About: peace
Millions spent on consultancy firms and the Northern Ireland crisis
This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about how some EURACTIV digging led to discussions and examinations over the Commission’s 462 million-euro contracts with several consultancy firms. We are focusing on the Parliament’s next steps and the MEPs’ actions....
Brexit impact in Northern Ireland: When peace is at stake
Time is running out as the UK is set to leave the EU on 29 March, and an orderly withdrawal is not yet secured. EURACTIV has travelled to Northern Ireland where Brexit is more than a political or economic issue - it is a challenge for peace.
Looking back to move forward: Building trans-generational peace in Northern Ireland
Shay McArdle is 21 years old. He lives in Dundalk, Ireland, and has no idea what a hard border looks like or what it was like to live through the 'Troubles'. But he is committed to preserving the state of peace that he was born into.
EU cultural diplomacy must be used as a peace-building and soft power tool
International cultural relations have an enormous and untapped potential within the current global context, in which freedom of expression, human rights and mutual cooperation are under threat, writes Luca Jahier.
A pivotal moment for the Central African Republic
For decades, the Central African Republic has suffered from enormous humanitarian needs and a perilous security situation. Europe needs to strengthen its support for this fragile and forgotten state, writes Friederike Röder. InfographicPromoted content
Infographic: Europeans support development aid
More than two thirds of Europeans believe that fighting poverty in developing countries should be one of the EU's top priorities as it contributes to a more peaceful and equal world. But the level of support of people who say they are personally involved in helping developing countries varies greatly. Personal participation is highest in the Netherlands and Sweden, and lowest in Bulgaria and Romania. VideoPromoted content
EU ministers launch European Institute for Peace
EU foreign affairs ministers launched a new institution on Monday called European Institute for Peace, an initiative that aims to contribute to the global peace agenda of Europe. VideoPromoted content
The Oslo Accords at 20: Humanitarian Reality and Ways Forward
2013 marks the 20-year anniversary of the Oslo Accords, signed between the Government of Israel and The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Washington. 20 years on, the “temporary” framework for administering the Palestinian territory established under the Oslo Accords is severely constraining almost every aspect of day-to-day life in Palestine. VideoPromoted content
Get the picture: Do you identify with today’s Europe?
Freedom of movement and peace. That's what the vast majority of people see as the main benefits of being in the EU.The Council’s brazen Nobel fraud
The message of the EU Council’s Nobel Prize exhibition is a tribute to France's General de Gaulle, writes David Price who wonders: Is the Council now openly declaring it is a Bastion of Gaullism?The EU’s Nobel Peace Prize: Better late than never
People like Monnet, Schuman, Altiero Spinelli, Paul-Henri Spaak, Max Kohnstamm, Emile Noël, and Konrad Adenauer, amongst others, were all disappointingly overlooked by the Nobel Committee at the time of the EU’s genesis. Posthumously, this is their Nobel Peace Prize, argues Michael J. Geary.