AT A GLANCE : European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027
(Source: EU Parliament)
The European Solidarity Corps is included under Heading 5, ‘Promoting our European way of life’, of the European Commission’s priorities for the current mandate. Initially, the programme suffered from unsuccessful branding and communication as it competed with other long-standing programmes that carried out similar activities. With […]
STUDY: Disinformation and propaganda: impact on the functioning of the rule of law and democratic processes in the EU and its Member States – 2021 update
(Source: EU Parliament)
Between January 2019 and January 2021, the impact of disinformation actions and responses to them were considerably different than in previous years. Our research showed that disinformation actions increasingly merged with genuine content, and their sources became even more difficult to identify. Particularly strong impacts were seen […]
Communication and Visibility in EU-financed external actions
(Source: EEAS)
Communication and Visibility in EU-financed external actions – Requirements for implementing partners
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AT A GLANCE : President Biden’s climate summit
(Source: EU Parliament)
On 22 and 23 April 2021, United States (US) President Joe Biden convened a virtual summit of 40 world leaders in a bid to galvanise global efforts to address the climate crisis. There he announced new targets of cutting US net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by […]
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS : The six policy priorities of the von der Leyen Commission: State of play in spring 2021
(Source: EU Parliament)
This EPRS paper analyses progress in attaining the policy agenda set out by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and her College of Commissioners when they took office in December 2019. It looks in particular at the state of play in respect of delivery […]
EEAS SPECIAL REPORT UPDATE: SHORT ASSESSMENT OF NARRATIVES AND DISINFORMATION AROUND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (UPDATE DECEMBER 2020 – APRIL 2021)
Source: EEAS
Disclaimer: The objective of this report is to provide a snapshot overview of the current trends and insights into disinformation activities related to COVID-19/Coronavirus. The report builds on the findings of previous EEAS special reports on this subject, notably the update covering May-November (2020)[i]. In the period of this period, it became clear that […]
EU STUDY : The traumas endured by refugee women and their consequences for integration and participation in the EU host country
Source: EU Parliament
This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee. The study focuses on the trauma that refugee and asylum-seeking women suffer when reaching their host country. Drawing on an extensive survey of scientific literature, international organisations’ reports, websites, press, […]