Brexit Domino Effect: Risks and Consequences
The world woke in surprise on the morning of Friday June 24. The Brexit referendum proposed by ex-Prime Minister David Cameron resulted in Britain voting to leave the European Union. This will have its own set of implications, both for Britain
FARMING IN WATER: THE CHALLENGES OF AQUACULTURE
A Conversation with Michael New, World Expert on Freshwater Prawn Farming and Founder of Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) For a long time, aquaculture was the foster child of agriculture, but now it has come of age: output has more than tripled
European Get Online Week
European Get Online Week brings awareness to the importance of a digitally skilled workforce The digital empowerment campaign, European Get Online Week, (aka GOW) will mark its seventh edition this year on 14-20 March. Thousands of non-formal education providers will get busy organising various activities
Europe’s Flight from the Refugee Crisis
70 years after the founding of the United Nations, the world is on the verge of collapsing under its own internal contradictions and under the growing gap between rich and poor; on the refugee issue, the European Union is more
Can Digital Competence Save Youth From Unemployment?
The European economic crisis that started in late 2009 gave way to high rates of unemployment, especially among young people. Beginning this year, the European Commission estimated that over 5 million young people aged 15-24 were unemployed. Youth unemployment has
South-South Cooperation: A Win-Win
Partnership for Development in the 21st Century PART TWO: The Future of South-South Cooperation In Part One of this article, we looked at successful South-South Cooperation spurred by China and Brazil but many more countries provide notable examples of SSC, suggesting that the
Elizabeth Jennings, the Creator of a Unique Writers’ Conference in Italy
Elizabeth Jennings has many namesakes. If you search for her on Google, you’ll find a deceased English poet, an African-American activist and more, but there is only one Elizabeth Jennings, the bestselling romantic suspense writer who lives in Italy and