Israeli Settlement Products and the Future of Palestine; Introducing our new Programme Assistants; The Busan Forum – A new global development partnership Click here to dowload (PDF – 1 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Oktober 2011 Das Busan-Forum – eine neue globale Entwicklungshilfepartnerschaft Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 222 KB)
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Around Europe 335 – September 2011
Sustainable Growth or Growth vs. Sustainability?; Why is the EU asking questions about its members’ detention systems?; Renovations in Quaker House Completed; The EU’s Trade with Palestine – Opportunities and Limitations Click here to download (PDF – 1.0 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – September 2011 Warum stellt die EU Fragen über die Haftsysteme ihrer Mitglieder? Klicken Sie hier für […]
Around Europe 334 – July / August 2011
Knesset Legislation: Damaging Democracy and the Prospects for Peace; Circles of Support and Accountability: Success Breeds Success; Nein Danke! Now What? Click here to download (PDF – 1.6 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Juli / August 2011 Nein danke! Was nun? Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 210 Kb)
Public Research should benefit Society, not Big Business: An Open Letter on the Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding
An open letter to J.M.D. Barroso (President of the European Commission), Commissioners and services of the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament, and Representatives of Member States relating to Horizon 2020 and the need for funding to focus on the needs of society and the environment rather than those of big business. Read the letter: In English (pdf – […]
Around Europe 332 – May 2011
The ILUC Factor: the Bane of the Biofuels Boom; Conflict Prevention: At the Heart of EU External Action?; The European Dash for Shale Gas Click here to download (PDF – 1.3 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Mai 2011 Der ILUC-Faktor: Der Fluch des Biokraftstoff-Booms Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 236 Kb)
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 Technologies Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and […]
Briefing paper: energy efficiency and savings
The first briefing paper in the Sustainable Energy Security series. It considers the under-utilisation of Europe’s energy savings potential, and argues that the cheapest, fastest and most reliable way to de-carbonise our society is to invest in energy savings and behavioural change. Energy Efficiency and Savings: the under-utilisation of Europe’s energy savings potential Are we […]
Around Europe 331 – April 2011
New QCEA report surveys prisoner reintegration policy in 20 European countries; EU Responses to Terrorism: a Paper Tiger on a Wild Goose Chase?; Israel: Democracy and Free Speech for all? Click here to download (PDF – 1.4 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – April 2011 Israel: Demokratie und Redefreiheit für alle? Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen […]
Around Europe 330 – March 2011
Justice across borders – the challenge of foreign prisoners; Our energy security, their misery; EU Consultations – a way to make the Quaker voice heard Click here to download (PDF – 1.1 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2011 EU-Konsultationen – eine Möglichkeit, die Stimme der Quäker hörbar zu machen; Grenzübergreifende Gerechtigkeit – das Problem im […]
Around Europe 329 – February 2011
A Proliferation of Pipeline Proposals: TAPI, Nabucco and friends; A New Source of Government Finance? The Social Impact Bond; EU Summit Lacks Energy Click here to download (PDF – 875 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Februar 2011 Noch mehr Vorschläge für Pipelines: TAPI, Nabucco und so weiter Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – […]