Flash and Facts

15 December 2017

We have to look the truth in the eyes: millions of people will be unemployable

We have entered an era in which technological developments are fast-moving. The employability of young men and women will clearly depend on their capacity to master these new technologies. It is ...

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28 November 2017

We cannot fail to recall these lousy arrangements behind closed doors

Some states either directly or through their intelligence services have negotiated agreements about illegal migrants with the Libyan "officials authorities" but also with groups who are ...

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28 November 2017

It is 11 p.m. We are on March 29, 2019

The extreme complexity of the negotiations are indisputable. But it is also clear that the ongoing talks between the UK and the EU are a real disaster. However, Mrs T. May did not hesitate to put ...

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10 November 2017

Fight against Counterfeiting: a Red Alert was declared

The flow of counterfeiting products is devastating to the economy. Indeed, the global figures on the scale of counterfeiting explode. The latest estimate puts the figure at $ 461 billion for 2013 ...

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10 November 2017

Is Malta the soft underbelly of Europe ?

Malta is in the eye of the storm after the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia investigate journalist and blogger who denounced corruption prevailing in her country. But the smallest EU's State ...

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27 October 2017

Naturally, we do not have to wait for a Disaster, to act !

It is high time for many governments to face the reality. The security of nuclear power plants is not at an acceptable level and must therefore absolutely be enhanced. Indeed, the terrorist threat ...

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27 October 2017

We must step up the fight against Modern Slavery

The persistance of slavery in our modern world is indisputable. Today, the victims of this tragedy have many faces. Among these intolerable forms of human exploitation we must denounce, especially, ...

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10 October 2017

The Online Giants are in the sights of the European authorities

The EU authorities are willing to tackle the tax optimisation techniques put in place by the world's largest digital groups. According to a report from the MEP Paul Tang the member countries ...

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10 October 2017

Can Organic Farming Feed the World ?

Today, the answer to this question is clearly no. Quite simply because only 1% of agricultural land is organically farmed worldwide. However, organic agriculture can show the way forward with ...

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26 September 2017

Violence against Women: the battle is only just beginning

When talking about violence against women it is often said that such an issue mainly concerns the developing countries. This is patently false. In fact, violence against women is still very common ...

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