Oktober, 2007

University on Youth and Development

From 30 September to 7 October 2007 around 300 young people came together to join the University on Youth and Development in Malaga, Spain. The University takes place once a year bringing together representatives of youth organisations and youth movement from all over the world who gather to discuss, train and be trained as well […]

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Positive Ageing Week in Ireland

Many people have negative perceptions about ageing. To dispel negativity around ageing and to emphasis the positive aspects that ageing holds for older people, the positive ageing week was celebrated in Ireland at the beginning of this month. This year over 400 events took place across the country and spread even into Northern Ireland trough […]

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Extreme Right targets mosques and minarets in Austria

Recent activities of far-Right groups targeting the building of mosques in the UK mirror events elsewhere in Europe. At the beginning of 2007, the European extreme Right formed a new bloc in the European parliament called Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty (ITS) to protect ‚Christian values‘ and ‚Europe’s traditional heritage‘.

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Demographic Fitness can lead to higher competitiveness and productivity

Demographic change, particularly workforce ageing, will start to affect all of Europe in a substantive way and over a surprisingly short period of time. EU companies have great potential to improve their readiness to face such change by sharpening their demographic fitness according to a survey conducted by Adecco Institute.

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Orbit Group scoops Equality & Diversity award

The Orbit Group is celebrating after receiving another award for its Equality & Diversity work. The National Black and New Communities Residents Network (NBNC) have recognised the work carried out by the Orbit Group. It comes after the Group won the Diversity & Race award at this year’s National Housing Federation Neighbourhood Awards.

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European Union appeals for more linguistic diversity

The European Union’s executive commission argued for more linguistic diversity across Europe, stating that knowing more languages can boost cultural diversity, economic growth and intercultural understanding. Leonard Orban, EU commissioner in charge of multilingualism supported the idea to encourage the teaching of two extra languages to students from an early age at schools across the […]

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