Flash and Facts

27 February 2015

Socio-Economic Inequalities

Observers pointed out that growth in Europe over the last decades has been accompanied by an increase in inequalities. And employment, as described above (Working-poor), is not any more considered ...

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13 February 2015

The Worsening Problem of Youth Unemployment

Almost 73 million youth worldwide are looking for work and more than 5 million of them live in Europe (ILO). The last 4 years the overall employment rates for young people fell three times as much ...

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13 February 2015

Older Persons can be an Asset to the Economy

There are around 600 million people aged 65 or older across the world. And by 2035 more than 1.1 billion people -nearly the current population of India- will be above the age of 65 (UN estimates). ...

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29 January 2015

The Cost of Fighting Terrorism

The recent deadly attacks in Paris remind us that beyond individual victims, these attacks also generate an enormous cost to society. A few days after these dramatic incidents, the French ...

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29 January 2015

The Cost of Cybercrime

It is estimated that more than 30% of European citizens are banking or shopping online. As a result the number of victims of cybercrime is dramatically increasing. According to the McAfee and CSIS ...

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9 January 2015

Global Firms compete with Nation States

World's largest companies, like it or not , are becoming more powerful than some states. This is particularly the case for enterprises involved in information technologies or raw energy ...

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9 January 2015

Robots can compete with Humans

The rapid evolution of science and technology could negatively affect hundreds of millions of people. The total worldwide stock of operational industrial robots is estimated to 1,600,000 units. ...

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17 December 2014

Defense Spending also help boost the Economy

"What has happened in Ukraine is a wake-up call and a reminder that we can't take our security for granted..." said the outgoing NATO's Secretary General, A.F.Rasmussen. Russia ...

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17 December 2014

The driving Forces of Europe's economy

For decades, and rightly so, it was stressed that France and Germany were the driving forces of Europe in both political and economic terms. Politically this view was completely accurate. However, ...

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28 November 2014

Intense Migratory Pressures at European Borders

With every human tragedy the question of migration to Europe returns to the front of the scene.Hundreds of immigrants mainly from Africa but also from the Middle East lose their lives by crossing ...

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