Books
Can the Frankfurt Book Fair inspire digitally?
Deutsche Welle: You stuck to your plans to hold the Frankfurt Book Fair in a slimmed-down form. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fair as we know it had to be…
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Europe
MEP Lidia Pereira leads call to Charles Michel on Belarus
Brussels. Young parliamentarians and youth-political organizations from across Europe have today published an open letter to European Council President Charles Michel urging him to invite the leader of the Belarusian…
Books
Labours of Love: The book that blows the UK’s caring crisis wide open
The most quietly damning line of all in Labours of Love, Madeleine Bunting’s new book on Britain’s collapsing care system, is probably the following. After interviewing Danish students who had…
Europe
European Parliament urges EU to snub Saudi G20 summit over rights violations
The European Parliament passed a bill on Thursday condemning Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns and called on the European Union to boycott a G20 Leaders' summit set to take place in Riyadh later this year. The vote…
Europe
The ECB’s independence in times of mounting public debt
INTERVIEW Contribution by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 10 October 2020 The pandemic is driving up government debt throughout the world. In…
Europe
European Parliament urges leaders to snub Saudi G20
The European Parliament on Thursday voted to downgrade its attendance at the November G20 summit in Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns, and to urge for sanctions. The bill is…
Economy
Major Cities sign European Circular Cities Declaration and invite peers to join them
Cities including Budapest, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Ljubljana, Oslo, Prague, and Tirana have signed the European Circular Cities Declaration, committing to leading the circular transition, to new models of production and consumption,…
News
Council of Europe Mobilizes to Fight Anti-Semitism, Anti-Muslim Hatred
he Council of Europe (CoE) announced on Wednesday its appointment of a special representative to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred. Daniel Holtgen, the director of communications of the Council of…
Europe
How to counter pandemic fatigue and refresh public commitment to COVID-19 prevention measures
In recent weeks, many countries have been reporting an increase in “pandemic fatigue” – people are feeling demotivated about following recommended behaviours to protect themselves and others from the virus.
Books
Canada Shines at Frankfurt 2020
The country will be well represented at the world’s biggest book fair. (Sponsored)