Deaths Of Despair: A Silent Interconnected Health Challenge In Europe
COVID-19 has only exacerbated an existing concern in Europe: deaths related to alcohol, drug abuse and suicide. We explore the reasons, consequences, and next steps.
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Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Slovenia Eager To Recruit Foreign Workers
Slovenia’s national government hopes to attract more foreign workers to fill job vacancies through recent legislation the government passed.
SOTEU 2022: Expectations on the Roadmap to 2023
On the 14th of September, Ursula Von der Leyen spoke in front of the European Parliament to deliver 2022’s State of the Union speech. The President of the Commission was accompanied by the guest of honour for the evening, Mrs. Olona Zelenska. It has been 8 months since the beginning of the Ukrainian war, which has prompted an energy crisis, stark inflation and interruptions in supply-chains across Europe as a spillover effect, among other consequences.
The Current Political State of Zambia: Will Foreign Investments Be a Viable Decision?
In assessing the current political state of Zambia, this article examines the potential for foreign investments as a viable decision for economic sustainability.
(Analysis) Nuclear Energy Embraced & Shunned Simultaneously Within The EU
EU Member States either embrace or shun nuclear energy from their national energy policies as they strive to become energy independent.
TNGO Surveillance : Asia-Pacific – Xi Jinping Secures Third Term in Power
On Sunday, Xi Jinping clinched a historic third term as the Communist Party’s leader, ending decades of political precedent in the world’s second largest economy.
The Newest U.S. Strategy to Tame Inflation
Inflation is a side of the coin all economic operators try to manage and leverage to their advantage. This matter becomes particularly pressing when you are the President of one of the strongest economical forces in the world. However, there are situations not even the most skilled economists can foresee, and drastic measures might need to be put in place to prevent greater damage.
Let’s Tune In: Taiwan’s Issue
The Chinese response to the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the highest American representative person there since 1997, arrives. People’s Republic of China decided that the right response was to halt the US and Chinese cooperation in several fields such as defense, justice, and climate change and to take several measures against Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family members, this last by relevant laws in China.
Escaping Meltdown, For Now: Peru’s Economy Goes On
Peru was hardly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and a permanent state of political crisis, and yet, Peru’s economy kept performing well due to a fresh wave of domestic investments and increase in public spending. However, the country and its government still face serious challenges for its long-term economic health.
The False Dilemma Between State or Market
How we can understand the current socio-economic governance? Is only the private sector the main economic vector? The globalization has multiplied and strengthened economic, social, political, and environmental agendas, risks, and potential coordinations, but which should be the role of the State in this context?