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EPP Enlarged Group Bureau Meeting EIN SUMMER UNIVERSITY 'EIN: Achievements and Its Role to Play in the Future' EN
EPP Enlarged Group Bureau Meeting EIN SUMMER UNIVERSITY ‘EIN: Achievements and its role to play in the future’ ‘The success of the Political Networking’ 19 June 2014 ALBUFEIRA Service Documentation - Publications Recherche EPP Group Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) in the European Parliament EN European Ideas Network 2 Vade-mecum of the speakers VADE-MECUM of the Speakers European Ideas Network 3 European Ideas Network 4 Vade-mecum of the speakers Michael BORCHARD, Head of the Department of Politics and Consulting, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Michael Borchard is Director of the Department for Policy Consulting, a think tank at the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. Previously, he headed the unit on domestic policy in this department. Before joining the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Mr. Borchard served as the Head of the Speech-Writing Division at the State-Chancellery of Thuringia, as senior speech-writer to the Minister-President of Thuringia, Dr. Bernhard Vogel. Prior to this he worked as a member at the team of speech-writers for Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl in the office of the Federal Chancellor. His previous work experience includes several years as a freelance journalist as well as researcher for contemporary history. Mr. Borchard holds a Ph.D. in contemporary history and political science from the University of Bonn, Germany. His dissertation on “The German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union. The political importance of the Prisoner-of-War-Problem for both German States and the Western Allies between 1949 and 1955” was awarded the Geffrub-Prize 1999 from the University of Bonn for the best dissertation. -
O Robert Mundell Και Το Βραβείο Nobel Στα Οικονομικά
SAE./No.178/April 2021 Studies in Applied Economics ROBERT MUNDELL, 1932-2021: AHEAD OF HIS TIME Miranda Xafa Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise Robert Mundell, 1932-2021: Ahead of his Time By Miranda Xafa About the Series The Studies in Applied Economics series is under the general direction of Professor Steve H. Hanke, Founder and Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise ([email protected]). About the Author Miranda Xafa started her career at the International Monetary Fund in Washington in 1980 and moved on to senior positions in government and in the financial sector. In 1991-93 she served as chief economic advisor to Prime Minister Constantin Mitsotakis in Athens, and subsequently worked as a financial market strategist at Salomon Brothers and Citigroup in London. After serving as a member of the IMF’s Executive Board in 2004-09, she is now a senior scholar at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and has taught economics at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University. 1 I met Bob Mundell in Washington in 1982, when I was already working at the International Monetary Fund, at a conference on the international monetary system. My first impression was the absolute confidence with which he expressed his views. When one of the participants in his panel claimed that the data did not confirm his views, he responded: "If the data do not confirm my views, then the data are wrong." I had the chance to follow his life and career, and to participate in the conferences he organized and chaired in the last two decades in his beloved Palazzo Mundell in Tuscany where he lived. -
2020-Activity-Report.Pdf
— 2020 — WILFRIED MARTENS CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES ACTIVITY REPORT © February 2021 - Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies 2020’s label will unfortunately be, above all, the year of Table of Contents the COVID-19 pandemic. It has marked the fates of many people, the way of life we used to enjoy, the way in which we communicated and worked, and in fact the entire world. On one hand, it has caused unprecedent fear for Welcome 04 human lives, but on the other hand it stimulated signifi- cant ones, such as the great effort to effectively coordi- nate the fight against the virus and the decision to create the Recovery Fund – Next Generation EU. However, we Publications 07 ended the year with the faith that the vaccines humanity European View 08 developed will save human lives and gradually get the Publications in 2020 10 situation under control, also eliminating the pandemic’s devastating impact on the economy. Another sad moment of 2020 for the EU was, of course, the UK’s official exit. It was a very painful process, but Events 13 largely chaotic on the British side. Even though we Events in 2020 14 parted “in an orderly fashion”, the consequences will be Economic Ideas Forum Brussels 2020 16 felt on both sides for years to come. 10th Transatlantic Think Tank Conference 20 Another unquestionably significant event of 2020 was the US presidential election. The pandemic, along with the events surrounding the US election, such as the Common Projects 23 attack on the Capitol, proved how fragile democracy NET@WORK 24 is, as are we. -
Pascal Strupler, Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
