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Why believe in the Unification of Europe? First of all because it is a moral obligation; then because it answers a political need, it makes it possible to create a space of peace, safety, and defence of the European values; and finally because it constitutes a contribution from the economic point of view. But certain fears persist within the public opinion with regard to this last process of widening, in particular concerning the increase in the regional, territorial and social economic disparities, as the average standard of living of the ten countries joining the Union which is 40% lower than on the current standard of living average. Indeed, it’s the first time that widening is done towards as many country, in which live more than 75 million inhabitants, and who has moreover such difference in standard of living.    (weiterlesen…)

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Technology is a key component of most people’s work nowadays. Even the most unpretentious jobs like factory workers, post deliverers, or taxi drivers need to develop some amount of computer skills. But isn’t there still too much reliance on technology in solving problems that might arise at the working place? Doesn’t technology have a potential to dehumanize people? Hasn’t the speed of technological progress exceed the needs of societies? It is mistaken assuming that technology exists absent of people for whom it is designed to use. Every technological fit needs to be correspondingly accompanied by an alteration or improvement in how humans will use the technology. As the former secretary of labor in Clinton administration has said: ‘There is no such thing as a technological fix without personal input.’ In the lines to come, I will follow this exposition presenting a futuristic idea of an absolute self-sufficiency of human-made robots and whether there should be a place for them in the society nowadays and/or in the future.    (weiterlesen…)

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Understanding needs mutual knowledge and necessarily dialogue.

The recent appeal of Mrs. Ferrero Waldner, Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, reminds us that there is not “clash of civilisations” today but, if anything, a “clash of ignorance”.

In this regard it is important to wonder how much our neighbours know about Europe, its institutions, its programmes, and of course, its values. And, at the end, we might discover that we share a range of indispensable values, deeply rooted in both our civilisations. (weiterlesen…)

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Electronic cigarettes, often called Ecigarettes or E-cigarettes, are advertised as a healthy way to smoke without all the harmful chemicals and poisons that are found in traditional cigarettes. In an electronic cigarette comparison, you can see that there are many different types though none of them are much different from each other. The biggest difference is the form, or shape, the electronic cigarette takes. Some brands take the shape of a traditional cigarette while others are pen-style, named for their resemblance to a ballpoint pen. (weiterlesen…)

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The Finnish presidency is over and the burden of the Council of the European Union goes to Germany. If it is really a burden –burden that the member states have the possibility and the responsibility to get lighter by backing a presidency which appears self-motivated-, Germany is wilful to solve the numerous huge stakes of the European Union. (weiterlesen…)

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Debates about concentration of media ownership and possible means of regulating it have been for some time now on the European agenda. Throughout the 1990s, discussions centered on The Green Paper on media concentration and pluralism, and on the two draft proposals for a Media Pluralism and then a Media Ownership Directive. At international level as well, academics, policy-makers, media researchers and various other stakeholders engaged and took sides in the debate concerning the impact of media concentration on democracy, conducting active deliberations such as the ones on the online forum hosted by OpenDemocracy.com (OpenDemocracy ND). (weiterlesen…)

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