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Are Europe’s education systems failing young people?
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All this week, Debating Europe has been publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of youth unemployment in Europe. With young people the first to be fired and the last to be hired in a crisis, this …...
New poll: Dramatic rise in pessimism in the EU
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Since the 1950s, there has been an expectation that the next generation will be better off than their parents’ generation. However, new Gallup research (online here) conducted for Debating Europe has found that the economic crisis has crushed t...
LIVEBLOG: Saving Europe’s ‘Lost Generation’
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Good morning, and welcome to Debating Europe’s liveblog of our event in partnership with Friends of Europe: “Saving Europe’s ‘Lost Generation’”. With young people the first to be fired and the last to be hired in a...
Should the rules for internships be tougher?
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All this week, Debating Europe will be publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of youth unemployment in Europe. With young people the first to be fired and the last to be hired in a crisis, this …...
Do we need an EU directive on bank accounts?
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Today’s post is the second in our series, published in partnership with ING, looking at the future of banking services in Europe. The topic we’ll be covering today is the ease of banking across borders, which is (as some of our &hell...
LIVEBLOG: Healthcare in times of austerity
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Good afternoon, and welcome to Debating Europe’s liveblog of our event in partnership with Friends of Europe: “Healthcare in Times of Austerity”. Today’s event will be focusing on the barriers that still exist to the succ...
Do you trust the European Union?
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On Saturday, we liveblogged the European Commission’s “Debate on the Future of Europe” event in Brussels; a townhall-style debate with the Vice-President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding. An audience of ordinary citizens (...
LIVEBLOG: Debate on the Future of Europe
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What do YOU want the EU to look like in 2020? This is probably the single most important question we can discuss on Debating Europe, and we’ll be looking at it today as we liveblog the “Debate on the Future …...
Would these 5 ideas help save Europe?
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Back in March, Debating Europe published a post on the “5 Ideas for a Younger Europe” initiative launched by the First Vice-President of the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella (a member of the group in the European P...
Do we need an EU directive against domestic violence?
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Despite sky-high unemployment and a struggling economy, gender equality remains an important priority in the European Union. Sergei Stanishev, President of the Party of European Socialists, listed it as one of his top three priori...
What skills will young professionals need for green jobs?
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The latest EU unemployment statistics make for sobering reading: unemployment in the European Union has hit 10.9%, with unemployment in the Eurozone even higher at a record 12%. Youth unemployment is particularly dire, with almost one quarter of peop...
Debating Europe Schools: Spain
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Debating Europe wants to give students the chance to question policymakers, debate with fellow students from other European countries, and learn more about the work of the EU. To achieve this goal, we are working closely with schools and colleges &he...
Should all EU states recognise gay marriage?
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On Tuesday, France became the 14th country in the world to recognise gay and lesbian marriage, as the French National Assembly passed a new bill legalizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. The law has...
Do EU leaders have a vision for Europe?
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In his State of the Union Address in late 2012, EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso told assembled MEPs that his vision for the future of the continent was not a “superstate”, but a “federation of natio...
Should Macedonia join the European Union?
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Back in January, we published an online debate asking “Can the Macedonia name dispute be resolved?”. The post attracted hundreds of comments and plenty of interest from our readers, but we were forced to lock the debate after just one &he...
Who will you vote for in the European Parliament elections?
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Today, Debating Europe is publishing the third and final round of its head-to-head video debate in the European Parliament between Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and President of the Party...
What should EU foreign policy look like?
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Debating Europe is excited to publish the second round of its head-to-head video debate in the European Parliament between Sir Graham Watson, British Liberal Democrat MEP and President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, and S...
Welcome to Debating Europe Vote 2014!
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Change is made by those who stand up and speak. Today, we’re excited to launch a new initiative for our platform: Debating Europe Vote 2014! With unemployment at record levels, rising extremism and popular discontent, Europe needs to hear ...
Should EU rules on food nutrition be tougher?
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All this week, Debating Europe will be publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of health and wellness in Europe. With healthcare budgets increasingly coming under pressure, it’s important to look at ways to maintain public heal...
How can we encourage healthier lifestyles?
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All this week, Debating Europe will be publishing a themed series of posts looking at the issue of health and wellness in Europe. With healthcare budgets increasingly coming under pressure, it’s important to look at ways to maintain public heal...
