On the 1-2 of September a seminar dedicated to migration policy took place in Athens. Organized by the Civic School of Political Studies in Greece, Symbiosis and supported by ALDA and the LADDER project, it gathered multiple stakeholders to participate in a dialogue, assessing refugee reception efforts in Greece since 2015, when the arrivals surged [...]
Rafał Osinski Economic transformation from centrally planned to market economy in Central and Eastern Europe was one of the most important processes of the end of XX and the beginning of XXI century. Some countries succeeded in reforming their economies, others didn’t. There are many explanations why it happened. One of them is inclination to [...]
Natia Shakaia Nearly 200 independent states exist in the world, however this number is not stable at all. Different organizations and countries show different number. For instance, some say that there may be 189 independent countries soma state -196. Nowadays, most of the experts and authorities recognize 195 countries as independent ones. This number doesn’t [...]
Eleonora Mandelli Time has passed since we considered the State as our main interlocutor. States, governments and structures have been evolving since men have been trying new ways to organise themselves - history teaches us this. From Absolutism to Liberal States, Monarchies and Republics - we don’t have to go back very far in time [...]
Natia Shakaia Nowadays living in a world without any exhausts is a real luxury. Well it is definitely luxury as far as we all know that during last decades the unprecedented growth of cars and factories had a very negative impact on nature. Though it has many advantages as well like faster transporting and therefore [...]
Natia Shakaia “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”-Martin Luther King, Jr. Racism can be defined as [...]
Within the LADDER project, the 10 Co-applicants – EGTC Amphictyony (Greece), LALRG - the Association of Local and Regional Authorities (Latvia), Donegal County Council (Ireland), TECLA - Association per la cooperazionetransazionale, locale edeuropea(Italy), URC Poland - Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland (Poland), UTC Slovakia - Union of Towns and Cities of [...]
Natia Shakaia Once one of the famous writer said: “The poverty is like a punishment for the crime that you have not committed”. The poverty can be compared to disability. It is a condition when you have a will to do something but you are not able to. Unfortunately, in the most cases we are [...]
Salome Lemonjava I come from Georgia. It seems we have everything– beautiful nature, natural waters, victory, politics with its high doze, music and cinema, inflation and devaluation, “GEM fest” and“Check In Georgia”, which brings together the world’s most famous singers and musicians. We have wealthy people and far more poor ones. There are LGBT rights [...]
Irene Vivas Lalinde The European Union has become a champion of clean energies and demonstrates it in strategies such as Europe 2020[1] aiming at reducing greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than in 1990, having 20% of energy from renewables and increasing 20% in energy efficiency. Sounds good, right? People like Juan, the interviewee, constitute a part [...]