Issue 17 June 2014 Marina Yannakoudakis explores the EU’s initiatives to combat dementia Paraskevi Sakka reports on Greece’s national dementia strategy Pascal Strupler, Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, discusses the major elements of the Jean-Pierre Frognet describes his recent trial run new national dementia strategy of a day care centre POLICYTABLE WATCHOF CONTENTS 04 Welcome by Heike von Lützau-Hohlbein, Chairperson of Alzheimer Europe Prioritising Dementia Alzheimer Europe Board 06 IMI - improving drug discovery 22 An active year for the EWGPWD Heike von Lützau-Hohlbein (Germany), Chairperson for Alzheimer’s disease The European Working Group of People Iva Holmerová (Czech Republic), MEP Françoise Grossetête hosted Michel with Dementia prepares for the 2014 AE Vice-Chairperson Goldman at an Alzheimer Europe lunch Conference and other activities Maria do Rosário Zincke dos Reis (Portugal), Honorary Treasurer debate Charles Scerri (Malta), 24 Alzheimer Europe is developing Honorary Secretary 10 Hand in hand: fighting against a clinical trial database Helga Rohra (European Working Group of People with Dementia, EWGPWD) dementia together AE’s new web resource will connect people Patrick Maugard (France) MEP Marina Yannakoudakis explores the with dementia to research trials Maurice O’Connell (Ireland) positive effects of the EU’s 2009 European Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland) Alicja Sadowska (Poland) Initiative on Alzheimer’s disease 26 Alzheimer Europe reports on Henry Simmons (UK/Scotland) EU project activities 14 European -
Vigilantism and Security
Vigilantism and security: State, violence and politics in Italy and Hungary By Manuel Mireanu Submitted to Central European University Doctoral School of Political Science and International Relations In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Supervisor: Dr. Xymena Kurowska Budapest, Hungary December, 2014 Statement I hereby declare that the thesis contains no materials accepted for other degrees in any other institutions. This thesis contains no materials previously written and/or published by another person, except where appropriate acknowledgement is made in the form of bibliographical reference. ii Abstract This thesis explores the relationship between the state and vigilante groups in two situations from Italy and Hungary. It asks the question of the possibility of successful security articulations that emerge from actors endowed with lower levels of social capital. Vigilantism is one such possible security practice. The practices of the vigilante groups that I look at cannot be fully captured if we focus on either state-centred security, or on socially dispersed security practices. Their practices are performed by agents with lower levels of securitising capital than state elites, but with sufficient legitimacy and capabilities to enact security successfully. These practices are not dispersed through ‘society’, but they are concentrated in groups and patrols with explicit programs, hierarchies and purposes. I argue that vigilante groups can practice security autonomously from the state – even if they have the state’s ‘blessing’. I argue that vigilantism is an instance of everyday security. Vigilantism illustrates practices of security with clear goals of providing services to a target audience. Vigilantism fulfils a security demand. -
Pushbacks and Lack of Accountability at the Greek-Turkish Borders Roberto Cortinovis No
Pushbacks and lack of accountability at the Greek-Turkish borders Roberto Cortinovis No. 2021-01, February 2021 Abstract Amid escalating geopolitical tension with Turkey, in March 2020 the Greek authorities announced a hardline approach towards asylum seekers attempting to cross its land and sea borders with Turkey. The framing of cross-border movements as a ‘threat’ to the country’s national security served to justify a derogation from the human rights standards and procedural guarantees that are granted to people seeking protection under EU law. Since then, a pattern of systematic pushbacks at the border and informal returns represents the most visible expression of this hardening of border policies at the EU’s south-eastern borders. This paper analyses the negative impact of this heavily securitised approach on asylum seekers’ fundamental rights, in particular its implications for the right to asylum that underpins the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). The paper also reflects on the limits and ambiguities that have characterised the EU’s response to the situation at the Greek-Turkish borders, focusing on the role and responsibilities of the Frontex Agency. It underlines the need for the EU to remedy the shortcomings in existing accountability mechanisms, to guarantee effective remedies for victims of fundamental rights violations at the border. Establishing a sustainable human- rights-compliant management of migration in the eastern Mediterranean also requires that the EU move away from its focus on containing and restricting asylum seekers’ mobility – a focus that has characterised cooperation on migration and asylum with Turkey within the framework of the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement. -
The Role of the IMF in the Global Financial Crisis
