In this issue of Around Europe, Programme Assistant Bethany Squire asks how we might define the ‘green economy’. She takes us through some prominent definitions, then highlights some ideas of her own. Joint Representative Alexandra Bosbeer discusses the dangers of fracking, a technique used to extract natural gas which could be quite risky. Joint Representative Gordon Matthews asks if David Cameron knows what he is doing after the UK Prime Minister’s recent speech on renegotiating the UK’s position with Europe. Programme Assistant Chris Venables looks back at some of the first issue of Around Europe and compares the policy debates on terrorism in a new series on ‘Now and Then’.
Tag Archives: Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA)
QCEA Presentation at IEEM Spring Conference – Ecosystem Services
On the 20th March 2013, QCEA Representative Alexandra Bosbeer gave a talk to the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. The talk highlighted the economic, social and environmental risks of placing a monetary value on natural capital. The slides of the presentation, ‘The Costs of Pricing Nature: The Implications of … More…
Around Europe 343 – June 2012
Denmark to Change its Labelling Rules for West Bank Settlement Products; All Change at the Quaker Council for European Affairs; In the Time of your Life, Live, Love and Lobby(!).
QCEA Annual Report 2011
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QCEA Annual Report 2010
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QCEA Annual Report 2009
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Leaflet: Quaker Vision
This leaflet indicates the Quaker Council for European Affairs views on the areas that we work on and also highlights policy that we promote at the EU and Council of Europe level. Read “A Quaker Vision of Europe” here … More…
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…
QCEA Annual Report 2008
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QCEA – FWCC EMES Statement on the Crisis in Gaza 2009
Joint statement by QCEA and the Executive Committee of FWCC EMES (Friends World Committee for Consultative European and Middle East Section) on the crisis in Gaza following Operation Cast Lead/the Gaza War 2008. Read the statement on Gaza here (pdf – 58kB) … More…