Part of a series of interviews on World Affairs. Dr Helga Konrad, Executive Director Anti-Trafficking at the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, in Vienna and Head/Coordinator of the ‘Regional Implementation Initiative on Preventing & Combating Human Trafficking’ has been working on the issue for more than 20 … Read more
Part of a series of interviews on European and World Affairs. Ambassador Pierre Vasen, a holder of a degree in international law, is a well known and highly respected Belgian diplomat serving Belgium in a number of politically important and sensitive spots of the world. His opinion on and initiatives … Read more
Dear Colleagues, Friends and Partners of the ‘Regional Implementation Initiative on Preventing & Combating Human Trafficking‘, With great pleasure we would like to draw your attention to our next Think-Tank Event: International Expert Round Table on ‚Understanding the Linkages between (Labour) Exploitation, Migration & Human Trafficking‘ on … Read more
Sustainable Freedom: Unlocking the inclusive growth of human trafficking survivors. To register for the Roundtable click here Whereas in virtually every EU Member State there is a support system in place which provides for the immediate and short-term needs of survivors of human trafficking, longer-term assistance towards recovery and integration … Read more
To all who took part, On behalf of CEIPA, I wish to thank you very much for your participation in the CEIPA ZOOM conference on “Corruption inside-out – Fraud, bribery, and misuse of EU funds: a call for transparency, accountability, proper scrutiny and sanctions” which took place on June 17th, … Read more
Could it be that Europe needs more migrants? In today’s political climate, calling for more migration sounds almost provoking. The migration phenomenon is neither new, nor dated. It remains one of Europe’s most prominent challenges, puzzling its institutions and citizens alike. In 2020 the newly appointed von der Leyen Commission … Read more
Highlights from the Ceipa Conference on “The Mantra of Rule of Law: Will the Conditionality in dispersing Substantial EU Funding Improve Freedom of the Press and Democracy?” Zoom conference 16th December 2020. For CV’s of the panelists and background for the conference, please refer to this article The rule of … Read more
The EU Mantra of Rule of Law: Will the Conditionality in Dispersing Substantial EU Funding Improve Freedom of the Press and Democracy? The Centre for European and International Policy Action, CEIPA, organised a debate which took place on the 16th December 2020 from 2pm to 4pm, CET, via the Zoom … Read more
The CEIPA debate on the 9th of June 2020 showed that the new EU Green Deal may have hit the spirit of the time and attracted the interest and support of the public. However, the opinions of experts and policy analysts indicate that new policies presented by the EU institutions in the past may have had the unintended … Read more
The first in a series of events discussing the EU Green Deal and Climate Change. This event will aim at identifying and discussing the main issues and challenges in making the European Green Deal initiative a reality and success. Information and Background for the Roundtable Interviews from Panelists Information on … Read more