[Analysis] Regularising Undocumented Migrants in the European Union: The Added COVID-19 Factor

Once a taboo, the word regularisation has made its comeback into the EU’s vocabulary since the beginning of the health crisis. But what is regularisation? What are its pros and cons? And why has COVID-19 spiced up the political debate on regularisation?

Next Generation EU: Le Plan Européen Pour La Reprise Post COVID-19

Le 21 juillet dernier, le Conseil européen approuve l’émission de 750 milliards d’euros de fonds pour faire face à la crise post COVID-19. Le plan de relance s’inscrit dans le Next Generation EU, le nouvel instrument proposé par la Commission le 27 mai dernier. Les fonds seront liés à des objectifs européens communs: parmi tout, faire face au changement climatique.

Fake News and COVID-19: The Spreading of a “Disinfodemic”

Covid-19 dramatically enhanced people’s need for information. During this global pandemic, mainstream media had the responsibility to provide audiences with reliable, useful news. However, studies show that that this has not always been the case. In fact, data suggests that mainstream media has often favoured audience engagement over press accuracy.

[REPORT] Ideologías, Nacionalismos y la Gestión del COVID-19 en España

La gestión de la crisis del COVID-19 ha perjudicado la opinión pública de la sociedad española según los datos del CIS. Ha permitido la creación de un contexto de oportunidad política a una derecha muy presente y bastante fuerte en la actualidad.

The Coronavirus Vaccine and Medical Racism in Africa

Two French doctors have recently proposed to conduct unscrupulous research for the Coronavirus vaccine in Africa. This is just the last of many examples of how the West carries a racist medical agenda in the African continent. How can we move away from these practices and invest in an even global medical development?

Rischio Spillover: a fine emergenza ne dovremo tener conto.

Negli ultimi decenni l’uomo ha adottato pratiche e stili di vita che lo hanno portato ad un contatto eccessivo con il mondo animale. Dallo sfruttamento di luoghi naturali al cibarsi di particolari animali selvatici che, come informa l’articolo, spesso possiedono cariche virali insopportabili per i nostri sistemi immunitari.

L’attuale pandemia è il probabile risultato di tali atteggiamenti: un effetto della mancanza di rispetto di certi ambienti ed ecosistemi, un rispetto che si è convertito oggi in imperativo.