The Role of the IMF in the Global Financial Crisis Miranda Xafa Hellenic Bank Association June 2009 1 I.I. EconomicEconomic andand financialfinancial developmentsdevelopments GlobalGlobal economyeconomy facesfaces itsits mostmost severesevere recessionrecession 2 sincesince WWIIWWII Real GDP Growth (Annual percent change) 10 Emerging and Developing economies 8 World 6 4 2 Advanced economies 0 -2 -4 1970 80 90 2000 10 3 Global outlook deteriorated sharply since October 08; modest turnaround expected with policy stimulus WEO Real GDP Growth Projections (In percent change from a year earlier) U.S. Euro Japan China India World 2009 (Apr. 09) -2.8 -4.2 -6.2 6.5 4.5 -1.3 2009 (Oct. 08) -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 8.5 6.3 2.2 Change -2.1 -1.5 -6.0 -2.0 -1.8 -3.5 2010 (Apr. 09) 0.0 -0.4 0.5 7.5 5.6 1.9 2010 (Oct. 08) 1.5 0.9 1.1 9.5 6.8 3.8 Change -1.5 -1.5 -0.6 -2.0 -1.2 -1.9 Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, April 2009 Update. 4 Heightened uncertainty a defining feature of the crisis VIX and Standard Deviation of Forecasts (in percent) 1.2 70 VIX Index 60 1.0 (RHS) 50 0.8 U.S. Consensus Forecasts (STDEV; following 40 year; LHS) 0.6 30 0.4 20 0.2 10 Gulf Asian Crisis LTCM 9/11 War I Apr. 09 0.0 0 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 TentativeTentative signssigns ofof stabilizationstabilization emergedemerged 5 inin AprilApril--MayMay 2009...2009.. -
FTC London Conference 2019 Report
SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2019 CONFERENCE REPORT SPONSORED BY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: GLOBAL NETWORK OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV LONDON FAST-TRACK CITIES 2019 CONFERENCE REPORT Contents INTRODUCTION . 2 Conference Framework . 4 Conference Report Structure . 4 LEADERSHIP IN ACTION . 5 A Tale of Three Fast-Track Cities . 5 London . 5 Nairobi City County . 7 New York City . 9 Projecting and Monitoring 90-90-90 . 13 Modeling Impact and Effectiveness . 15 Unite as Leaders . 16 PLACING PEOPLE AT THE CENTER . 17 Addressing Stigma . 18 Promoting U=U . 18 Addressing Stigma in Key Populations . 19 Risk, Vulnerability, and Transmission . 21 Violence against Adolescent Girls and Young Women . 21 Mental Health and Substance Use . 23 Aging with HIV . 24 Migration . 25 Injection Drug Use . 25 Prioritizing Quality of Life . 26 Community-Led Responses . 28 INNOVATIONS IN HIV TESTING, ART, AND PREP . 31 Innovations in HIV Testing . 31 HIV Self-Testing . 31 HIVcheck .jp Project . 31 Click-and-Collect . 32 Provider-Initiated HIV Testing . 33 Innovations in ART and ART Delivery . 33 RAPID . 34 Crescent Care Start Initiative . 35 1917 Clinic Fast-Track . 35 Rapid Start . 36 H-Team . 37 Innovations in HIV PrEP . 38 Technology and ART . 38 ADDRESSING COMORBIDITIES . 39 Tuberculosis . 39 Viral Hepatitis . 40 Other STIs beyond HIV . 41 CONCLUSION . 42 Acknowledgements . 45 i FAST-TRACK CITIES 2019 | SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2019 | BARBICAN CENTRE, LONDON LONDON FAST-TRACK CITIES 2019 CONFERENCE REPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAST-TRACK CITIES 2019 CONFERENCE REPORT WAS SPONSORED BY: INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Since the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) convened high-level stakeholders in December 2013 to plot a roadmap towards expanding access to HIV testing and treatment with the aim of blunting the course of the HIV epidemic, there has been a growing sense of commitment and optimism by governments, non-governmental organizations, funders, and community leaders that ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 may be feasible . -
Towards a Praxis-Oriented Phenomenological Methodology and Ethics of Deep Travel in Martin Heidegger’S Sojourns
Fast Capitalism ISSN 1930-014X Volume 16 • Issue 2 • 2019 doi:10.32855/fcapital.201902.013 The Solace of the Sojourn: Towards a Praxis-oriented Phenomenological Methodology and Ethics of Deep Travel in Martin Heidegger’s Sojourns Andrew Urie Introduction Martin Heidegger’s little-read travel journal, Sojourns (1962), is a literary-philosophical gem that yields surprisingly fruitful insights into our contemporary era of neoliberal globalization via its implicit exploration of the complex interconnections between travel, phenomenology, and ethics. As I demonstrate in this paper, Sojourns contains an implicit praxis-oriented phenomenological methodology and ethics of global travel that together gesture towards a coherent practice of “deep travel,” which American literature scholar Cinzia Schiavini aptly defines as “a vertical movement in a closed space which starts from the surface of the land and goes backward in time, searching for the hidden social and cultural dynamics embedded in that [given] geographical context” (94). Sociohistorical Context Originally intended as a seventieth birthday gift for Heidegger’s wife, Elfriede, Sojourns bears the following dedication: “To the mother, For her seventieth birthday, A token of Appreciation” (vi). Although penned in 1962 during Heidegger’s first journey to Greece, the text would not be published until 1989, when it was released in Germany as Aufenthalte by the venerable Frankfurt am Main publishing house Vittorrio Klostermann. It would not be available in an official English edition until 2005, -
Athens Democracy Forum 2020 “The New Abnormal: Reimagining Democracy”
