issue
by Lorna Hutchinson
COVID-19 lockdown measures have exacerbated racial profiling and police violence, says report
08 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
COVID-19 lockdown measures have exacerbated racial profiling and police violence, says report
‘Significant number’ of victims of new forms of sexual harassment online, says survey
02 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
‘Significant number’ of victims of new forms of sexual harassment online, says survey
Conference on Future of Europe condemned as federalist attempt to extend EU powers
27 May Jobs & Social Rights
Conference on Future of Europe condemned as federalist attempt to extend EU powers
A history of violence
06 Jul Jobs & Social Rights
A history of violence
Sharing her own recent experience of police harassment, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana says there is an urgent need to address police brutality, accountability and over policing.
From collegiality to Iron Towers Sponsored
23 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
From collegiality to Iron Towers
Spyros Pappas examines the European Commission’s constantly changing but always challenging role in the European Union.
Danger behind closed doors
23 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
Danger behind closed doors
Domestic abuse call lines have been inundated during lockdown. It’s time to eradicate violence in our communities once and for all, argues Frances Fitzgerald.
MEPs ask Parliament to help support staff affected by Coronavirus crisis
15 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
MEPs ask Parliament to help support staff affected by Coronavirus crisis
A letter signed by several MEPs from the Greens, Socialists and GUE political groups says that scores of “service provider” employees have been affected by the crisis.
A people-focused European recovery from Coronavirus
11 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
A people-focused European recovery from Coronavirus
If we are to emerge from this crisis strengthened, the EU must focus on delivering a society without poverty and with social justice at its core, argues Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
Putting people first in Europe's Coronavirus recovery plans
10 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
Putting people first in Europe's Coronavirus recovery plans
If the EU wants to emerge from the crisis as a winner, then it must invest in people, not big business, argues Agnes Jongerius.
Protecting the vulnerable in the job market
10 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
Protecting the vulnerable in the job market
In the midst of the current crisis, much remains to be done to prevent unemployment from soaring and inequalities from widening further, writes Lucia Duriš Nicholsonová.
An EU education system that works for everyone
08 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
An EU education system that works for everyone
The EU must build on lessons learned during the COVID-19 crisis and shape future education policy towards better digital inclusion, writes Romeo Franz.
Why investing in digital literacy now will secure the future of the EU
08 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
Why investing in digital literacy now will secure the future of the EU
We need to improve digital skills for people who could responsibly promote, design and implement digitisation in education, argues Sabine Verheyen.
Lack of meetings during lockdown leaves EU interpreters facing financial hardship
05 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
Lack of meetings during lockdown leaves EU interpreters facing financial hardship
A furious row has flared over claims that hundreds of freelance interpreters are facing financial hardship by the EU institutions because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Issue 516 | 01 June 2020
02 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
Issue 516 | 01 June 2020
Our cover star this issue is German EPP deputy David McAllister. The Foreign Affairs Committee Chair tells us why, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating current international challenges and highlighting a lack of global leadership, he hopes a more visionary and coherent EU foreign policy will emerge.
European Parliament provides 200,000 meals to the needy during Coronavirus crisis
02 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
European Parliament provides 200,000 meals to the needy during Coronavirus crisis
About 98,000 meals have been distributed from Parliament’s Brussels seat with an estimated 50,000 more dinners supplied from each of its other bases in Strasbourg and Luxembourg.
Almost two thirds of EU citizens have experienced financial difficulties during COVID-19 crisis, says poll
29 May Jobs & Social Rights
Almost two thirds of EU citizens have experienced financial difficulties during COVID-19 crisis, says poll
The poll, commissioned by the European Parliament, found that some 58 percent of people have experienced financial difficulties in their own personal life since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Racial and ethnic minorities suffering disproportionately during Coronavirus crisis, says ENAR
27 May Jobs & Social Rights
Racial and ethnic minorities suffering disproportionately during Coronavirus crisis, says ENAR
A new report by the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) says the pandemic is “exacerbating and shining a light” on existing racism and inequalities in society.
College of Europe defends Mogherini appointment as new Rector
25 May Jobs & Social Rights
College of Europe defends Mogherini appointment as new Rector
Federica Mogherini, the former High Representative of the EU for Foreign and Security Policy, is expected to be confirmed in the post at a meeting on Tuesday.
Stop the pandemic: an action plan for healthy workplaces Sponsored
25 May Jobs & Social Rights
Stop the pandemic: an action plan for healthy workplaces
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has developed a collection of resources for safe and healthy working in the context of the pandemic and its aftermath.
Supporting LGBTQI+ young people and understanding the challenges they face
19 May Jobs & Social Rights
Supporting LGBTQI+ young people and understanding the challenges they face
In a society that places increasing pressure on all of us, we must be aware of mental health difficulties and how to offer support. LGBTQI+ young people are particularly vulnerable, writes Alex Agius Saliba.
Health in Europe: the way forward
14 May Jobs & Social Rights
Health in Europe: the way forward
The EU must prioritise those issues that European citizens really care about, such as their health and wellbeing, write Greens/EFA MEPs Petra De Sutter, Tilly Metz, Jutta Paulus and Michèle Rivasi.
Protecting culture during the Coronavirus pandemic
13 May Jobs & Social Rights
Protecting culture during the Coronavirus pandemic
Europe’s cultural and creative industries risk being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and therefore need tailored, EU level support to recover, argues Sabine Verheyen.
EBA risked perpetuating one of the core regulatory problems it was created to fix, says EU ombudsman
12 May Jobs & Social Rights
EBA risked perpetuating one of the core regulatory problems it was created to fix, says EU ombudsman
The EU’s banking regulator should have stopped its executive director Ádám Farkas from becoming a lobbyist, according to Emily O’Reilly.
Europe’s media is in crisis and needs immediate EU support
07 May Jobs & Social Rights
Europe’s media is in crisis and needs immediate EU support
Media policies should remain a national competence, but the EU can, and must, play a supporting role, argues Dace Melbarde.
European Commission defends Mogherini appointment as College of Europe rector
06 May Jobs & Social Rights
European Commission defends Mogherini appointment as College of Europe rector
Critics say the appointment, which is yet to be approved, would constitute a possible conflict of interest since Mogherini has networks in the EU executive.
Delivering security to citizens in a turbulent world
06 May Jobs & Social Rights
Delivering security to citizens in a turbulent world
All European citizens want to feel secure from the growing threats of the modern world; it will be my role to deliver this security, says Ylva Johansson
Vestager hopes that European summer tourism season can be salvaged
06 May Jobs & Social Rights
Vestager hopes that European summer tourism season can be salvaged
European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager says she still hopes “that the summer is not lost and that we will all get the chance to travel” despite the devastating health crisis.