Tag Archives: Economic justice

Consultation response: social protection in EU development cooperation

Social protection is an important issue, for developed economies as much as for developing ones. At a time when social protection in developed economies (including those of the EU) are coming under increasing pressure, it is important that the EU accepts the importance of social protection as part of poverty … More…

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Concerns about Ethics in European Research Policy

The European Union spends significant amounts of public money on research. This is currently done under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7); but there is also funding for research coming from other EU budgets. The main areas of research funded under FP7 are: Health Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Information and Communication … More…

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Consultation response: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding

How should the Common Strategic Framework make EU research and innovation more attractive and easy to access for participants? From the Quaker Council for European Affair’s point of view, it is not the ease of access and attractiveness per se that is important. What is important is to attract the … More…

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A Quaker Vision of Europe

As members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), one of the peace churches, we believe in that of God in everyone. We believe in non-violent approaches to conflict resolution, in the intrinsic equality of all people everywhere, and in a sustainable way of life for everyone that the one … More…

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Around Europe Archive – 2008

Copies of Around Europe between 2005 and 2008 are made available in a series of archive posts, with all the headlines and stories collected into a ZIP file for the entire year, rather than in individual monthly blog posts. We have an extensive archive of paper copies of Around Europe … More…

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Around Europe Archive – 2007

Copies of Around Europe between 2005 and 2008 are made available in a series of archive posts, with all the headlines and stories collected into a ZIP file for the entire year, rather than in individual monthly blog posts. We have an extensive archive of paper copies of Around Europe … More…

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Consultation response: the EU budget review 2008/9

QCEA’s response to the EU Commission’s consultation on on the EU budget review 2008/9 (PDF – 131 KB)

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Around Europe Archive – 2006

Copies of Around Europe between 2005 and 2008 are made available in a series of archive posts, with all the headlines and stories collected into a ZIP file for the entire year, rather than in individual monthly blog posts. We have an extensive archive of paper copies of Around Europe … More…

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Around Europe Archive – 2005

Copies of Around Europe between 2005 and 2008 are made available in a series of archive posts, with all the headlines and stories collected into a ZIP file for the entire year, rather than in individual monthly blog posts. We have an extensive archive of paper copies of Around Europe … More…

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Briefing paper: Corporate Social Responsibility

Given the comparative sizes of development aid and Foreign Direct Investment, it seems absolutely necessary that Europe develops ways in which European companies aid the sustainable development and respect for human rights in all of the countries in which they have an influence, both in Europe and in the developing … More…

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