Athens Democracy Forum 2020 “The New Abnormal: Reimagining Democracy” The ADF 2020 Themes Even before the current crises, democracy was taking a beating: from hijacked elections to the spread of extreme ideologies to the increasingly sophisticated tactics of strongmen. The effects have become alarmingly apparent: migration shifts, climate change, economic uncertainty and general global unrest, for a start. Since the pandemic hit and the world struggles to get out from under it, the assaults have become even more prevalent, and calls to reinvent democracy are more urgent than ever. Operating for the second year under the aegis of the Democracy and Culture Foundation, in association with The New York Times, the Athens Democracy Forum will convene leaders from government, business, civic society and the nonprofit sector to debate -- and enact -- real solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. The Foundation’s focus on impact is designed to produce the two outcomes of "better governance" and "citizen engagement." Kim Conniff Taber, Editorial Director, Athens Democracy Forum Serge Schmemann, Editorial Board Member, The New York Times and Program Director, Athens Democracy Forum Wednesday, September 30, 2020 ALL TIMES LISTED ARE ATHENS TIME (GMT +3) Hotel Grande Bretagne Studio 1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Bespoke Panel Discussion: “Business for Purpose” Roundtable Sponsored by Mishcon de Reya and National Bank of Greece What does “business for purpose” really mean? What are the different ways that businesses can acknowledge systemic problems and build toward more systemic change? This session will wrestle with these questions and more. Valerie Keller, Co-founder and CEO, Imagine (P) Alexander Rhodes, Head of Mishcon Purpose (V) Costas Michaelides, Chairman of the Board, National Bank of Greece (P) Mete Coban MBE, Founder and Chief Executive, My Life My Say (P) Moderated by Alison Smale, Journalist and former UN Undersecretary General for Global Communications, and former Executive Editor of the International Herald Tribune (P) Hotel Grande Bretagne Studio 3:00 p.m. -
Hellenic Link–Midwest a Scientific and Cultural Link with Greece Ελληνικοσ Επιστημονικοσ Και Πολιτιστικοσ Συνδεσμοσ P.O
HELLENIC LINK–MIDWEST A SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL LINK WITH GREECE ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ P.O. Box 3, Park Ridge, IL 60068-0003 Phone 630-790-2939 www.helleniclinkmidwest.org Hellenic Link Midwest on FaceBook Greece: Recovering from Two Debt Crises and a Pandemic On Sunday, November 15, Hellenic Link–Midwest presents Dr. Miranda Xafa in an online lecture titled "Greece: Recovering from Two Debt Crises and a Pandemic”. Please note that this lecture will start at 2:00 pm U.S. Central Time. This lecture is supported by the Hellenic Foundation, Chicago. The support of the Foundation is greatly appreciated. Please click Savvas Koktzoglou the link below to join the webinar: President Constantine Tzanos https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84171967132 Vice President Angelo Dalageorgas The Webinar ID is 841 7196 7132. Further Information on how to join this Treasurer lecture is shown on page 2. Thomas Mantzakides Recording Secretary The crisis that hit Greece in the aftermath of the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis Stefanos Sakellarides Corresponding Secretary ended a debt-financed consumer boom and triggered a deep recession. After two EU/IMF-funded adjustment programs and a massive debt restructuring in 2012, the Greek economy returned to growth and re-accessed capital markets in 2014. The disastrous negotiations with creditors conducted by the SYRIZA government in 2015 Committees set back the adjustment effort and resulted in a third bailout agreement. With Greece Membership Committee and its creditors aligned in their desire to avoid a fourth bailout, Greece achieved a Program Committee Dinner Dance Committee smooth exit from the program in August 2018, even though growth-enhancing reforms Scholarship Committee were not fully implemented. -
Study on the Financial Sector in Greece During the Economic Adjustment Programmes: 2010-2018 Final Report
Study on the financial sector in Greece during the economic adjustment programmes: 2010-2018 Final Report Written by Oskar Andruszkiewicz and Juliette Mathis (ICF), Charu Wilkinson (ICF Associate), Michalis Vassiliadis, Peppas Konstantinos and George Gatopoulos (IOBE) June 2020 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate L — Treasury and financial operations Unit L.2 — Treasury and Asset Management Contact: Ludmila Nola E-mail: [email protected] European Commission Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) The information given is free, as are most calls (though some operators, phone boxes or hotels may charge you). LEGAL NOTICE The information and views set out in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this study. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on the European Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://www.europa.eu). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2020. PDF ISBN 978-92-76-22204-0 doi: 10.2765/403158 KC-02-20-737-EN-N © European Union, 2020 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. For any use or reproduction of material that is not under the EU copyright, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders.