WP 11 : Fears, unease and threat/risk society/risk management and an assessment of vulnerabilities of different social groups and acceptance and resistance to exceptionalism

Articles

• A new era of EU youth policies

  29 April 2009, by European Commission
  The Commission has adopted a new EU strategy for youth policy for the coming decade. Entitled «Youth – Investing and Empowering», the new strategy acknowledges the fact that (1) young people are one of the most vulnerable groups in society, especially in the current economic and financial crisis, and (2) in our ageing society, young people are a precious resource.

• EU survey of minorities and immigrants sheds new light on extent of racism in EU

  27 April 2009, by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) today releases results of the first ever EU-wide survey on immigrant and ethnic minority groups’ experiences of discrimination and racist crime. The survey reveals that discrimination, harassment and racially motivated violence are far more widespread than recorded in official statistics. The results suggest a sense of resignation among ethnic minorities and immigrants who appear to lack confidence in mechanisms to protect victims.

• April 2009 Monthly monitor on the EU employment situation and social outlook

  21 April 2009, by European Commission
  Although companies across Europe are continuing to make substantial job reductions, there has been a fall-off in the number of announced job losses in March compared to previous months. Nevertheless, as overall business and consumer confidence remain at low levels, further deterioration in the labour market situation can be expected in the coming months.

• Leading European rights agencies concerned by continuing discrimination of and violence against Roma - International Roma Day 8 April

  8 April 2009, by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  In a joint statement issued on the occasion of International Roma Day (8 April), four leading European human rights bodies today expressed deep concern about the continuing discriminatory treatment and exclusion of the Roma. The statement was released by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)

• Making Child Rights a Reality: FRA Indicators represent first step towards targeted policies (25/03/2009)

  30 March 2009, by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) today presents a new report on ‘Developing indicators for the protection, respect and promotion of the rights of the child in the European Union’. This proposes a comprehensive series of indicators to measure child rights across the EU.

• Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions : Equality between women and men - 2009

  23 March 2009, by European Commission
  The report of the European Commission presents the main developments, the challenges and policy orientations concerning the progress toward gender equality. It states that while there were positive developments in this regard, especially in respect of employment, still there are shortcomings in respect of gender equality in several areas.

• Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2009

  9 March 2009, by European Commission
  The Joint Report examines the Member States’ integrated national strategies on social inclusion, pensions, healthcare and long-term care. It reviews the main trends across the EU and at national level and is the outcome of a process involving the European Commission and the Council. Most of the work involves the Social Protection Committee (a group of high-level officials established in 2000 to serve as a vehicle for cooperative exchange between the Commission and the Member States).

• Strengthening Security and Fundamental Freedoms on the Internet - an EU Policy on the Fight Against Cyber Crime

  13 February 2009, by Peers Steve
  This study examines the human rights aspects of the Internet, and looks in detail at the relevant criminal law rules of the Council of Europe and the EU. It also examines other aspects of the issue of cyber-crime, such as data protection rights, the EU’s Safer Internet programme, child pornography, attacks on information systems, terrorism, racism and xenophobia.

• Statement of the officers of the ILO governing body

  12 February 2009, by International Labour Office (ILO)
  The recent statement of the International Labour Organization (2009) underlines both the global and deep caracter of the economical crisis, calling for «urgent actions». The text reminds the ILO’s Decent work Agenda and its declaration of social justice for a «fair globalization», which is considered as fully relevant in the new context.

• Thinking seriously about crime

  10 February 2009, by Young Jock
  The author develops a theoratical, sociological framework on crime in the frame of public security debates. Once he summed the sociological data, showing «pyramids» corresponding to the status of the most concerned groups of «criminals» (due to their social position, «race» and gender, etc.), Young criticises six of the most well known theoretical explanation models.

• Montenegro: adoption of Committee of Ministers’ recommendations on minority protection

  30 January 2009, by Conseil de l’Europe
  The Committee of Ministers has just adopted a resolution on the protection of national minorities in Montenegro. The resolution contains conclusions and recommendations, highlighting positive developments but also a number of areas where further measures are needed to advance the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

• Improving EU labour market access for the Roma

  25 January 2009, by European Parliament
  EP Employment and Social Committee MEPs in an own-initiative report call for an overall strategy to integrate the Roma community into the European Union. The Committee stresses the need for targeted education policies which address Roma families.

• Features and causes of the protests in Greece

  23 January 2009, by Voulelis Nicolas
  The article tries to analyse the recent riots in Greece in the frame of an international debat that is organized by the german Ebert foundation (Bonn). The author is directing a greec news agency. He finds that the underlying causes of the phenomena remain yet diffuse, but indicates problems of the social and political system.

• Quality of life in Europe - still many disparities

  19 January 2009, by European Commission
  Study on quality of life in Europe reveals major disparities between EU countries. A survey - carried out by Eurofound (the European foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions) - reveals major disparities between old and new EU countries, and between north and south.

• Workers’ rights strengthened amid gloomy economic statistics

  19 January 2009, by European Commission
  Current statistics confirm that the economic crisis is affecting growth and jobs throughout the EU. Industrial new orders were down by 6.3% in October compared with September and the real agricultural income per worker was down by 4.3% in 2008 compared with 2007.The EU external trade deficit in October amounted to €17.1bn. To restore confidence and mitigate the effects of the crisis on the real economy, the Quarterly Report on the Euro Area emphasised that a swift and coordinated implementation of the European Economic Recovery Plan is necessary.

• Living conditions in Europe - Data 2003-06

  24 December 2008, by Eurostat
  This pocketbook provides a comprehensive picture of the current living conditions in the Member States and the Candidate Countries of the European Union, as well as in the EFTA States. For the first time in this publication some data is presented concerning the potential candidate countries of the European Union.

• Restructuring in Europe Report 2008

  24 December 2008, by Commission of the European Communities
  The report presents a global overview of the European Union’s main strategies, policies and actions to anticipate change and tackle the negative effects of restructuring, that is to say when companies, industries and economic sectors are reorganised. It is the first of a series of regular reports dedicated to analysing restructuring processes and their effects on jobs.

• Azerbaijan: Adoption of Committee of Ministers’ recommendations on minority protection

  24 December 2008, by Conseil de l’Europe
  The Committee of Ministers has just adopted a resolution on the protection of national minorities in Azerbaijan. The resolution contains conclusions and recommendations, highlighting positive developments but also a number of areas where further measures are needed to advance the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

• UNMIK/Kosovo: monitoring of the implementation of minority rights continues

  22 December 2008, by Conseil de l’Europe
  UNMIK (the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) progress report on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) in Kosovo is now public. This report provides information on the measures taken to follow up on the 2006 recommendations of the FCNM monitoring bodies.

• Protecting human rights is an obligation, not a choice

  15 December 2008, by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  This article, on the occasion of the Human Rights Day on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, addresses the question of human rights in the context of current global financial crisis. It discusses the possible human rights implications of the economic crisis.

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