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On 15 May the six candidates to the Presidency of the European Commission have met in the so-called “Spitzenkandidaten” debate – held in in the European Parliament’s plenary chamber in Brussels – expressing their vision on immigration, climate change, taxes and unemployment.
At the end of March 2019, the EP Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Petitions (PETI) held a joint public hearing n the context of the ongoing confrontation between deniers and scientists: Is Climate Change real? Is it a partisan view? What role do humans play in the planet’s condition?
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The 29th March 2019 was engraved in many of our minds for 2 years as the day that the UK finally breaks away from its former EU family. Whether this day was eagerly anticipated or dreaded, it was unanimously deemed as a turning point for the future of Europe.
Alas, the date came and went and we are none the wiser. But far from a day to forget, this was also the date where members of the European Future Forum (EFF) gathered with like-minded European initiatives in the European Parliament. And appropriately enough, discussions revolved around the necessity for European states to break down barriers and join forces for a progressive future.
Even if the news on migration flows are reported almost every day by national media, much confusion is present regarding the EU actions towards this issue. Concepts such as EU immigration policy and the Dublin regulation are often presented as synonymous, but they are not. In fact, the former refers to the broader concept of EU policy towards all types of migrants coming in the European Union. The latter is the EU legislative tool set to analyze the asylum status for people seeking international protection, a right guaranteed in international law by the UN Geneva Convention.
